Announcements

The Update – April 25th Edition
A Book Reading and Discussion with Dr. Slingerland

A Book Reading and Discussion with Dr. Slingerland

For some reason, this isn’t working the way I’d like it to…

April 8th Issue of the Update – Asian Studies Events, News and Opportunities
The Komagata Maru Project

The Komagata Maru Project

Videos and pictures recapping the 2014 Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program and Performing the Komagata Maru: Theatre and the Work of Memory.

The Komagata Maru Project – Photos and Videos

Including the 2014 Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program and Performing the Komagata Maru: Theatre and the Work of Memory.

Sita-Virodhana-Prahasanm, the Revolt of Sita, a Farce

Sita-Virodhana-Prahasanm, the Revolt of Sita, a Farce

This short play represents the final project for the students of first year Sanskrit at the University of British Columbia.

Japanese Pedagogy Workshop and Book Fair at UBC

Japanese Pedagogy Workshop and Book Fair at UBC

Saturday April 12th, 2014 Speaker: Mayumi Oka (The University of Michigan) Time: 10 am to 4:30 pm Location: Asian Centre, The University of British Columbia Workshop: Bridging the gap between beginner and intermediate levels Designing classroom tasks using authentic materials (The workshop will be conducted in Japanese) Bio of speaker: Mayumi Oka is the Director of […]

Asian Studies signs Agreement of Academic Exchange with the National Institute of Japanese Literature

Asian Studies signs Agreement of Academic Exchange with the National Institute of Japanese Literature

Friday, March 14, Head of Dept. Prof. Ross King signed an Agreement on Academic Exchange with Prof. Imanishi Yuichiro, the Director-General of the National Institute of Japanese Literature (NIJL). The Department’s involvement with NIJL started back in 2003 when Prof. Joshua Mostow served as the annual Visiting Professor at the Institute. He now serves on the board of the “Project […]