January 18, 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 Courses • Upcoming Events • Event Recap • Opportunities • Asian Library News • On & Off-Campus Events |
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Welcome to our new faculty member, Dr. Pasang Yangjee Sherpa! We welcome a new faculty member in the new year. Pasang Yangjee Sherpa is our new Assistant Professor in Lifeways in Indigenous Asia at the Department of Asian Studies. Dr. Sherpa is a Sharwa anthropologist from Pharak, southern part of Mt. Everest region in northeastern Nepal. Her research, writing and pedagogy focus on climate change and Indigeneity among Himalayan communities, guided by the question: How do we live in the midst of dying? |
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Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian & Persianate Studies Announced for Winter and Spring 2022 We are delighted to announce our incredible lineup of Alireza Ahmadian Lectures in Iranian & Persianate Studies for Winter and Spring 2022. The lecture series will continue to be offered online via Zoom, remains free and open to the public, and will invite international scholars to share their knowledge and expertise in Iranian and Persianate Studies through historical, cultural, and critical lenses. Details of each lecture can be found on our website. |
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Cross-University Community Building via Singing: A Recap of the 2021 BC Chinese Bridge Mandarin Singing Contest The 2021 BC Chinese Bridge Mandarin Singing Contest, organized by the UBC Chinese Language Program (CLP), drew a successful conclusion last December. It brought together a diverse community of Mandarin learners from a cluster of universities in British Columbia to showcase their creativity through music. |
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The Tandem Program: Language Exchange With A Partner Want to improve your Chinese? Your English? Your Japanese? Your Korean? Your…? The Tandem Program pairs you with someone at UBC who speaks this language and who wants to improve in a language that you speak. In other words, you help each other. No teaching experience required! Registration closes on January 20 at 11:59pm PST. Register for the Tandem Language Learning Exchange Program Global Seminars for Asian Studies (Summer 2022) Global Seminars are prof-led UBC courses that take place in different locations, and focus on a specific topic. Want to earn UBC credits while travelling through Hong Kong, Kaiping, and Malaysia? Go Global will be offering ACAM 390A: The Heritage of Chinese Migrations. The deadline to apply is January 27. Find more information on ACAM 390A and apply here Find the full list of Global Seminar offerings here Call For Papers-The Middle East and Islamic Consortium of British Columbia (MEICON-BC) Graduate and upper-division undergraduate students from British Columbia and elsewhere are invited to submit abstracts for a paper presentation or poster to present at the 12th Annual Middle East and Islamic Consortium (MEICON) Student Conference. The deadline to apply is January 31. The University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa welcomes proposals for papers, panels, and performances for the 33rd annual Asian Studies Graduate Student Conference under the theme Technologies and Adaptations: Celebrating Innovations in Human Knowledge Across Asia. The deadline to apply is February 5. |
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Asian Library hours The Asian Library will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday to Friday throughout the spring term until April 30. Please consult the Hours and Locations webpage for more information. |
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