June 3, 2020 Hosted by the Department of Asian Studies, the Hong Kong Studies Initiative (HKSI) at the University of British Columbia is devoted to promoting the teaching and research of this most-improbable metropolis, both as an extraordinary Chinese city and as a spectacular international and transnational hub. |
Dear Friends of HKSI, As we navigate the fast-changing landscape around us, we here at the University of British Columbia will continue to do what we can to foster conversations and to build capacity. Leo K. Shin 單國鉞 Associate Professor, History and Asian Studies Convenor, Hong Kong Studies Initiative 共研香江 |
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Roundtable Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 19:00 (Pacific Daylight Time) National Security (Law) in Hong Kong: An Assessment via Zoom A City in Protest event Registration: https://hksi.ubc.ca/events/event/roundtable-national-security-law/ The decision by the National People’s Congress to introduce a national security law in Hong Kong has generated strong reactions both within the special administrative region and far beyond. Why is the proposed law deemed necessary by some but viewed with deep concerns by others? How would the proposed law affect the ways of life of the people in Hong Kong? And how would the proposed law reconfigure Hong Kong’s long-standing status as an international hub? Finally, what implications does the introduction of the proposed law have for countries such as Canada? Panelists: Albert Hung-yee Chen, University of Hong Kong Wilson Leung, Temple Chambers Jie Cheng, University of British Columbia Pitman Potter, University of British Columbia This roundtable is sponsored by the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative, Department of Asian Studies, the Centre for Asian Legal Studies, and Centre for Chinese Research | ||
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"The Museum of Vancouver and the University of British Columbia proudly present a new feature exhibition, A Seat at the Table: Chinese Immigration and British Columbia. This exhibition, which has 2 locations, explores historical and contemporary stories of Chinese Canadians in BC and their struggles for belonging. It looks to food and restaurant culture as an entry point to feature stories that reveal the great diversity of immigrant experience and of the communities immigrants develop." Details: https://museumofvancouver.ca/a-seat-at-the-table Accompanying lecture by co-Curator Dr. Henry Yu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxM87hQMjzc |
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Dr. Shannon Walsh, Associate Professor of Film Production in the Department of Theatre and Film, is one of the 175 awardees (out of almost 3,000 applicants) of the 2020 Guggenheim Fellowships. Dr. Qian Wang, Director of the Chinese Language Program in the Department of Asian Studies, has been awarded a 2019–2020 Killam Teaching Prize. Dr. Hedy Law, who has successfully launched a new course on “Cantonese Music” (MUSC 327/ASIA 335), has been granted tenure with promotion to the rank of Associate Professor. Congratulations to all—well deserved! |
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Photo: Fuyubi Nakamura HKSI Associates respond to the coronavirus outbreak |
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Congratulations to all who took part in the Combating Covid-19 Cantonese Lyrics Competition 抗疫時代 粵語填詞比賽 organized by the UBC School of Music and the Cantonese Language Program. We look forward to the release of the winning song later this summer. |
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For the first-ever HKSI webinar (“The Hong Kong Diaspora in the Age of Protests"), Dr. Simon Shen 沈旭暉 offered an overview of the challenges facing the city and spoke on the need to imagine a new global identity for Hong Kong. |
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Across 16 time zones, 12 presenters and 6 commentators from Japan, Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Switzerland, Poland, and, of course, Hong Kong were joined by dozens of participants from the world over for a 3-day history workshop on “Mapping Hong Kong.” Heartfelt thanks to the HKSI Student Associates as well as our institutional partners here at UBC and abroad for your support. We’ll see you again next year. |
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Please kindly consider a tax-deductible donation to HKSI (hksi.ubc.ca/support-us). Thank you, as always, for your support of the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative. |
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