To the graduating class of Fall 2022,
The UBC Department of Asian Studies heartily congratulates you on the completion of your degree in Asian Studies from the University of British Columbia! We are extremely proud of you – an impressive achievement and hard-earned success overall!
To celebrate you, we composed this “UBC Asian Studies Class of Fall 2022 Graduates Yearbook” page featuring some of our graduates who shared their perspectives on Asian Studies and thanks for those who supported their academic journeys.
Fall 2022 Graduates Yearbook
Doctoral degree
Master’s degree
Specialization: Korean
Thesis title: Becoming “Red Children”: the literacy movement among Soviet Koreans in the Russian Far East, 1922-1937
Supervisor: Ross King
Specialization: Japanese
Thesis title: An analysis of Amerika shinwa: manuscript circulation and epistemological background in early modern Japan
Supervisor: Christina Laffin
Specialization: Japanese
Thesis title: The origins of modern Japanese children’s literature: Meiji dogs and American earls
Supervisor: Sharalyn Orbaugh
Specialization: Japanese
Thesis title: When machines long for human warmth: Nier: Automata and the player-game relationship
Supervisor: Colleen Laird
Bachelor’s degree
Major in Asian Area Studies
As a soon-to-be graduate of Asian Studies, the top one thing I will take from this degree is allowing me to think in different perspectives. Learning about different Asian countries allows me to engage with different culture and people around the world.
A huge thanks to my family for the huge support that allowed me to attend university with lots of love and financial support. Also, the Professors from the Department of Asian studies provided massive academic knowledge for me to learn from.
Major in Asian Area Studies
I think the importance of Asian Studies is that it helps us gain a better understanding of the political pattern among Asian countries and gives us a different perspective on several issues that exist between different Asian countries.
I want to thank my parents who had always supported me and my classmates and friends who have always helped and encouraged me when I had difficulties in my studies.
Major in Asian Language and Culture (Japan)
Major in Asian Area Studies
Major in Asian Area Studies
Nothing, but Everything.
