Faculty Spotlight with Hessam Dehghani and Zhaokun Xin
To help us to get 2021 off to a flying start, we wanted to introduce our two newest faculty members in Asian Studies! Hessam Dehghani is our new Assistant Professor of Teaching (Persian Language and Culture); and Zhaokun Xin is our newest Lecturer in Chinese Language.
Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight – Meng Zhang
Interested in what you can do with a degree in Asian Studies? In our Spotlight Interview Series, we ask our students, postdocs and alumni about their career paths, how they became interested in Asian Studies and for any advice they would give to current students. In this interview, recent graduate Meng Zhang enlightens us on […]
Congratulations to our Fall 2020 Graduates!
The Department of Asian Studies extends a huge congratulations to all of our Nov 2020 graduates. Click on the post to see all graduate and undergrad student names and to view our Graduation Reception presentation.
Chinese Fun Night 2020: The CLP Plays Among Us!
This past Friday, November 20th, the Chinese Language Program held their first online game night. Over forty students and TAs from the program were in attendance, playing against nine instructors…most of who had previously never played online games before! There’s no better way to help students feel closer with their teachers than to see them backstab a […]
Bridging Life and Language: Mandarin Speech Contestant Spotlight: Laura Lee
This year, the 2020 “Chinese Bridge” Mandarin Speech Contest took place online with the theme of “one world, one family”. Korean-Canadian fourth-year student Laura Lee was chosen to represent British Columbia in this global competition. Laura took her first Mandarin class at UBC, and is now majoring in Chinese Language and Culture, as well as working as a research […]
Asian Studies Spotlight: Danielle Barkley
Interested in what you can do with a degree in Asian Studies? In this issue’s Spotlight Interview Series, we have gone slightly rogue and interviewed Danielle Barkley, Graduate Career Educator with UBC’s Centre for Student Involvement & Careers (CSIC). Danielle holds a PhD from the Department of English at McGill University, has taught writing, rhetoric, and […]
We have a new Publications Page!
Check out publications by Asian Studies faculty on our brand-new page!
Chinese Language Program Mid-Autumn Festival Photo Challenge!
The Chinese Language Program recently held a photo challenge to honour Song dynasty poet, calligrapher and writer Su Shi, for their Mid-Autumn Festival and received some great submissions – click to find out who the winners were!
Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight – Haoyue Li
Haoyue Li (BA ’18 and MA ’20) reflects on her study experience, forward to her PhD, and explains how her childhood pastime and nostalgia for home inspired her unique research topic.
Retired Asian Studies Professor Florence Yeh Chia-ying Featured in New Documentary
Until 2012, Professor Florence Yeh Chia-ying was UBC Asian Studies Department’s only female full professor. Now aged ninety-six, she is the subject of a brand-new feature documentary which opened in Shanghai and premiered nationwide on October 16.