March 24, 2022 The Update is a regular roundup of news in the Department of Asian Studies for our Students, Faculty and Staff |
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Top Stories • Featured Summer Courses • Upcoming Events • Event Recaps • Spotlight • Sustainability News • Asian Library News • Opportunities • On & Off-Campus Events |
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A Guide to Majoring and Minoring in Asian Studies Interested in declaring a major or minor in Asian Studies and curious where to start? Look no further! Here’s our start-up guide to declaring a program in Asian Studies and figuring out which track is right for you. |
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| FEATURED SUMMER COURSES |
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Looking for courses this summer? Please check out the following courses offered in Summer Term 2 with seats available! ONLINE: ASIA 200 951 Cultural Foundations of East Asia Interested in traditional and contemporary culture in East Asia (China, Japan, and Korea)? Students in ASIA 200 will critically examine both the shared and diverse cultural elements within East Asia, historically and today. Examples include religious and philosophical beliefs, literature, art, food, and architecture. This 200-level class is suitable for students of all levels, and requires no Asian language background nor any prerequisites. ONLINE: ASIA 300 951 Writing and Culture in East Asia Since the invention of Chinese characters over 3,000 years ago, writing has played a prominent role in politics, religion, the arts, science and scholarship in East Asia. Nearly every aspect of East Asian civilization is in some way canvased to the issues of writing. ASIA 300 will explore these topics and how they relate to each other. ONLINE: ASIA 355 951 History of Chinese Cinema Want to learn more about Chinese history and society through the lens of Chinese Cinema? This course will be perfect for you! The movie selections cover a wide range of temporal and geographical contexts, genres and aesthetics. No prior knowledge of Chinese language, culture or history is required. ONLINE: ASIA 374 951 Imagining Punjab The cultural and linguistic region of Punjab as it has been imagined in different times and places, in South Asia and beyond, in literature, scholarship, film, and popular culture. This class will explore Punjabi cultural and linguistic formations across national boundaries, as well as across the religious divides. Nepali Language in a Community Context (NEPL 390) and Tibetan Language in a Community Context (TIBT 390) will both be offered by the Department of Asian Studies in collaboration with the UBC Himalaya Program from May 16 to 27 this year! These two-week introductory summer courses blend classroom instruction and experiential learning opportunities with Nepali and Tibetan community partners in the Lower Mainland. |
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Traditions of Yoga: A Webinar Series at UBC Wednesdays, March 23 - April 6 Where did yoga come from? And what is it doing here? These are questions we investigate in ASIA 210: “Traditions of Yoga” at UBC. As a public extension of this course, we are pleased to invite you to join us on Wednesday afternoons in March and April, as we welcome noted scholars to discuss how and why they study yoga through historical, cultural, and critical lenses. This series is presented by the Department of Asian Studies at UBC, in collaboration with the Yoga Studies Network (UVic). All events are free Zoom webinars and open to the public. The sessions will not be recorded. |
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The 34th Annual BC Japanese Speech Contest Recap The 34th Annual British Columbia Japanese Speech Contest was held in person on March 5, 2022 at the Asian Centre at UBC, with 19 UBC students competing as finalists. This year's speech contest was again supported by the Consulate General of Japan in Vancouver, local sponsors, and local Japanese language educators. The Japanese Language Program at UBC is very proud of the high-quality performance and the achievements of all UBC students at the contest! Read the full recap and watch the contest recording
In case you missed some of our previous events, the recordings of the following events are now available on our YouTube channel: March 8: John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies: Buddhism and Psychotherapy in Japan February 27: Workshop: Being-in-Passing; Story Reading with Asieh Nezam Shahidi February 26: The Changing Diet of the Iranians – From Quasi-Vegetarians to Quasi-Carnivores January 31: (Part 2) Workshop: Habitat of War, the Migrant: Story Reading with Rira Abbasi January 31: (Part 1) Workshop: Habitat of War, the Migrant: Story Reading with Rira Abbasi |
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Chinese Language Program Alumni Spotlight: Liam Bates’s Roadmap to Success via Cultural Curiosity Liam Bates, an alumnus of the UBC Chinese Language Program (CLP), was a student eager to learn about the world outside his bubble. While at the CLP, he dedicated himself to his studies, going beyond his comfort zone and treating challenges as learning opportunities for personal growth. Inspired by his studies at the CLP, Liam strived to learn more about the Chinese language and culture beyond academia. |
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How to Check Out E-Books from the Vancouver Public Library As we look towards spring and summer, where time for leisure reading seems to make a comeback for busy students and faculty, the Department of Asian Studies encourages you to rethink the way you read books. E-books have become an increasingly popular way to save money and space without the repeated impact on the environment that comes from buying new books. Did you know that the Vancouver Public Library has its own e-book catalogues ready for you at any time? |
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Amazon Web Services Openings for Bilingual Students (Japanese/English and Korean/English) Candidates and Recent Graduates Amazon Web Services is hiring fluent Japanese and Korean candidates for their cloud support openings. Positions include Cloud Support Associate (CSA) and Cloud Support Engineer (CSE). While these are technical roles, the CSA position is aimed at those interested in tech, but don't have experience. These roles are aimed at upcoming graduates as well as recent graduates. Learn how to become a Cloud Support Associate (Japanese Fluency) 2022 Asian Studies Summer Teaching Assistantships The Department of Asian Studies is hiring Undergraduate and Graduate Teaching Assistants for our summer 2022 language and culture course offerings. The term of employment will span May 9-August 28, with each course totalling 192 work hours. The deadline to apply is March 31. 2022 Taiwan Scholarship and 2022 Huayu Enrichment Scholarship The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vancouver has announced two scholarship programs for 2022. The Taiwan Scholarship Program assists international students in undertaking undergraduate, master, or doctoral degree programs in Taiwan. The Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Program helps international students who want to study Mandarin in Taiwan. The deadline to apply is March 31 for both. Learn more about the Taiwan Scholarship and apply Call for Application: Lecturer in Cantonese Language & Culture The Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, invites applications for a lecturer position in Cantonese language and culture, to commence on September 1, 2022. The deadline to apply is April 18. Call for Papers: 6th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-6) The 6th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-6) will take place as a virtual conference via Zoom on 27-28 May 2022 (EDT) , to be hosted by The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A. The deadline to submit abstracts is April 25. Contribute open educational resources during the UBC OER Collection Challenge The new UBC OER Collection showcases the university's open educational resources in a searchable interface to help educators incorporate open educational resources and practices into curriculum. Participate in the OER Collection Challenge with your Faculty or department and contribute open educational resources by April 30. Summer Workshop for Graduate Students on Asian Art, Religion, and History at Fudan University Fudan University invites applications to their 11th Annual Summer Workshop on Asian Art, Religion, and History, from June 23 to July 2, 2022. The theme of this year’s workshop is “Intellectual History of Asia in the Global Context." Advanced graduate students specializing in East Asian studies with Chinese language proficiency are encouraged to apply. Applications may be sent to brooks.jessup@berkeley.edu by May 1. Summer School in Spoken Sanskrit 2022 The Institute of Indology and Central Asian Studies of the Leipzig University and the Spracheninstitut an der Universität Leipzig e.V. are organising a Sanskrit Summer School in Spoken Sanskrit. Students will learn how to converse in Sanskrit on topics of daily life by using classical and modern vocabulary, and overcome the perception of Sanskrit as a written-only, “dead” language. The course will be offered online for those unable to attend in person. The registration for this course is possible until August 5. |
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