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.
Meet our 2018 Winter Work Learn Students
You may have noticed a bunch of friendly young faces in the Asian Studies office. As of September, we have six 2018W Work Learn Students! An invaluable component of our administrative team, we are happy to introduce you to our new part-time staff.
Chinese University of Hong Kong Delegation Visits UBC
The global tour of the Cantonese drama performance “My Love” made its first stop in Vancouver after premiering in Hong Kong. The event was organized by the Federation of Alumni Associations of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (FAACUHK) and the Alumni Association of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (British Columbia), commemorating the 40th […]
2018 Lecturers of the Year
Each year, the Department singles out two individuals who have excelled in teaching excellence, taken new risks in their pedagogy, and/or otherwise distinguished themselves in their service to the Department. It is with great pleasure that we announce Liu Xueshun and Kazama Misuzu as our 2017-2018 Lecturers of the Year.
Ongoing Research: Modern Punjabi Literature in India, Pakistan, and Beyond
With the generous support of a grant from the SSHRC Insight Grant program (2017-2022), UBC Professor Anne Murphy is working to construct a social and cultural history of modern Punjabi language advocacy and its creative expressions from the 1940s to the present in multiple locations around the globe, with attention to Punjabi’s early modern formations.
Fostering Student Learning: The Onkarbir Singh Toor Memorial Punjabi Studies Enhancement Fund
The Onkarbir Singh Toor Memorial Punjabi Studies Enhancement Fund was established by the Toor family in 2017 to enrich the experiences of UBC Punjabi Studies students, providing various opportunities and resources to explore Punjabi language, culture, and heritage at the University of British Columbia.
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
Recap: the 2018 Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program
This program has enabled UBC Asian Studies to highlight the culture, history, and diversity of the Punjabi language in Canada for the past ten years, by giving UBC a platform to publicly showcase the vast achievements and memorable contributions of Punjabi scholars/artists/activists, local Punjabi-language writers, and students.
Photos and Video: Asian Studies Welcome Back Lunch on Imagine Day
This year’s Welcome Back Lunch was a big success thanks to our faculty, staff, students, and alumni. Here’s to a wonderful year!
Go Global Experience: Elliott Cheung
A fourth-year Honours student majoring in Asian Language and Culture (Japan), Elliott Cheung shares his experience studying in Tokyo, Japan at Keio University as well as sharing advice to fellow students interested in Go Global.