News

Event Highlights, Graduate

Parboti Roy attends first conference on Global Indigenous Studies at Indiana University

December 2, 2024
Spotlight, Students

Going Global: Insights from Tamano’s Exchange at Yonsei

November 30, 2024
Announcements, Spotlight, Students

UBC Asian Studies Class of 2024 Fall Graduates Yearbook

November 28, 2024
Spotlight, Students

Going Global: Insights from Rebecca’s Exchange at PKU

November 27, 2024
Spotlight, Students

Going Global: Insights from Ryenne’s Exchange at SNU

November 25, 2024
Students

Practice Makes Perfect: Introducing the CLP In-Person Oral Practice Project

November 15, 2024
Featured Courses, Students

Explore the Timeless Wonders of Chinese Literature: CHIN 450+ Course Offerings in 2024-25 Winter Term 2

November 15, 2024
Featured Courses, Students

5 Asian Studies courses to take in 2024 Winter Term 2

November 12, 2024
Faculty

Mostafa Abedinifard Delivers Keynote at Wits Centre for Diversity Studies Conference in Johannesburg, South Africa

October 30, 2024
Announcements, Faculty

Long-lost Chinese spider women film Cave of the Silken Web (1927) to screen on Halloween

October 30, 2024
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty

Meet the 2023/2024 Lecturers of the Year

October 23, 2024
Event Highlights

Recap: Cantonese and Learner Corpora Workshop

October 23, 2024
Opportunities, Students

2024 Japanese Language Program Writing Contest さくぶんコンテスト

October 21, 2024
Opportunities

Call for Papers: UBC Undergraduate Conference of Chinese Studies (UCCS) 3-Minute Thesis Competition 2025

October 21, 2024
Achievements, Students

From Classroom Assignment to Published Legacy: A Grandmother’s Bilingual Storybook Journey

October 21, 2024
Faculty, Spotlight

Instructor Spotlight: Meet the New and Dynamic Visiting Lecturers of the Chinese Language Program

October 9, 2024
Event Highlights, Faculty

BC Japanese Language Teachers Information Exchange Meeting

September 23, 2024
Event Highlights, Students

A Day to Dream Big: Imagine Your UBC Journey with the CLP

September 23, 2024
Faculty, Spotlight

Pasang Yangjee Sherpa speaks at Stockholm World Water Week

September 4, 2024
Faculty, Spotlight

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight - Hiromi Aoki

August 26, 2024
Event Highlights

Building a toolbox of technical and soft skills: Cantonese Teaching Workshops Recap

August 7, 2024
Sustainability News

Wildfires in Jasper: UBC addresses various initiatives

August 7, 2024
Event Highlights, Students

Learning Cantonese Language and Culture: Class Visits by Guests and Professionals

August 7, 2024
Featured Courses, Students

9 Asian Studies courses to take in 2024 Winter Term 1

July 18, 2024
Announcements, Students

Sokhan at UBC: A New Podcast Platform for Iranian and Persianate Studies

June 28, 2024
Faculty, Staff, Sustainability News

New Approach to Furniture Procurement and Disposal

June 28, 2024
Featured Courses, Students

New 2024 courses offered in the Department of Asian Studies

June 21, 2024
Event Highlights, Research

2024 North American Chapter of the History of Emotion (NACHE) International Conference

June 21, 2024
Opportunities, Spotlight, Sustainability News

Go by Bike Week Happening Now and Discounted Bike Share Resources

June 3, 2024
Announcements

Asian Studies Scholars for Palestine: Statement of Solidarity with the People’s University for Gaza Encampment

May 29, 2024
Announcements, Spotlight, Students

UBC Asian Studies Class of 2024 Graduates Yearbook

May 8, 2024
Event Highlights, Students

Looking Back on Another Year of Celebrating Korean Culture at UBC: UBC Korean Language and Culture Program Year Overview

May 7, 2024
Event Highlights, Students

Voices of Appreciation: Celebrating Excellence at the 2024 Chinese Language Program’s Annual Student Employee Appreciation Event

April 9, 2024
Event Highlights

The 36th Annual BC Japanese Speech Contest Recap

March 18, 2024
Featured Courses

Discover New Horizons in Chinese Literature: Exciting New Courses Offered in 2024 Summer Terms

March 18, 2024
Event Highlights

Embracing Multilingualism: Highlights from UBC’s Arts Multilingual Week 2024

March 18, 2024
Event Highlights

Celebrating Diversity and Heritage: Highlights from the 2024 Lunar New Year Festivities

March 4, 2024
Achievements, Faculty

Dr. Hessam Dehghani receives Dean of Arts Educational Leadership and Innovation Award

February 13, 2024
Achievements, Students

Creating Narratives Through Language: 2023/24 Japanese Writing Contest

February 12, 2024
Event Highlights, Students

Building Cultural Connections Through Performing Arts: The Fourth Annual Cantonese Fun Night

February 8, 2024
Spotlight, Students

Bridging Worlds Through Language and Culture: Student Spotlight on Two Exceptional Students from the Chinese Language Program

January 31, 2024
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty

Dr. Christopher Rea receives Literature Translation Fellowship from National Endowment for the Arts in the U.S.

