Zining Wang Student Alumni Interview with Mason Leung
Interested in what you can do with a degree in Asian Studies? For our new video series, our Asian Studies students interview alumni on their career path, how they became interested in Asian Studies and for any advice they would give to current students. In this episode, fourth year Student Mason Leung (BA’20) interviews alumnus Zining Wang (BA ’18).
Jimmy Mitchell Student Alumni Interview with Elliott Cheung
Interested in what you can do with a degree in Asian Studies? For our new video series, our Asian Studies students interview alumni on their career path, how they became interested in Asian Studies and for any advice they would give to current students. In this episode, fourth year Honours Student Elliot Cheung interviews alumnus Jimmy Mitchell (MA ’95).
Meet our Students: Haoyue Li
This interview features PhD student Haoyue Li. Haoyue’s research focuses on premodern Chinese literature.
Meet our Students: Kyrie Vermette
This interview features Kyrie Vermette, a PhD student studying Korean history researching the interactions between Korean women and foreign women living in Korea during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Go Global Experience: Elliott Cheung
A fourth-year Honours student majoring in Asian Language and Culture (Japan), Elliott Cheung shares his experience studying in Tokyo, Japan at Keio University as well as sharing advice to fellow students interested in Go Global.
Meet our Students: Ranbir Johal
This interview features Ranbir Johal, a Ph.D Student specializing in Punjabi literature with a focus on the contribution of women in the field of Punjabi theatre.
Meet our Students: Cyrus Qiu
This interview features Cyrus Qiu, a Ph.D. student studying Japanese popular culture and modern literature
Meet our Students: Lovneet Aujla (Undergraduate Student)
Lovneet Aujla – Bachelors of Arts in Sociology, and Asian Studies
“BC is home to a large South Asian community, and having been apart of that community my entire life I had this inclination to learn about my surroundings and my community and I feel as though only a Punjabi Program in BC would be able to better connect me to my community.”
Meet our Students: Sukhwinder Gill
MA Student – Punjabi Studies
“It is important to explore this topic because they lays close to the hearts of the Sikhs and because the Varran have been called the key to the treasure chest (The main scripture of the Sikhs, Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji). If this title holds true, then the Varran serve a far greater purpose than simply being poetry.”
Meet our Students: Julie Vig
This interview features Julie Vig who will be teaching Sikh Studies as an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto this upcoming September.