We're excited to spotlight career stories of our Asian Studies alumni in our feature series, Beyond the Books. In this edition, we hear from Aydin who graduated with a major in Asian Studies and an Honours in History with International Relations in 2022. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles under the Department of American Studies and Ethnicity. Read the full article on Aydin’s journey below and stay tuned for more alumni stories coming soon! https://lnkd.in/gAaHfjXd Interested in sharing your story? Reach out to us!
UBC Department of Asian Studies
Higher Education
Vancouver, British Columbia 525 followers
The flagship Asian Studies department in Canada and widely acknowledged as one of the finest in North America
About us
Since our inception in 1961, the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia has become one of the leading Asian Studies programs in Canada. Currently, we offer intensive programs to all students pursuing an Undergraduate, Masters and/or PhD.
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http://asia.ubc.ca
External link for UBC Department of Asian Studies
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- Higher Education
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- 51-200 employees
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- Vancouver, British Columbia
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- Public Company
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- 1961
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607 – 1871 West Mall
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z2, CA
Employees at UBC Department of Asian Studies
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SNEHA ROYCHOUDHURY
UBC '23 | AUD '20 | LAMP '17 | LSR '16
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Azadeh Mokhtarnameh
University Lecturer at University of Shiraz
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Quinton H.
UBC History MA Student | Centre for Southeast Asian Research Program Assistant | Hong Kong Studies Initiative Associate | Strait Talk Board Member…
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Peiyi Liu
Graduate- University of British Columbia
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We're excited to spotlight career stories of our Asian Studies alumni in our feature series, Beyond the Books. In this edition, we hear from Christine Park who graduated with a double major in International Relations and Asian Languages and Culture in 2011. She is now working in the TV/film industry as a Freelance Development Producer, recently working on projects such as Pachinko and Shōgun. Read the full article on Christine’s career journey below and stay tuned for more alumni stories coming soon! https://lnkd.in/gYwkqUAZ Interested in sharing your story? Reach out to us!
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Today is an opportunity to grieve the loss of innocent lives, honour them, comfort those impacted and offer appreciation for those serving in response to the Lapu Lapu Day Festival tragedy. Available supports for UBC community members: https://bit.ly/3YQ9wKc Available supports for people in British Columbia: https://bit.ly/3YOAORx
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We're excited to spotlight career stories of our Asian Studies alumni in our feature series, Beyond the Books. In this edition, we hear from Gabriel Lee who graduated with an Asian Studies minor and is now working with the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation. Read the full article on Gabriel’s career journey below and stay tuned for more alumni stories coming soon! https://lnkd.in/gVpGpn2T Interested in sharing your story? Reach out to us!
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Asian Studies Professor Christopher Rea's translation of "The Unfinished Comedy" (Lü Ban, dir., 1957) was published by the UBC Chinese Film classics Project on April Fool's Day 2025. This daring meta-cinematic satire of the early Mao era takes direct aim at the myopia of present-day New China’s cultural gatekeepers, featuring a showdown between filmmakers and the censor, "Comrade Bludgeon." When the two most popular screen comedians from before the Communist Revolution resume making films in New China, will the results be "flowers of comedy" or just "weeds"? Dr. Rea's translation of the film is available on the CFC website or YouTube! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gBCDXAmj
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Three UBC students recently participated in the 2025 Toronto Korean Speech Contest, which was held at the University of Toronto on March 15. Anushka Lahiry competed in the Intermediate Category, and Aliyah Simpson and Yueyan Shi participated in the Advanced Category against competitors from across Canada. The contest provided a great opportunity for students to showcase their language skills and cultural knowledge. Special recognition to Anushka Lahiry who won first place in the Intermediate Category! Watch her speech here: https://lnkd.in/gXJy-mkZ
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The 2024-2025 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture is happening next Thursday on April 10! Join Professor Sophie Volpp (UC Berkeley), as she uncovers the history of 100 crates of rare Chinese books being sent to the U.S. in 1941 for safekeeping. Drawing on archival documents and letters, she reveals the complex negotiations and historical tensions behind the perilous journey. The research seminar in conjunction will be held on Friday, April 11. Through the examination of The Story of the Stone and the scenic illusion paintings, Professor Volpp invites us to reconsider our understanding of verisimilitude and mimetic illusion. Learn more and register now: https://lnkd.in/gYuNUcqq
Join us for the 2024-25 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture on April 10-11! The Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture is dedicated to the late Mrs. Wat, and her passion for Chinese literature and culture. This year’s lecture and seminar features Sophie Volpp, Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures and Comparative Literature at the University of California, Berkeley. In these talks, Professor Sophie Volpp will investigate the delayed shipment of rare books from China to the US in 1941 through archival documents and help us rethink the conceptions of verisimilitude as well as mimetic illusion with literary objects. Learn more and RSVP here: https://bit.ly/3DFMWwI
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Join us for our last lecture in the 2024/25 Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian and Persianate Studies! Hear from Dr. Abbas Amanat as he discusses Iran’s response to Tipu Sultan’s anti-colonial alliance at the turn of the 19th century and the lasting impacts on Iran’s struggles today. This event is free and open to the public, and will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 from 6:30 - 9:00 pm PT at UBC Robson Square, Theatre Room (C300). Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gkMj6Yww
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In March 2025, the UBC Chinese Film Classics Project published Yuqian Chen and Asian Studies Professor Christopher Rea's translation of the 1952 film "Window to America" (Meiguo zhi chuang). Watch the full film for free on the CFC website (https://lnkd.in/dkq_4gmk) or on YouTube (https://lnkd.in/dHzEGDsm). ABOUT THE FILM Are current conditions in the USA making you want to jump out the window? Not so fast—there’s money to be made…on your death! Window-washer Charlie Kent has finished cleaning the last window of a Wall Street skyscraper, and, now facing indefinite unemployment, plans to jump to his death from that very window. Mr. Butler, a capitalist, persuades Kent to stop—at least long enough to turn the suicide into a live media spectacle and sell advertisements. "Window to America" is also a window to Chinese filmmaking during the early PRC, with China's most famous screen comedian leading an all-whiteface cast in a farcical adaptation of a Soviet play.
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