January 24, 2024
Event Highlights

Looking into Chinese Canadian History through the lens of the Cantonese Language

January 22, 2024
Event Highlights

The UBC Cantonese Language Program Meet and Greet with Hong Kong Band, The Hertz

January 12, 2024
Spotlight, Students

Crafting New Chapters: The Creative Fusion of DIY eBooks in CLP Lecturer's Summer Program

December 5, 2023
Event Highlights, Students

An Evening of K-Pop Dancing, Games, Food, and Fun: The Third Annual K-Pop Dance Event

November 30, 2023
Announcements, Spotlight, Students

UBC Asian Studies Class of 2023 Fall Graduates Yearbook

November 20, 2023
Event Highlights, Students

Exchanging Expertise: Recap of Cantonese Teaching Workshops

November 15, 2023
Event Highlights, Students

Celestial Celebrations and Enlightened Learning: A Rewind of the 2023 Millennium Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival & Game Night Celebration

November 6, 2023
Faculty, Spotlight

Unlocking Chinese Marvels: Insights, Inspiration, and the Heartbeat of Language with Our Visiting Lecturers

October 23, 2023
Announcements, Faculty

Dr. Sunera Thobani named a Distinguished University Scholar

October 20, 2023
Publications

Pejvak Journal of Persianate Studies recently launched by UBC Persian Club

October 10, 2023
Faculty, In The Media

Professor Ross King speaks on the significance of Hangeul Day

October 10, 2023
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty

Meet the 2022/2023 Lecturers of the Year

October 10, 2023
Opportunities, Students

2023 Japanese Language Program Writing Contest – さくぶんコンテスト

October 6, 2023
Announcements, Faculty, Publications

New Publication of Hindi and Urdu Poetry by Gurinder Mann

September 25, 2023
Students

Embark on a Chinese Language Odyssey: CLP's Imagine UBC 2023 Extravaganza

September 25, 2023
Opportunities

Call for submissions: 2023 Millennium Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival

September 13, 2023
Announcements, Faculty, Spotlight

Welcome the New Asian Studies Faculty for 2023/24!

September 12, 2023
Faculty

Empowering Language Learners: a feature on the work of our very own Dr. Nesrine Basheer

September 8, 2023
Faculty, Spotlight

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight - Ji-yoon An

September 8, 2023
Faculty, Spotlight

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Xiaoqiao Xu

September 8, 2023
Faculty, Spotlight

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Li Yang

September 8, 2023
Announcements, Faculty

Dr. Christopher Rea discusses bias in research in a recently released podcast

September 8, 2023
Faculty, Spotlight

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Alexandra Hoffmann

September 7, 2023
Faculty, Spotlight

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Yuqing Liu

September 7, 2023
Event Highlights

The Dragon's Story: A Celebration of Legendary Bruce Lee with Stephen Au

August 17, 2023
Featured Courses, Spotlight, Staff, Students

Learn about Afghan History, a Q&A with Dr. Naveena Naqvi

August 17, 2023
Achievements, Event Highlights, Students

The 2023 Quiz on Korea: Canada preliminary round

July 7, 2023
Event Highlights

Cantonese popular culture and performance workshop featuring Anson Kong of Hong Kong ViuTV

June 19, 2023
Announcements, Students

JAPN students excel in the 34th Canadian National Japanese Speech Contest

June 19, 2023
Event Highlights

Recap: BC Japanese Language Teachers Information Exchange Meeting

June 19, 2023
Research

New books by Asian Studies faculty to enrich your 2023 reading list

June 19, 2023
Event Highlights

Learning from and with the local Cantonese community: Outreach events with Hong Kong House

June 16, 2023
Students

Building language skills and navigating exchange: Insights for students heading to South Korea 

June 15, 2023

In Memoriam: Chi Shum Watt (1938–2023)

June 9, 2023
Featured Courses

New 2023 courses offered in the Department of Asian Studies

June 7, 2023
Event Highlights, Students

Roaming freely among the Arts: Highlights from the UBC Undergraduate Conference of Chinese Studies 3MT 2023

June 5, 2023
Announcements, In The Media, Spotlight, Students

UBC Asian Studies Class of 2023 Graduates Yearbook

June 2, 2023
Event Highlights, Students

Accelerating your career growth: Key takeaways from CLP’s 2023 TAWL Professional Development Workshops

May 25, 2023
Event Highlights, Students

Unveiling the Unsung Heroes: Recognizing the Outstanding Contributions of 2022/23 CLP Student Employees

April 24, 2023
Event Highlights, Students

2023 Career Night by the Korean Language and Culture Program: Explore your Dreams of Studying, Working, and Living in South Korea!

April 12, 2023
Event Highlights

2023 35th Annual BC Japanese Speech Contest

April 11, 2023
Alumni, Event Highlights, Students

Navigating your Career Journey: 2023 Annual Asian Studies Careers Night

April 5, 2023
Event Highlights, Students

Gamify Your Language Learning: A Rewind of 2023 Chinese Game Night

March 22, 2023
Announcements, Faculty, Research

Dr. Christopher Rea receives UBC Killam Research Prize

March 22, 2023
Announcements

Summer 2023 language courses in Nepali, Tibetan and Sanskrit now open to non-UBC students

March 9, 2023
Students

Creative expression and language nuances in writing: 2022 Japanese Language Program Writing Contest

February 28, 2023
Event Highlights, Students

Hop into the Lunar Year of the Rabbit: Going Green with the Chinese Language Program!

