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.
Re-discovering the love of Cantonese language
Zoe Lam in our Cantonese language faculty shares her love of the language with everyone she teaches, from beginners to advanced learners!
New Weekly Series: Chinese in 1 Minute
The Chinese Language Program is excited to introduce their new weekly series. Aiming to teach the practical basic of Chinese into condensed minute length lessons, follow along to enrich your vocabulary!
Himalaya Program: Language Learning (Nepali and Tibetan) – Summer courses May 11-22, 2020!
Nepali and Tibetan Community-Engaged Language courses will be offered May 11-22, 2020. Sign up to our mailing list now to receive further details!
Handsworth Student Visit
Twelve Japanese language students from Handsworth Secondary School visited our campus on Friday, February 7, in a visit arranged by Christina Laffin, together with Kurtis Hanlon, from our Japanese Language faculty. They undertook a scavenger hunt at Nitobe Garden; had an in-depth look at maps in the Rare Books Collection; and enjoyed a book-making workshop. […]
“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.
Korean Talent Show and Movie Night
On Friday, January 31st, Korean Talent Show and Movie Night was held at Asian Centre Auditorium. Eight teams (Aliki Didden, Britney Vincente, Daniel Zhang, Denise Su, Kinna Suh, Phoebe Tseng, Sean Park and K-Wave: Alice Li, Ashley Bate, Gabriel Le, Lauren Liao, Luke Wu, Ricca Aquino and Su Yu Ding) participated to show off their talents and share their passion […]
2020 Japanese Fun Night – Feb 28th!
Join the Japanese programme on February 28 for our largest annual event, the Japanese Fun Night! Food, drinks, great prizes, and the chance to spend time with your fellow students, friends, TAs and senseis.
Meet our Students: Aaron Throness
This interview features fourth-year undergraduate student Aaron Throness, who will be graduating in May 2020. Aaron’s main academic interests are Mandarin and Classical Chinese; and the Late Imperial Chinese History
Sign up for the Carbon Footprint Challenge!
Join the Department of Asian Studies for an informational and engaging 6-week challenge to learn how we can positively change our behaviour to reduce our carbon footprints.