Asian Studies Lecturer Ihhwa Kim awarded UBC Killam Teaching Prize
Congratulations to Ihhwa Kim on receiving UBC Killam Teaching Prize for the 2020/21 academic year!
Dr. Qian Wang and Dr. Hsiang-ning Sunnie Wang Receive Dean’s Award for Educational Leadership
Congratulations to Asian Studies faculty members, Dr. Qian Wang and Dr. Hsiang-ning Sunnie Wang, who have been awarded the Dean’s Award for Educational Leadership projects.
Learning to Question: Chia-ying Yeh and Minsheng Scholarship Winner Yuxin Guo
Back home in Beijing last December 19, 2020, third-year UBC student Yuxin Guo received a pleasant surprise: she was one of 15 winners of the Excellence Award (优秀奖) for the Chia-ying Yeh and Minsheng Scholarship. Among the 15 winners, Yuxin is the only student who hails from a North American university. The scholarship was started […]
Jinhua Chen Inducted into Royal Society of Canada
On December 2, scholars from across the university, as well as members of the community beyond UBC, gathered online to celebrate Dr. Jinhua Chen’s election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
Congratulations to Kyoko Kobayashi Hillman on her Ph.D!
We congratulate Kyoko Kobayashi Hillman in our Japanese faculty, who has just successfully submitted and defended her Ph.D thesis within the University of Maryland! The title of Kyoko’s thesis is “Effects of Different Types of Auditory Input on Incidental Vocabulary Learning by L2 Japanese Speakers.” She investigated how different types of spoken input enhance listening […]
We have a new Publications Page!
Check out publications by Asian Studies faculty on our brand-new page!
UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Lecture Series: Karma in Chinese Buddhist Historiography Lecture Report and Video
The second iteration of the UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Lecture Series was held on October 9, with speaker Dr. John Kieschnick (Stanford University) exploring why Chinese Buddhist historians turned to the doctrine of karma for explanation of historical causation and truths.
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!
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.
Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight – Faiz Jaffar
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, alumnus Faiz Jaffar leads us through high […]