September 25, 2025 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 • In The Media • Upcoming Events • Asian Library News • Opportunities • On & Off-Campus Events |
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Commemorate Orange Shirt Day – September 30 Orange Shirt Day (OSD), September 30, is a day to honour and uphold Survivors and Intergenerational Survivors of the Indian Residential School system, and to commemorate those who didn’t return home. Join the Faculties of Land and Food Systems and Forestry for an Intergenerational March to commemorate OSD. The March is intergenerational, and aims to be educational and supportive to the Indigenous community on campus and beyond. |
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Dr. Ji-yoon An Discusses K-Pop Demon Hunters on The Decibel with The Globe and Mail K-Pop Demon Hunters has become a global phenomenon, and children are obsessed with movie. Our Assistant Professor of Modern Korean Popular Culture, Ji-yoon An, was recently invited onto The Globe and Mail's The Decibel podcast to discuss how South Korean culture has spread across the world. Back to top |
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Editor Applications for the 2025-26 UBC Journal of Historical Studies is open The UBC Journal of Historical Studies' editors contribute to selecting articles for publication, engage in the peer-review process, and work closely with authors and co-editors throughout the publishing process. This is an opportunity for students to gain experience in academic editing by playing an active role in advancing and sharing cutting-edge historical research. The application deadline is 11:59 PM on September 26. Call for Applications: 2026 Lind Initiative Seminar Upper-year undergrads and graduate students are encouraged to apply to the 2026 Phil Lind Initiative 3-credit Seminar (Jan-April 2026). The 2026 Phil Lind Series theme is: America First, America Alone? Rethinking Global Leadership. Through the seminar, students will grapple with shifts in global politics and their consequences for the future of trade and security, the unraveling of multilateral cooperation, and the role of populist politics in driving foreign policy. Deadline to apply is September 30. Call for Papers: 2025-26 UBC Journal of Historical Studies The History Department’s student-run publication produces an annual journal that showcases the finest historical research from undergraduates, contributing to a thriving and more inclusive academic community at UBC. If you have a paper demonstrating your argumentative ability or a novel historical angle, please submit it for consideration! The submission deadline for papers is 11:59 PM on October 3. Applications open for the StEAR Enhancement Fund UBC faculty and staff are invited to apply for the Strategic Equity & Anti-Racism (StEAR) Enhancement Fund. Get up to $10,000 to catalyze projects that advance equity and anti-racism. The first call for faculty and staff led application closes October 15, with another application window available in January. Back to top |
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September 27 September 27 September 29 Understanding Through Comics – Comics for Equity Events at the UBC iSchool October 3 Until October 4 October 9 October 28 Arts Multilingual Week Speech Contest October 29 UBC Symposium on “Linguaphobia, Linguistic Indifference, and the Monolingual University” October 29 Back to top |
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