Asian Studies Alumnus Leo-Thomas Brylowski awarded Korea Times Grand Prize for translation
Leo-Thomas Brylowski, who studied Korean with Dr. Bruce Fulton during his undergraduate years at UBC, has been awarded the Korea Times Grand Prize in its 50th Modern Korean Literature Translation Awards.
Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight Featuring Chandima Silva
Interested in what you can do with a degree in Asian Studies? This interview features Chandima Silva (BA 2018). Chandima is the Director of Arts and Culture at the Asia Pacific Youth Council.
Jimmy Mitchell Student Alumni Interview with Elliott Cheung
Interested in what you can do with a degree in Asian Studies? For our new video series, our Asian Studies students interview alumni on their career path, how they became interested in Asian Studies and for any advice they would give to current students. In this episode, fourth year Honours Student Elliot Cheung interviews alumnus Jimmy Mitchell (MA ’95).
Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight – Paul R Kim
This interview features Paul Kim (BA ’14), a Freelance Columnist, Interpreter and Translator currently based in Vancouver, BC.
Alumni Spotlight – Jan Jettel
This interview features Jan Jettel, BA ’05, who majored in Economics and Political Science with a minor in Korean. He currently works in San Francisco and is Senior Vice President of National Accounts at Speakeasy Inc.
Alumni Spotlight – Michelle Kim
This interview features Michelle Kim, BA’ 02. Kim focused her studies on Korean language, cinema, and literature and now owns her own multimedia company, Hapaness Media. Kim is a writer, producer, actor, and director.
Alumni Spotlight – Michael Zipursky
This interview features Michael Zipursky, BA’04. He currently is the CEO of ConsultingSuccess.com, an international company that supports businesses in marketing, service offerings, messaging and scaling their consulting businesses. Zipursky has advised organizations like Financial Times, Dow Jones, RBC, Omron, Sumitomo and helped Panasonic launch new products into global markets
Alumni Spotlight – Jennifer Ward
This interview features Jennifer Ward, BA ’12. For five years, Jennifer has worked from home, self-employed, as a freelance translator. She is currently translating three light novel series and has worked on dozens of manga for Yen Press, Seven Seas, Kodansha, and other publishers. She considers herself a professional otaku.
Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight – Ciaran Dudley
This interview features Ciaran Dudley, BA ’11. Mr. Dudley currently works in Vancouver as an Information and Culture Officer at the Consulate General of Japan.
Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight – Laura Sparks
This interview features Laura Sparks, BA ’09. Ms. Sparks currently works in Bogotá, Colombia as a Foreign Service Officer at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.