Announcements

UBC Asian Studies Wins CNIE-RCIE Award for Japanese 100/101 Project

Our Japanese 100/101 project was selected for an Award of Excellence in the Instructional Design category of the CNIE-RCIE Awards 2012. The Canadian Network for Innovation in Education (CNIE) is a national organization of professionals committed to excellence in the provision of innovation in education in Canada. In particular, the instructional Design category is the […]

Shamisen & Odori: The Music and Dance of Kabuki

May 12 (8pm) & May 13 (2pm) Djavad Mowafaghian World Art Centre Goldcorp Centre for the Arts / 149 West Hastings / Simon Fraser University Featuring guest artists from Japan: FUJIMA Shôgo and TOKIWAZU Mozibei V with local dancer: FUJIMA Sayû Presented by: TomoeArts in association with SFU Woodward’s Cultural Programs All Tickets $32 (some standing room or limited […]

Towards Understanding Thai Buddhism

http://ubcbuddhism.wordpress.com/2012/05/03/2604/ UBC’s Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program presents a lecture by Barend Jan Terwiel. “Toward Understanding Thai Buddhism” Date: Friday, 18 May 2012 Time: 4:00 – 6:00 PM Place: Michael Ames Theatre, Museum of Anthropology (MOA), 6393 NW Marine Drive Lectures are free and open to the public. Seating will be on a first-come first-serve basis. Doors […]

Association for Asian Studies Pacific Conference

On behalf of the Executive board of the Association for Asian Studies Pacific (ASPAC), we’d like to provide you with a reminder of the upcoming ASPAC conference at Gonzaga University in Spokane Washington later this spring (June 15-17, 2012). We’ve extended the Call for Papers deadline and will be accepting paper and panel submissions until […]

You’re invited to the explorAsian 2012!

May is around the corner and it marks the 16th annual ExplorAsian festival. Dance, music, visual art, poetry and more will be featured during the month-long festival that celebrates Asian arts, cultures and contributions as part of the harmonious diversity of Canada. Check out the list of exciting events, we look forward to seeing you there! For […]

The 2011 Junior/Senior Sanskrit Symposium

presented by the Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia Sanskrit in the Vernacular Millennium Jesse Knutson, University of California, Berkeley: “Courtly Crepuscule: The End of the Early Medieval in Sanskrit Verse” Wednesday, April 6, 2011 :: 12-1.30PM Asian Centre Room 604 1871 West Mall :: Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 (map: http://bit.ly/ed52OR) Daud Ali, […]

Distinguished Alumni Speaker Series: Sajida Shroff

Asian Studies: Opening Doors to Contextualized Social Entrepreneurship Presented by the Department of Asian Studies Thursday, April 14th UBC Asian Centre Auditorium 1871 West Mall 6:15 Catered Reception 7:00 Lecture and Q&A 8:00 Closing Reception Sajida Hassan Shroff is an international educationist with 18 years of experience that bridges the worlds of education and business. […]

The Taira Poets