The Department of Asian Studies offers programs of study that lead to degrees in the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and a Ph.D. Our programs offer students the opportunity to learn about the impact of Asian cultures and develop their linguistic competencies in up to nine Asian languages.

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

 
The Chinese Language Program’s stream of heritage courses are designed with the central goal of helping students explore and strengthen their cultural identities.

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!

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

September 8, 2021

Asian Studies New Faculty Spotlight – Yasuko Matsumoto

September 1, 2021

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

August 24, 2021
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Events

Production and Circulation of Post-revolutionary Iranian Literature

September 25, 2021
4:00 pm
RSVP

Migration and Language: Story-Reading with Fariba Sedighim

September 29, 2021
6:30 pm

Public Lecture: Foreign Femininity and Masculinity in Japanese Translation with Dr. Momoko Nakamura

October 1, 2021
5:00 pm
Free
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