Interview with Professor Emeritus Matsuo Soga
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Department of Asian Studies, we reached out to professor emeriti in recollection of precious memories, and their hopes and aspiration for the Department’s next 60 years. It is our great pleasure to have an opportunity to interview Professor Matsuo Soga, a linguist who taught at UBC from 1971 […]
New Releases in “Exploring Premodern Japan” video series
Graduate students Haley Blum, José Manuel Escalona Echániz, Saeko Suzuki, Miaoling Xue, and Asian Studies professor, Dr. Christina Laffin are excited to announce that they have released three new videos in their “Exploring Premodern Japan” series.
Yü Ying-shih’s memoir now available in English co-translated by Josephine Chiu-Duke and Michael S. Duke
Congratulations to Asian Studies Professor Josephine Chiu-Duke and Professor Emeritus Michal S. Duke on the co-translated publication “From Rural China to the Ivy League: Reminiscences of Transformations in Modern Chinese History” by Yü Ying-shih (Cambria Press, 2021).
New publication: “Persian Literature as World Literature” co-edited by Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard
Congratulations to Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard on the co-edited publication Persian Literature as World Literature (Omid Azadibougar, Amirhossein Vafa, and Mostafa Abedinifard, Bloomsbury Publishing)!
Caring On: Meet our new and seasoned instructors and learn how they approach student-centered learning
Behind UBC’s Chinese Language Program is a diverse team of passionate instructors who seek to not only broaden the students’ academic horizons, but also enrich their personal lives. This year, we are honoured to introduce to you our seasoned instructor Lu Mingzhu, and our three new visiting lecturers, Peng Yu-chun, Chen Yi, and Lin Shiang-han. […]
Welcome New Asian Studies Faculty for 2021/22!
As we kick off the new academic year, we’d also like to extend a huge welcome to our new faculty members joining us this year! We’ve asked each of our new faculty to tell us a little bit about themselves. Aynur Kadir — Assistant Professor in Lifeways in Indigenous Asia Aynur Kadir is an Indigenous Uyghur […]
Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Yasuko Matsumoto
Meet our new faculty members in Asian Studies and learn more about their background and passions! In this Faculty Spotlight, we introduce to you Yasuko Matsumoto, our newest Lecturer in Japanese language!
Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Helena Wu
In this Faculty Spotlight, we introduce to you Dr. Helena Wu, Assistant Professor in the UBC Department of Asian Studies.
Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Fuyubi Nakamura
Meet our new faculty members in Asian Studies and learn more about their background and passions! In this Faculty Spotlight, we introduce to you Dr. Fuyubi Nakamura (中村冬日).
The first English translation of Bian zhongbian lun 辯中邊論 by Dr. Jeffrey Kotyk
Congratulations to Sheng Yen Education Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Chinese Buddhism, Jeffrey Kotyk, on the publication of his translation, Analysis of the Middle and Extremes!