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 ten Asian languages.

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PhD student Hok Yau (Tim) Pit selected to join the UBC Vancouver Public Scholars Initiative

 

Celebrate Korean Heritage Month at the 2026 Vancouver Korean Book Festival

 
Korean literature, graphic storytelling, film and popular culture, and language come together in Vancouver this October at the Vancouver Korean Book Festival!

Christopher Rea and Julie Wang translate epic Taiwanese magical realist WWII novel “The Crossing of the Boars”

 
Christopher Rea and Julie M. Wang have translated, "The Crossing of the Boars" (Columbia, 2026), a landmark novel by the celebrated Malaysian-Taiwanese writer Zhang Guixing.
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PhD student Hok Yau (Tim) Pit selected to join the UBC Vancouver Public Scholars Initiative

October 5, 2026

Celebrate Korean Heritage Month at the 2026 Vancouver Korean Book Festival

October 1, 2026

Christopher Rea and Julie Wang translate epic Taiwanese magical realist WWII novel “The Crossing of the Boars”

October 1, 2026
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Events

Afrasiyab’s Dream in the Shahnameh Dreams and Dream Interpretation in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh, with Special Attention to Afrasiyab’s Dream in the Story of Siyavash

October 7, 2026
6:00 pm
RSVP

Living with complex risk in the Himalaya: An interdisciplinary discussion of the August 2026 disaster in Nepal and Tibet

October 14, 2026
5:30 pm
RSVP

2026 Vancouver Korean Book Festival: Book Talk with Park Sang Young

October 15, 2026
4:30 pm
RSVP
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