February 15, 2023
In The Media

Professor Ross King discusses his founding of Korean Language Village

February 2, 2023
Achievements, Students

Versatile Learning with Classical Poetry: Chinese Language Program Students Winning 2022 Chia-ying Yeh & Minsheng Scholarship

January 30, 2023
Event Highlights

Conference Review: How is China Governed? From Ming Statecraft to Xi’s New Era

January 25, 2023
Event Highlights, Students

Passion for Cantonese popular culture: The Third Annual Cantonese Fun Night

January 24, 2023
Announcements

Cross-University Cultural Exchange on Japanese Studies: Professor Christina Laffin’s visit to Vietnam National University

January 17, 2023
Event Highlights, Students

Tunes to celebrate: 2022 BC “Chinese Bridge” Mandarin Singing Contest shines light on the new year

January 17, 2023
Students

Lunar Year of the Rabbit: Going Green for 2023

January 10, 2023
Event Highlights, Students

Engaging students in Korean pop culture: The 2nd Annual K-pop Dance Event

December 21, 2022
Event Highlights, Students

Maximize Your Language Learning: Debut of UBC Arts Multilingual Week 2022

December 2, 2022
Announcements, In The Media, Spotlight, Students

UBC Asian Studies Class of Fall 2022 Graduates Yearbook

November 22, 2022
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty

Dr. Helena Wu named as new Canada Research Chair in Hong Kong Studies

November 19, 2022
Event Highlights, Students

Help your professor help you succeed: CLP’s professional development workshop on how to request a reference letter

November 18, 2022
Spotlight, Students

Add major impact on your university degree with a Chinese minor

November 9, 2022
Achievements, Faculty

Meet the 2021/2022 Lecturers of the Year

November 3, 2022
Event Highlights

Beyond Your Limit: CLP’s Holistic Training Approaches to the Success of TAWLs

October 25, 2022
Research, Spotlight, Students

Ph.D. Student Tanzoom Ahmed selected as a Public Scholar by UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

October 19, 2022
Research, Spotlight, Students

Ph.D. Student Parboti Roy selected as a Public Scholar by UBC Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies

October 19, 2022
Event Highlights

Gather ‘Round the Mooncake: CLP’s Special Mid-Autumn Reunion

October 12, 2022
Achievements, Faculty

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

October 7, 2022
Achievements

Learning a foreign language with a little help from the local community

October 5, 2022
Students

2022 Japanese Language Program Writing Contest - さくぶんコンテスト

October 4, 2022
Announcements, Faculty

In Memoriam: Dr. Thomas Hunter, former Lecturer in Sanskrit and South-Southeast Asian Studies

September 28, 2022
Announcements, Faculty

Research project led by Dr. Aynur Kadir awarded funding through the BC Knowledge Development Fund

September 22, 2022
Event Highlights

Recap: Webinar on Chinese Language Technology for Research and Education

September 14, 2022
Faculty, Spotlight

Meet the new faculty members in Asian Studies

September 14, 2022
Faculty, Spotlight

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Janet Um

September 14, 2022
Event Highlights, Students

Japanese Language Program welcomes Kyoai Gakuen University students with cultural exchange event

September 14, 2022
Faculty, Spotlight

Chinese Language Program Instructor Spotlight: Yi-yi Chen - “Flying Students’ Dreams on Top of Literature”

September 14, 2022
Faculty, Spotlight

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Nesrine Basheer

September 2, 2022
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty, Research

What historians can learn from the 1980 Kwangju Uprising: A Q&A with Dr. Donald Baker

August 17, 2022
Announcements, Opportunities, Students

We Are Hiring! 2022/23 Winter Asian Studies Work Learn Positions

August 3, 2022
Achievements, Announcements, Graduate, Students

Asian Studies Ph.D. candidate Minoru Takano awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation

July 12, 2022
Announcements

4 New courses on Modern Arabic language and culture offered in 2022/23 Winter Session

June 28, 2022
Event Highlights

First scholar visit from Hong Kong since the start of the pandemic

June 6, 2022
Event Highlights, In The Media

Cantonese Language Program promotes Hong Kong culture at inaugural Vancouver Hong Kong Fair

June 6, 2022
Event Highlights, In The Media

Cantonese Language Program hosts world premiere of the Cantonese version of Annie Cheung’s Self-Revelatory performance “DOTS”

June 6, 2022
Announcements, Faculty, In The Media

New Japanese Cinema video releases in Open Education Resource series

June 6, 2022
Announcements, In The Media, Spotlight, Students

UBC Asian Studies Class of 2022 Graduates Yearbook

June 2, 2022
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty, Graduate, Research

“Exploring Premodern Japan” new video releases

May 30, 2022

What is special about a university language course?

May 26, 2022
Sustainability News

Warning: Climate Change Is Increasing the Likelihood of Another Pandemic

May 10, 2022
Event Highlights, Students

Lanterns Lighted, Poetry Revived: Recap of the 2022 Chinese Language Program Lantern Festival Poetry Event

May 9, 2022
Achievements, Event Highlights, Students

Boundaries Transcended: Recap of the 2022 Undergraduate Conference of Chinese Studies 3MT Competition

May 9, 2022
Sustainability News

Asian Studies Eco-Challenge

April 26, 2022

Event Recap - 2021/22 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture

April 20, 2022
Event Highlights, Students

Culminating Collaboration and Sustained Growth – The 2022 Chinese Language Program Student Employee Appreciation Event

April 20, 2022
Achievements, Students

KORN students thrive in the 16th Annual Toronto Korean Speech Contest

April 19, 2022
Event Highlights

Event Recap: UBC’s 12th annual Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Program

April 19, 2022
In The Media, Research

UBC Library acquires Afghan primary source databases

April 14, 2022
Spotlight, Students

Meet Our Students: Anh Luu

April 13, 2022
Sustainability News

Freightened: The Real Price of Shipping (2016)

April 13, 2022

UBC Professor grows online community with modern Persian literature

April 12, 2022
Students, Sustainability News

More “inter-being” less “instant gratification”: Integrating climate crisis content into an introductory class about Tibetan Buddhism at UBC

April 12, 2022
Announcements, Faculty, Publications

New Publication on choosing a research project that matters to you (and the world) by Dr. Christopher Rea

April 1, 2022
Achievements, Students

JAPN students shine in the 33rd Annual Canadian National Japanese Language Speech Contest

