Happy Nowruz! Nowruz Mobarak!
On March 20, the spring equinox, Persian-speaking communities around the world celebrate the arrival of the new year. May this year be filled with happiness, health, and new beginnings.
In Memoriam: Professor Emerita Florence Chia-ying Yeh (1924 – 2024)
The Asian Studies community is saddened to announce the death of our former colleague, Professor Emerita Florence Chia-ying Yeh on November 24, at the age of 100. Professor Yeh taught for twenty years in the department of Asian Studies, 1969-1989, and even after her retirement and move to Nankai University in China, she returned frequently […]
UBC Asian Studies Class of 2024 Fall Graduates Yearbook
Congratulations, UBC Asian Studies Class of 2024 Fall!
Long-lost Chinese spider women film Cave of the Silken Web (1927) to screen on Halloween
Cave of the Silken Web (Pan si dong), a 1927 Chinese film that was lost for over eighty years until a partial copy was rediscovered in Norway, has been translated into English by UBC professor Christopher Rea and will be made available free to the public this Halloween.
Meet the 2023/2024 Lecturers of the Year
Since September 2014, the Department of Asian Studies has been awarding annual prizes to two Lecturers to recognize and celebrate excellence in teaching in the Lecturer rank. It is with great pleasure that we announce Janet Um and Nick Hall as our 2023/2024 Lecturers of The Year. Janet Um Lecturer in Sanskrit Language and […]
Sokhan at UBC: A New Podcast Platform for Iranian and Persianate Studies
We are excited to announce a new podcast platform for Iranian and Persianate studies at UBC! Sokhan at UBC is a podcast series showcasing student research in Iranian and Persianate studies.
Asian Studies Scholars for Palestine: Statement of Solidarity with the People’s University for Gaza Encampment
A number of graduate students, faculty, and staff in the Department of Asian Studies have published a statement in solidarity with the student-led People’s University for Gaza Encampment.
UBC Asian Studies Class of 2024 Graduates Yearbook
Congratulations, UBC Asian Studies Class of 2024!
Dr. Christopher Rea receives Literature Translation Fellowship from National Endowment for the Arts in the U.S.
Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Rea, Professor of Modern Chinese Literature, who will receive the Literature Translation Fellowship of US$25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts in the U.S. to support his translation into English of The Crossing of the Boars by Malaysian-Taiwanese author Zhang Guixing. This fellowship is one of 18 announced Wednesday to support […]
UBC Asian Studies Class of 2023 Fall Graduates Yearbook
Congratulations, UBC Asian Studies Class of 2023 Fall!