January 23, 2020 The Update is a bi-weekly roundup of news in the Department of Asian Studies for our Students, Faculty and Staff |
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Punjabi-Canadian family of Onkarbir Singh Toor honours his memory through new enhancement fund Learning about Punjabi language and culture at UBC made a lasting impression on former science student, Onkarbir Singh Toor (BSc’16). After his sudden premature passing, Onkarbir’s family honoured his memory in 2017 by establishing a fund to enrich the Punjabi Studies program. Over the years, this has supported activities such as students in our advanced-level oral history class ASIA 475 (Documenting Punjabi Canada) receiving training and support to interview community members on immigration, identity and gender inequality via creating multimedia projects. Their generosity ensures that future generations of UBC students will continue to benefit from Punjabi studies and community-based research components. Click the link below to find out more. |
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2020 Lunar New Year Celebration — Year of the Rat The Chinese Language Program, co-hosted by UBC Chinese Music Club & UBC Asian Studies, invites you to join the 2020 Lunar New Year Celebration for the Year of the Rat. From lion dances to K-pop dances, mahjong to calligraphy, come down and enjoy the festivities! |
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2019/20 John Howes Lecture in Japanese Studies Professor Ketelaar will draw on his most recent research into the concepts of the barbarian and the frontier in the construction of Japanese national identity and history; coupled with this he will examine something of the roles and meanings of emotion in the construction of the historical imagination in Japan. All of which will be used in a critical approach to the area known as Japan Studies. |
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KORN 415A: The Best Group Video For a group project, the students in KORN 415A created public service advertisements intended to raise awareness of diverse social issues increasing in South Korea. Congratulations to all of the members of this group for being voted "best video" by students! Christy Chung, who portrayed the role of the bully in the video, was also selected as the "best actress". |
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CHIN141 & 241:Three Chapters, One Story 《三段光阴，一个故事》 This past Winter Term saw a collaborative project between CHIN 141 & 241 classes in delving and exploring Chinese culture in an intergenerational context. Students prepared documentaries that asked them to reflect on and discover intergenerational relations with their cultures. Using Chinese, they were challenged to explore what this meant to their parents and grandparents, and share their thoughts and sentiments with their classmates. |
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Discover 120 years of The Japan Times We are pleased to announce a trial access to The Japan Times Digital Archives available until February 16, 2020. The Japan Times Archives enables users to easily search for articles on about 500,000 pages across 120 years, ranging from the inaugural issue in March 1897 to December 2018. The database offers valuable historical content covering domestic and international politics, economy, culture, TV schedules, advertisements, weather forecasts and other useful topics. Visit the Japan Times Digital Archives and share your feedback through our survey. |
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| OPPORTUNITIES |
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2020 APU Summer Gateway Program The Gateway Program offers intensive Japanese language courses from beginner to intermediate level. APU’s multicultural environment, which cannot be found elsewhere in Japan, provides a friendly and safe environment for students who do not have any background in Japanese. You will not only expand your knowledge of Japanese and Asia Pacific cultures, but also deepen your intercultural understanding and cross-cultural communication skills by studying alongside students from over 90 countries and regions. Critical Asian Studies Journal's Online Blog Critical Asian Studies, a Taylor and Francis multidisciplinary academic journal, is soliciting 500-1,500-word online blog posts to for a linguistically and culturally diverse readership. With a focus on practice more than theory, the blog is now publishing posts emphasizing empirical evidence from early career scholars about emerging scholarship and research on new and critical topics infolding across Asia on the themes of research and opinion on politics, economic realities, or another critical topic in an Asian region, or reflections on fieldwork highlighting methods employed across various disciplines for research, analysis, and data collection. If you would like to submit or propose a post, respond to webeditor.criticalasianstudies@gmail.com with your interest and potential topic.
Call for Submissions: 2020 Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast Conference The Organizing Committee of Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC) 2020 invites college and university faculty, K-12 schoolteachers, independent scholars and graduate and undergraduate students with an interest in Asian or Asian diaspora studies to submit proposals for organized panels, roundtable discussions, individual papers or poster presentations related to Asia and the Asian diasporas.The theme for the conference is “Asia: Our Global Future” and held at the University of Hawaii at Hilo on June 12-13, 2020. The submission deadline is February 29, 2020. Make Community Connections! Reading Week Projects for Asian Studies students Looking for a break from the books this Reading Break? A 3-day project with an elementary school or non-profit organization can enable you to work in group settings, learn more about community issues, apply your academics in the real world, build lasting connections, and make a difference. Mental Wellness Cafe - Invitation for Speakers Back by popular demand, the UBC Science Undergraduate Society Mental Health Advocacy will be hosting their second Wellness Cafe with the theme being the Intersectionality of Mental Health and Culture, to recognize the disparities and additional challenges faced by students of colour; international students at UBC when it comes to mental health. MHA would like to invite speakers who are knowledgeable or have personal experiences on the subject of intersectionality of mental health in terms of their cultural background. If you are interested, please contact for more details! Call for Submissions: 2020 Middle East and Islamic Studies Consortium Conference The Middle East and Islamic Consortium of British Columbia (MEICON-BC) will be hosting their 12th annual conference and would like to invite graduate and undergraduate students to submit papers. A prize of $500.00 will be awadered to a paper presented at the conference. To apply for the prize, please send an additional letter of application, 150-word abstract, and the attached essay around 3000 words to uvic.meicon@gmail.com by February 15, 2020. |
| ON & OFF-CAMPUS EVENTS |
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Graduate Research Foundations: Innovation and Impact: Preparing to work differently independently January 23 | 4:00 p.m. | The xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of Many Trees), Liu Institute for Global Issues |
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Field Study in Asia information Session January 23 | 4:30pm | B245 Building, Langara Campus |
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Floor 9 Salon Series: Family, an Asian Perspective January 27 | 5:30 p.m, | Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, 900-675 West Hastings Streetg, Langara Campus |
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Dangers of Free Speech: The Unjust Arrest of Loujain Al-Hathloul January 27 | 6:00 p.m. | xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of many trees), Liu Institute for Global Issues |
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Designing Art for Cultural Inclusion January 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Community Hall at Kitsilano Neighbourhoods House, 2305 W 7th Ave. |
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UBC Centre for Teaching, Learning and Technology First Year Experience Educators' Symposium February 20 | 9:00 a.m. | UBC Life Building |
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Rising Voices - Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights in a Globalized World March 7 | 10:00 a.m. | Irving K. Barber Learning Centre |
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