March 29, 2022
Alumni, Event Highlights, Students

Event Recap – 2022 Asian Studies annual Careers Night (March 17)

March 28, 2022
Students

A Guide to Majoring and Minoring in Asian Studies

March 23, 2022
Sustainability News

How to Check Out E-Books from the Vancouver Public Library

March 22, 2022
Alumni, Spotlight

Chinese Language Program Alumni Spotlight: Liam Bates’s Roadmap to Success via Cultural Curiosity

March 21, 2022
Event Highlights, Students

The 34th Annual BC Japanese Speech Contest Recap

March 18, 2022
Event Highlights, Students

More Than One Way to Be a Tiger: Experiencing the 2022 Lunar New Year with “Tiger Power”

February 25, 2022
Sustainability News

The week of February 14 is Climate Emergency Week

February 17, 2022
Sustainability News

The Asian Studies main office is closed on Fridays in support of our new Green Day initiative

February 11, 2022
In The Media

Can You Hear the Voices of the Girls? "One Left" and the Korean “Comfort Women”

February 10, 2022
Announcements

Graduation Photos with Artona for Asian Studies Majors

February 10, 2022
Announcements, Faculty

The Modern Chinese Novel: Free course on YouTube

February 8, 2022
Achievements, Faculty

Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard joins the Editorial and Advisory Boards of two humanities journals

February 3, 2022
Event Highlights, Students

Appreciating Poetry with the Community: Two Community Outreach Events through Classical Chinese Poetry

January 31, 2022
Announcements

Talks in modern Persian literature for Winter 2022

January 28, 2022
Faculty, Research

Open Education Resource Video Series on Japanese Cinema

January 27, 2022
In The Media

"New Online Teaching Resources for Early Chinese Cinema" (Education About Asia, a publication of the Association for Asian Studies)

January 27, 2022
In The Media

"Love and Duty: Translating Films and Teaching Online Through a Pandemic" (Global Storytelling)

January 27, 2022
Alumni, Publications, Research

New Publication on reading practices and the scholarly culture of late Imperial China by recent Asian Studies alumnus Yinzong Wei

January 17, 2022
Achievements, Students

Poetic Empathy Across Time: 2021 Chia-ying Yeh & Minsheng Scholarship Winner Liu Xinyuan

January 17, 2022
Event Highlights, Students

Cross-University Community Building via Singing: A Recap of the 2021 BC Chinese Bridge Mandarin Singing Contest

January 17, 2022
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty, Research

Dr. Rumee Ahmed Named as New Canada Research Chair

January 13, 2022
Announcements

Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian & Persianate Studies Announced for Winter and Spring 2022

January 12, 2022
Achievements, Announcements, Graduate, Research, Students

Asian Studies Ph.D. student Minoru Takano Accepted by the 2021 China Studies Program Online Joint Research Ph.D. Fellowship

January 10, 2022
Achievements, Event Highlights

Event Recap – Asian Studies 60th Anniversary Celebration (December 6)

December 13, 2021
Announcements, Students

Cantonese Speakers’ Secrets of Learning Mandarin: Two Students’ Stories

December 10, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, Publications

New Publication: "Coloniality and Racial (In)Justice in the University: Counting for Nothing?" edited by Sunera Thobani

December 10, 2021
Event Highlights, Students

An Edutaining Night for Mandarin Learners: Recapping the “2021 Online Game Night” at the Chinese Language Program

December 10, 2021
Achievements, Faculty, Research

Dr. Helena Wu receives Merit Award in the 2021 International Journal of Taiwan Studies Research Article Competition

December 9, 2021
Announcements, Faculty

In Memoriam: Professor Emeritus Daniel L. Overmyer FRSC August 20th 1935 – November 24th 2021

December 6, 2021
Event Highlights, Students

A Panel to Their Heart: Promoting Mental Wellness among Heritage Mandarin Learners

November 23, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, Publications

New Publication on Transnational Sex Workers in Yokohama by Dr. Ayaka Yoshimizu

November 23, 2021
Faculty, Spotlight

Interview with Professor Emeritus Matsuo Soga

November 22, 2021
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty, Graduate, Research

New Releases in “Exploring Premodern Japan” video series

November 18, 2021
Announcements, Event Highlights, Students

Happy 60th Anniversary UBC Asian Studies - Photo Challenge Event

November 16, 2021
Event Highlights

A Creative and Interactive Mid-Autumn Celebration: Recapping the “2021 Virtual Mooncake Maker with Your Own Works” Event

November 9, 2021
Announcements, Students

To Think and to Transcend: Introducing the UBC Student Association of Sinology, a Newly Constituted UBC AMS Club

November 9, 2021
In The Media

#AsiaNow Speaks with Christopher Rea about Early Chinese Cinema

November 9, 2021
Graduate, Students

Asian Studies PhD Student Haoyue Li Receives Award at the American Oriental Society Western Branch 2021 Conference

November 2, 2021
Featured Courses

Templating Chinese Literature: The TLEF Template Project for Chinese Literature Courses at the Chinese Language Program

October 19, 2021
Event Highlights, Students

Cultivating Dedication in the Chinese Language Program: The 2021 Volunteer and TAWL Training Workshop Recap

October 19, 2021
Announcements

A virtual speaker series: Indigenous Taiwan: Transpacific Connections

October 8, 2021
Featured Courses, Students

Bridging Gaps: Promoting Differentiated Instruction for Both Heritage and Non-Heritage Mandarin Learners in CHIN244/338

October 4, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, Publications

Yü Ying-shih's memoir now available in English co-translated by Josephine Chiu-Duke and Michael S. Duke

September 28, 2021
Sustainability News

September 20-26 is Science Literacy Week!

