Edward Slingerland in the News: For the Love of Spring, Golf Digest
Dr. Slinglerland and his new book, Trying Not to Try, shed some light on how golfers can improve their swing.
Asia Related Theatre Courses
THTR 340B(001): Studies in Non-Western Theatre: Modern Asian Theatre Time: Winter I, 3-4:30pm Monday and Wednesday Instructor: Dr. Siyuan Liu (Siyuan.Liu@ubc.ca) Course Description This class focuses on the modern, Western-style spoken theatre in Asia in the 20th and 21st centuries by studying plays from China, Japan, India, Indonesia, Korea, and Vietnam. Modern Asian theatre started […]
“Garbage Truck,” a short story by Jae Kyung Lee for ASIA 357
“Garbage Truck” Jae Kyung Lee For Dr. Bruce Fulton, ASIA 357 The blaring of my alarm drags me to consciousness from a deep sleep. My eyes rip open and my body feels like molasses spread over my warm bed. I reach for my phone. 10:45 a.m. “Shit.” I swing my legs around and greet the […]
Rui Wang Featured in Global Chinese Press
The Department’s own Rui Wang was the subject of a feature in the Global Chinese Press. The piece details Dr. Wang’s illustrious career and includes pictures of him over the decades with prominent cultural figures (click to enlarge).
2015 BC “Chinese Bridge”Mandarin Speech Contest for University Students
2015 BC “Chinese Bridge”Mandarin Speech Contest for University Students UBC Results On Sunday March 22, 2015, the BC “Chinese Bridge” Mandarin Speech Contest for University Students was held at BCIT. The topic of this Speech Contest was “Me and China” where students talked about their individual stories with China, their experience learning Chinese, and their […]
The 27th BC Japanese Speech Contest at UBC
The 27th BC Japanese Speech Contest was held at UBC Asian Centre on Saturday, March 7th, 2015. Students learning Japanese at universities and language schools presented their speeches in four categories: Beginners’, Intermediate, Advanced and Open. There were thirteen UBC contestants who passed the preliminary screening: Tianye Guo, Thomas Pride, Pichada Wangsangthong, Yeji Ahn, Jessica Guan, Yeeun Elaine Ham, […]
