Chinese Language Program Mid-Autumn Festival Photo Challenge!
The Chinese Language Program recently held a photo challenge to honour Song dynasty poet, calligrapher and writer Su Shi, for their Mid-Autumn Festival and received some great submissions – click to find out who the winners were!
Learning Cantonese Through Popular Culture
Throughout the journey of language learning, culture is one indispensable and essential element in the learning process.
ASIA 365: “Punjabi Cinema” student videos
ASIA 365, “Punjabi Cinema,” explores the history and ongoing, unfolding phenomenon of Punjabi film. Students in the class watch classics of Punjabi film — for example, classics like Nanak Naam Jahaaz Hai (1969), Chann Pardesi (1980), Put Jattan de (1981), and Long da Lishkara (1986), and newer classics, like Khamosh Pani (2003), Munde UK De […]
2020 Careers Night Recap (March 12)
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dB5YfFagLlk[/youtube] Recently our annual Careers Night was held at Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre. Joined by 11 Asian Studies alumni coming from diverse career backgrounds, students had the opportunity to make connections with others who share similar interests, and seek career advice. You can watch our video recap above, and check out some event photos […]
Chinese Poetry Night Recap
From multiple languages and cultures, the evening was illuminated not just by lanterns but also by the words being echoed back from histories thousands of years old. Community members gathered to hear stories of humanity from all over Asia being retold by students and faculty.
“Paper,” Binding, Book: Perspectives from Japan, India, and Tibet
On Thursday, February 6th, three Asian Studies faculty joined book history expert Dr. Takahiro Sasaki (Keio University) in a discussion of Japanese paper production, binding techniques, and book formats.
UBC Japanese Faculty invited to Emperor’s Birthday Celebration
On January 29, 2020, a number of our Japanese faculty attended the Fairmount Hotel for a celebration of the Emperor’s birthday, also attended by UBC President Santo Ono and Dean Gage Averill. Held by the Consulate-General of Japan in Vancouver, it was particularly significant because it was the first birthday celebration of the emperor of […]
2019 汉语桥 “Chinese Bridge” BC – Mandarin Singing Contest
On November 16th, the 2019 Chinese Bridge Mandarin Singing Contest was held at the Roy Barnett Hall in UBC. The event attracted students from UBC and nine other universities and colleges to showcase students’ passion for learning through singing Chinese songs.
Event Recap: The Second Annual Cantonese Fun Night (2019)
On Friday, November 22nd 2019, over 150 students from various courses in the Cantonese Language Program spent their evening surrounded by music, food, and movie entertainment with their instructors and teaching assistants. The three-hour event kicked off with karaoke and mahjong, a great way to socialize. Students from different courses connected through the love of […]
Event Recap: The Warrior Atsumori
On September 18th, the UBC community and beyond had the privilege of watching the latter half of the noh play Atsumori performed by Japanese Intangible Cultural Asset Hisa Uzawa and her fellow noh actor and daughter Hikaru Uzawa. Over 300 students, faculty, and community members filled UBC’s Frederic Wood Theatre for this rare and special […]