September 23, 2021
Sustainability News

Department of Asian Studies Climate Emergency Declaration

September 23, 2021
In The Media

Prof. Josephine Chiu-Duke explains how official Confucianism diverges from classical Confucianism-and why this matters in China

September 22, 2021
Announcements

Talks in modern Persian literature for Fall 2021

September 21, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, Publications

New publication: “Persian Literature as World Literature” co-edited by Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard

September 21, 2021
Achievements, Graduate

MA student Bianca Chui selected as the winner of Princess Takamado Essay Contest

September 20, 2021
Faculty

Caring On: Meet our new and seasoned instructors and learn how they approach student-centered learning

September 20, 2021
Event Highlights

Event Recap: UBC Heritage Language Teaching Workshop

September 20, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, Spotlight

Welcome New Asian Studies Faculty for 2021/22!

September 8, 2021

Individualized Learning within a Supportive Community: Introducing Beginners Heritage Chinese Courses at UBC's Chinese Language Program

September 8, 2021
Announcements

Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian & Persianate Studies Announced for Fall 2021

September 7, 2021
Featured Courses

Persian 401 Contemporary Iranian Cinema for Advanced Speakers of Persian

September 1, 2021
Faculty, Spotlight

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Yasuko Matsumoto

September 1, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, Spotlight

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Helena Wu

September 1, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, Spotlight

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Fuyubi Nakamura

September 1, 2021
Faculty, Publications, Research

The first English translation of Bian zhongbian lun 辯中邊論 by Dr. Jeffrey Kotyk

August 24, 2021
Faculty, In The Media, Publications

Book launch for the Malayalam translation of "Monsoon Islam: Trade & Faith on the Medieval Malabar Coast"

August 17, 2021
Faculty, Research

New article published in the “International Journal of Middle East Studies” by Dr. Mostafa Abedinifard

August 11, 2021
Announcements

Cross-National Conversations: Enhancing Chinese Heritage Language Learning through International Collaboration

August 9, 2021
Event Highlights

W2020/21 Lecture Series Recap - Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian and Persianate Studies

August 6, 2021
Graduate, Spotlight, Students

Meet Our Students – Jiaqi Yao

August 4, 2021
Opportunities, Students

We Are Hiring: 2021 Winter Asian Studies Work Learn Positions

August 3, 2021
Featured Courses

PERS 104 Persian Reading and Writing for Persian-Speaking Students

July 23, 2021
Featured Courses

PERS 100 Basic Persian I

July 23, 2021
Faculty, Research

New entry about Buddhism in Bhutan in the Database of Religious History (DRH) by Dr. Dagmar Schwerk

July 21, 2021
Faculty, Publications, Research

New Asian Studies Publications in the Faculty of Arts' Summer Reads Book List

July 21, 2021

Get to Know UBC Persian Language Program in 4 minutes

July 20, 2021
Sustainability News

Calling for climate action

July 15, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, Spotlight

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Sebastian Prange

July 12, 2021
Faculty, Publications, Research, Students

The first essay collection in English on The Ise Stories co-edited by Prof. Joshua Mostow and PhD student Kurtis Hanlon

July 12, 2021
Students

Heritage Incubator: Fostering Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion through CHIN243

July 9, 2021
In The Media

Dairy: the deep historical link between China and Japan

July 5, 2021
Sustainability News

Choose Zero Waste

June 17, 2021
Students

Finding our Seat at the Table: What Identity Means for Asian Canadians

June 14, 2021
Students

Forming a Global Family with Mandarin: 2021 BC Chinese Bridge Mandarin Speech Contest

June 11, 2021
Featured Courses, Students

Brand New ASIA Courses for Winter 2021/22 | UBC Asian Studies

June 11, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, Research

MEHumor: Support Students, Spread Humor & Erase Stereotypes

June 7, 2021
Faculty, Staff

Making higher education more accessible: Six tips from Arts faculty and staff

June 4, 2021
Announcements, Graduate, In The Media, Spotlight, Students

UBC Asian Studies Class of 2021 Graduates Yearbook

June 2, 2021
Alumni, Graduate, Spotlight, Students

Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight – Yue Wang

June 2, 2021
Sustainability News

Take Action! Inter-unit Action Meeting

May 20, 2021
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty

Dr. Sunera Thobani Announced as Recipient of the Dean of Arts Award for 2020/21

May 19, 2021
Achievements, Faculty, Publications, Research

New publication: "Chinese Film Classics, 1922–1949" by Dr. Christopher Rea

May 13, 2021
Event Highlights, Students

Cantonese Language Program Event Recap – UBC Cantonese Speech Contest 2021

May 7, 2021
Event Highlights, Students

Chinese Language Program Event Recap – A Bittersweet Night: 2021 Year-End Online Appreciation Event

May 5, 2021
In The Media

Through our eyes, with our voices: How students and faculty are creating space to heal and be proud of their Asian identities (Part I)

May 4, 2021
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty

Dr. Leo Shin and Dr. Colleen Laird Awarded Public Humanities Faculty Fellowships

April 29, 2021
Achievements, Faculty

Asian Studies Lecturer Ihhwa Kim awarded UBC Killam Teaching Prize

April 23, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, Publications

New publication: "Literary Information in China: A History" co-edited by Dr. Bruce Rusk

April 22, 2021
Announcements

Asian Studies Statement on the Harjit Kaur Sidhu Memorial Event

April 16, 2021
Event Highlights, Students

Chinese Language Program Event Recap - 2021 UBC Lantern Festival Poetry Event

April 8, 2021
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty

Dr. Qian Wang and Dr. Hsiang-ning Sunnie Wang Receive Dean’s Award for Educational Leadership

April 6, 2021
Announcements, Featured Courses, Students

KORN 302 student Won the Grand Prize at the 15th annual Toronto Korean Speech Contest

April 6, 2021
Announcements, Students

Applications are open for 2021 Online Korean Speech Contest in Western Canada

April 6, 2021
Spotlight, Students

Meet Our Students – Sai Diwan

April 6, 2021
Sustainability News

Earth Month is Coming!

