Faculty

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Ji-yoon An

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Ji-yoon An

Meet our faculty members in Asian Studies and learn more about their background and passions! In this Faculty Spotlight, we introduce you to Dr. Ji-yoon An, our new Assistant Professor in Modern Korean Popular Culture!

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Xiaoqiao Xu

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Xiaoqiao Xu

Meet our faculty members in Asian Studies and learn more about their background and passions! In this Faculty Spotlight, we introduce you to Dr. Xiaoqiao Xu, Lecturer in Modern Chinese Literature and Cinema!

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Li Yang

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Li Yang

Meet our new faculty members in Asian Studies and learn more about their background and passions! In this Faculty Spotlight, we introduce to you Li Yang, our new Lecturer in Chinese Language!

Dr. Christopher Rea discusses bias in research in a recently released podcast
Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Alexandra Hoffmann

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Alexandra Hoffmann

Meet our faculty members in Asian Studies and learn more about their background and passions! In this Faculty Spotlight, we introduce you to Dr. Alexandra Hoffmann, our new Assistant Professor in Classical Persian Literature and Culture!

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Yuqing Liu

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Yuqing Liu

Meet our faculty members in Asian Studies and learn more about their background and passions! In this Faculty Spotlight, we introduce you to Dr. Yuqing Liu, our new Lecturer in Chinese Language and Literature!

Dr. Christopher Rea receives UBC Killam Research Prize
Dr. Helena Wu named as new Canada Research Chair in Hong Kong Studies
Meet the 2021/2022 Lecturers of the Year

Meet the 2021/2022 Lecturers of the Year

Since September 2014, the Department of Asian Studies has been awarding annual prizes to two Lecturers to recognize and celebrate excellence in teaching in the Lecturer rank. Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh, Professor and Department Head, announced this year’s two recipients.

Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura awarded the 2022 Michael M. Ames Prize for her Museum of Anthropology project

Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura awarded the 2022 Michael M. Ames Prize for her Museum of Anthropology project

Congratulations to Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura (中村冬日), Assistant Professor of Visual and Material Cultures of Asia, who has been awarded the 2022 Michael M. Ames Prize for her project A Future for Memory: Art and Life after the Great East Japan Earthquake.