March 25, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, In The Media, Students

Asian Studies scholars presented at 2021 Association for Asian Studies Conference

March 23, 2021
Event Highlights, Students

Chinese Language Program Event Recap - Learning from Laughter: Happiness and Curiosity Keeps You Exploring

March 23, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, In The Media, Students

Fourth Video Out in Interviews with Scholars of Japanese Horror

March 22, 2021
Event Highlights, Students

Event Recap - 2021 Asian Studies Annual Careers Night (March 12)

March 19, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, In The Media, Students

Third Installment in Interviews with Scholars of Japanese Horror

March 19, 2021
Announcements, Opportunities, Students

Essay Competition for Punjabi language students

March 15, 2021
Students

My Generation, My Love: A Multimedia Contest 《我的年代、我的愛情》徵 文、獨白及短片創作比賽

March 8, 2021
Faculty, Publications, Research

A Timely Message from the Cave

March 8, 2021
Faculty, Spotlight

Asian Studies Faculty Spotlight - Anusha Sudindra Rao

February 24, 2021

One Wish, One Dish Showcase: A Lunar New Year Celebration

February 24, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, In The Media, Students

Second Video Published now! Interviews with Scholars of Japanese Horror

February 15, 2021
Alumni, Announcements, Research, Staff, Students

Introducing the new UBC Asian Studies LinkedIn page!

February 10, 2021
Sustainability News

A Year of Sustainability

February 10, 2021
Achievements, Announcements, Students

Learning to Question: Chia-ying Yeh and Minsheng Scholarship Winner  Yuxin Guo 

February 8, 2021
Announcements, Opportunities, Students

Registrations are open for the 33rd Annual British Columbia Japanese Speech Contest (2021)!

January 27, 2021
Event Highlights, Faculty

Community-Engaged Learning and Teaching: Instructors Uniting and Learning How To Build Communities Through Teaching!

January 27, 2021
Event Highlights, Staff, Students

Behind the Success of the Chinese Language Program: 2021 Volunteer Training Workshop Recap

January 27, 2021
Announcements, Faculty, Research

New Series: Interviews with Scholars of Japanese Horror

January 20, 2021
Faculty, Students

The Chinese Language Program New Series: "Our Online Life"

January 15, 2021
Event Highlights, Research, Students

Undergraduate Conference of Chinese Studies 2020

January 15, 2021
Event Highlights, Students

"The Voices of Our Community" CLP Singing Contest 2020

January 15, 2021
Sustainability News

Greetings from the Asian Studies Sustainability Committee members!

January 14, 2021
Faculty, Spotlight

Faculty Spotlight with Hessam Dehghani and Zhaokun Xin

January 13, 2021
Faculty, Research, Students

Alireza Ahmadian Lecture Dates Announced for Term 2, 2021!

December 20, 2020
Alumni, Graduate, Research, Spotlight

Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight - Meng Zhang

December 6, 2020

Update about Courses for Term Two in the 2020W Session

November 30, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty

Jinhua Chen Inducted into Royal Society of Canada

November 29, 2020

Congratulations to our Fall 2020 Graduates!

November 26, 2020

Chinese Fun Night 2020: The CLP Plays Among Us!

November 22, 2020

Bridging Life and Language: Mandarin Speech Contestant Spotlight: Laura Lee

November 22, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Graduate, Publications, Research

Congratulations to Kyoko Kobayashi Hillman on her Ph.D!

November 22, 2020
Graduate, Opportunities, Research, Spotlight

Asian Studies Spotlight: Danielle Barkley

November 22, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Publications, Research

We have a new Publications Page!

November 22, 2020
Achievements, Event Highlights, Research

UBC Tianzhu-Hurvitz Lecture Series: Karma in Chinese Buddhist Historiography Lecture Report and Video

November 10, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Event Highlights, Students

Chinese Language Program Mid-Autumn Festival Photo Challenge!

November 10, 2020
Alumni, Graduate, Spotlight

Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight – Shota Iwasaki

November 4, 2020
Featured Courses, Students

Featured Term 2 Course: Yōkai: The Strange & Supernatural in Early Modern Japanese Popular Culture

October 23, 2020
Featured Courses, Students

Featured Term 2 Course: Tibetan Literature, Genres, and Book Culture

October 22, 2020
Alumni, Graduate, Spotlight

Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight – Haoyue Li

October 18, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty, In The Media

Retired Asian Studies Professor Florence Yeh Chia-ying Featured in New Documentary

October 15, 2020
Announcements, Faculty, Opportunities

We're Hiring! 2020 Canada Research Chair (Tier 2) in Hong Kong Studies

October 8, 2020
Achievements, Alumni, Spotlight, Students

Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight - Faiz Jaffar

October 5, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty

2019/20 Lecturers of the Year Announced

October 2, 2020
Alumni, Announcements, Faculty

Celebrating the Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian and Persianate Studies

September 16, 2020
Alumni, Graduate, Spotlight

Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight - Rosaley Gai

September 16, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty, Publications, Research

Asian Studies Professor Oberoi’s Writings Featured in New Book

September 10, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty, Research

Jinhua Chen Announced as an RSC Fellow for 2020!

September 8, 2020
Announcements, Faculty, In The Media, Research

UBC prof translates earliest surviving live-action Mulan film

September 2, 2020
Achievements, Faculty, In The Media, Publications, Students

Asian Studies Graduate Students feature daily in Japanese multimedia publication "In Media Res"

September 1, 2020
Alumni, Spotlight

Asian Studies Spotlight on Sheng Yen Education Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow in Chinese Buddhism - Jeffrey Kotyk

August 27, 2020

Inspiration in Isolation - Dagmar Schwerk

August 27, 2020
Achievements, Faculty, Students

Transitioning Asian Studies to online for Winter 2020...no easy task!

August 27, 2020

Korean Speaking Practice Forum Open for 2020W Term 1!

August 19, 2020
Announcements, Opportunities, Students

Teaching Assistantships Now Open - Winter 2020

August 16, 2020
Featured Courses, Students

New course for Winter Term 1: ASIA 561A "Asian Empires, Colonialism and Nationalism"

August 12, 2020
Achievements, Alumni, Research, Spotlight, Students

Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight - Chulthim Guring

July 23, 2020
Alumni, Spotlight

Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight - Daryl Louie

July 23, 2020
Announcements, Opportunities, Students

Practice Your New Language Skills with UBC Tandem!

July 23, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty, Publications, Research

Nusantara's Indigenous Knowledge

July 23, 2020
Announcements, Research, Staff

Statement on Academic Freedom

July 22, 2020
Staff, Students

Update about Courses for Term One in the 2020W Session

July 17, 2020
Staff, Students

Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian & Persianate Studies Fall 2020 / Winter 2021 Schedule

July 8, 2020
Announcements, Faculty, Staff

Farewell Message from Outgoing Departmental Head Ross King

June 30, 2020
Alumni, Spotlight

Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight - Kenneth Wong

June 25, 2020
Announcements, Event Highlights, Featured Courses, Students

Learning Cantonese Through Popular Culture

June 25, 2020
Announcements, Faculty, Staff, Students

Asian Studies Statement on Racial Violence and Racial Injustice

June 20, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty

Rumee Ahmed promoted to Full Professor of Islamic Law

June 12, 2020
Achievements, Alumni, Staff, Students

Congratulations to our graduates!

June 9, 2020
Announcements, Featured Courses, Students

Featured Course for Winter Term 2!

June 8, 2020
Staff, Students

Inspiration in Isolation - Anthony Pun

May 29, 2020
Spotlight, Staff, Students

Student Spotlight: Sophie Rock

May 28, 2020
Announcements, Faculty

Congratulations to Christina Yi

May 27, 2020
Staff, Students

Inspiration in Isolation - Bianca Chui

May 27, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty, Spotlight

Q&A: Speaking Mandarin Chinese as a heritage or non-heritage learner

May 22, 2020
Announcements, Opportunities, Students

Undergraduate Event Survey: What would you like to see in an Asian Studies webinar?

May 14, 2020
Faculty, Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight

Inspiration in Isolation - Sunnie Wang

May 1, 2020
Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight, Staff

Inspiration in Isolation - Mason Leung

May 1, 2020
Faculty, Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight

Inspiration in Isolation - Anyi Lee

May 1, 2020
Faculty, Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight

Inspiration in Isolation - Christina Laffin

May 1, 2020
Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight, Students

Inspiration in Isolation - Guangyuan Zhao

May 1, 2020
Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight, Students

Inspiration in Isolation - Candice Kong

May 1, 2020
Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight, Students

Inspiration in Isolation - Cherry Tang

May 1, 2020
Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight, Students

Inspiration in Isolation - Aydin Quach

May 1, 2020
Faculty, Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight

Inspiration in Isolation - Li-Jung Lee

May 1, 2020
Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight, Staff

Inspiration in Isolation - Cindy Hah

May 1, 2020
Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight, Staff

Inspiration in Isolation - Michelle Strauss

May 1, 2020
Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight, Students

Inspiration in Isolation - Xinran Huang

May 1, 2020
Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight, Staff, Students

Inspiration in Isolation - Connie Wu

May 1, 2020
Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight

Inspiration in Isolation - Akhil Dattani-Jobanputra

May 1, 2020
Graduate, Research, Spotlight, Students

Meet Our Students: Nicole Lin

May 1, 2020
Faculty, Inspiration in Isolation, Spotlight, Staff, Students

NEW SERIES: Inspiration in Isolation

May 1, 2020
Event Highlights, Students

ASIA 365: "Punjabi Cinema" student videos

May 1, 2020
Faculty, Students

Generous Gifts From Students

May 1, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty, Research, Students

Discovering Premodern Japan through Video

May 1, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty

Appointment of Sharalyn Orbaugh as Head, 2020-2023

May 1, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty

Asian Studies Senior Lecturer Qian Wang wins Killam Teaching Prize!

April 29, 2020
Announcements, Faculty, Featured Courses, Publications, Spotlight

Around the World in Six Tones: Exploring the Global Phenomenon of Cantonese Music

April 28, 2020
Achievements, Faculty, Featured Courses, Publications, Research, Students

Free to watch now: Chinese Film Classics (with English subtitles)

April 28, 2020
Announcements, Featured Courses, Students

New Summer 2020 Term 1 and Term 2 courses!

April 22, 2020
Featured Courses

Summer 2020 Term 1: PERS 400

April 17, 2020
Event Highlights, Students

2020 Careers Night Recap (March 12)

April 8, 2020

2020 Japanese Speech Contest Recap

April 8, 2020
Event Highlights, Students

Chinese Poetry Night Recap

April 1, 2020
Announcements, Faculty

COVID-19 Update - Advancement in Language Programs

March 31, 2020
Faculty, In The Media, Students

Re-discovering the love of Cantonese language

March 11, 2020
Announcements, Students

New Weekly Series: Chinese in 1 Minute

March 11, 2020
Announcements, Opportunities, Students

Himalaya Program: Language Learning (Nepali and Tibetan) - Summer courses May 11-22, 2020!

February 26, 2020
Faculty, Students

Handsworth Student Visit

February 19, 2020
Event Highlights, Faculty, Students

“Paper,” Binding, Book: Perspectives from Japan, India, and Tibet

February 19, 2020
Achievements, Event Highlights, Faculty

UBC Japanese Faculty invited to Emperor's Birthday Celebration

February 18, 2020
Students

Korean Talent Show and Movie Night

February 18, 2020
Announcements

Tell us your thoughts!

February 3, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Faculty

Josephine Chiu-Duke promoted to Full Professor

February 3, 2020
Students

2020 Japanese Fun Night - Feb 28th!

February 3, 2020
Spotlight, Students

Meet our Students: Aaron Throness

January 29, 2020
Alumni, Spotlight

Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight Featuring Verna Yam

January 29, 2020
Announcements, Faculty, Opportunities, Students

Sign up for the Carbon Footprint Challenge!

January 29, 2020
Opportunities

Call for Submissions: 2020 Middle East and Islamic Studies Consortium Conference

January 22, 2020
Opportunities

Make Community Connections! Reading Week Projects for Asian Studies students

January 22, 2020
Opportunities

2020 APU Summer Gateway Program

January 22, 2020
Publications

How MFBTY Adopted Hip-Hop for the K-Pop Scene

January 22, 2020
Announcements

Graduation Photos with Artona Deadline for Asian Studies Majors

January 22, 2020
Achievements, Announcements, Students

Punjabi-Canadian family of Onkarbir Singh Toor honours his memory through new enhancement fund

January 20, 2020
Announcements

The Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Conference (MURC) is Accepting Applications!

January 8, 2020
Spotlight, Students

Video: Finding My Identity | Student Spotlight: Matthew Remedios

December 17, 2019
Achievements, Alumni, Faculty, In The Media, Students

Asian Studies Alumnus Leo-Thomas Brylowski awarded Korea Times Grand Prize for translation

December 17, 2019
Achievements, Publications, Research, Students

Asian Studies Student Published in University of Toronto's Snergy Journal

December 17, 2019
Event Highlights, Students

2019 汉语桥 “Chinese Bridge” BC – Mandarin Singing Contest

December 17, 2019
Faculty, In The Media

Religion and Politics in Bhutan: An Interview with Dr. Dagmar Schwerk

December 17, 2019

Asian Studies Administrator Maija Norman awarded a Dean of Arts Award for Staff Excellence 2019

December 11, 2019
Event Highlights, Faculty, Students

Event Recap: The Second Annual Cantonese Fun Night (2019)

November 28, 2019
Featured Courses

JAPN 453: Readings in Modern Japanese Literature

November 19, 2019
Featured Courses

ASIA 337: The Korean People in Modern Times

November 19, 2019
Faculty, In The Media

Dr. Christopher Rea Featured in "What Makes China Laugh?" with Kung Fu Komedy

November 19, 2019
Alumni, Spotlight

Asian Studies Alumni Spotlight Featuring Chandima Silva

November 19, 2019
Faculty, In The Media, Publications

Dr. Josephine Chiu-Duke Interviewed by Asia Pacific Foundation

October 31, 2019

Event Recap: 2019 Chinese Fun Night

October 31, 2019
Faculty, In The Media

Dr. Josephine Chiu-Duke Published in CBC on Protests in Hong Kong

October 22, 2019

New Publication on Hokkaidō 150: settler colonialism and Indigeneity in modern Japan and beyond

October 22, 2019
Announcements

2019W Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture

October 22, 2019
Announcements, Faculty

2019 Lecturers of the Year

October 8, 2019
Featured Courses

2019 Global Seminar: CHIN234 Learning Chinese in a living classroom in Taiwan

October 8, 2019
Faculty, Research

Multiple Secularities: Beyond the West, Beyond Modernities

October 8, 2019
Achievements, Faculty

Sunera Thobani Honoured at ''Women Who Named the Unnamed: Pakistan's and Local Women Heroes''

October 8, 2019
Announcements

Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Persian & Iranian Studies - Fall 2019 / Winter 2020 Schedule

October 7, 2019
Announcements, Faculty

2019 Lecturers of the Year

October 1, 2019
Event Highlights

Event Recap: The Warrior Atsumori

September 24, 2019
Faculty, In The Media

Dr. Josephine Chiu-Duke Published on The Military Suppression in Hong Kong

September 19, 2019
Event Highlights

Event Recap: 2019 UBC Language Day

September 19, 2019
Announcements

At the Border: An Exhibition of Artists' Work in Response to the Partition of Punjab

September 10, 2019
Graduate, Spotlight, Students

Meet our Students: Parboti Roy

August 28, 2019
Featured Courses

SANS 300: Introductory Sanskrit

August 26, 2019
Event Highlights, Featured Courses, Students

Event Recap: UBC Himalaya Program's Summer Nepali and Tibetan Language Courses 2019

August 23, 2019
Featured Courses

ASIA 431: Tibetan Literature, Genres, and Book Culture

August 19, 2019
Featured Courses

ASIA 412: Pre-Modern Chinese Poetry (Pre-Qin to Tang)

August 19, 2019
Featured Courses

ASIA 413: Pre-Modern Chinese Poetry (Tang to Qing)

August 19, 2019
Faculty, Research

Drawing Lines in a Mandala: A Sketch of Boundaries Between Religion and Politics in Bhutan

August 19, 2019

2019 Asian Studies Welcome Event

August 19, 2019
Spotlight, Students

Student Spotlight 2019

August 9, 2019