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The Asian Business and Management Program (ABMP) at YCAR was honoured to welcome the Canadian Ambassador to China, Jennifer May, to 91亚色 on 19 September 2024. Ambassador May engaged in a thoughtful discussion with a select group of scholars and administrators on the future of bilateral relations and educational exchanges between Canada and China.

Clockwise from back left: Rui Wang (Science), Alexander Kari Maavara (91亚色 International), Thomas Cumming (Regional Office of the Trade Commissioner Service), B. Michael Frolic (ABMP), Qiang Zha (Education), Esther Yu Wang (ABMP), Rebecca Irwin (Innovation 91亚色), Shubhra Gururani (YCAR Director, Anthropology), Joan Judge (History), Elena Caprioni (ABMP), Ambassador Jennifer May, Julia Bentley (YCAR).

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鈥淲e had very interesting conversations with the BTAA group and learned a lot about their consortium of universities and Korean Studies course-sharing, said KORE Director Ann Kim (Sociology).

The BTAA Korean Studies e-School is based at the University of Michigan鈥檚 Nam Center for Korean Studies and led by its director, Youngju Ryu. , BTAA (Big Ten Academic Alliance) comprises 14 universities, and they utilize the consortium to share Korea-related courses across campuses in real time, using video conferencing technology. The program diversifies course offerings and expands enrollments in Korean studies across the Midwest, while providing opportunities for collaboration in teaching and curricular development. It is funded by the Korea Foundation and is in its eleventh year of operation.

Congrats to our Faculty Associates who received reductions in their course load from the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Service Course Load Reduction Program to further 91亚色鈥檚 commitment to fostering an inclusive academic environment that values the contributions of diverse voices. Lisa Davidson (Anthropology), Mehraneh Ebrahimi (English) and Radhika Mongia (Sociology) are among the eight recipients from across the university. Created as part of the 91亚色 Faculty Association Collective Agreement, this initiative provides an annual fund of $100,000 to support service related to EDI by faculty members who self-identify as Indigenous and/or members of racialized groups. By reducing recipients鈥� course loads, the programs provide them with additional time to advance or implement aspects of 91亚色鈥檚 Decolonizing, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (DEDI) Strategy. Read the YFile story at this link.

Faculty Associate Tania Das Gupta (Gender, Sexuality and Women鈥檚 Studies), co-author | 鈥� | Book chapter in (Taylor and Francis) |

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The Award was created to support graduate students undertaking research on the topics of Korean history, culture or society. Dr. Woo, one of Korea's most distinguished scholars in Legal Medicine, laid a foundation for the development of National Institute of Scientific Investigation in that country. He was also a dedicated attending professor for 30 years at his alma mater, Yonsei University in Seoul.

YCAR offers awards for research, fieldwork and language training. The next deadline is 03 February 2025. More information on eligibility or to apply is available at this link.

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This annual event was a unique opportunity to showcase the rich culture and traditions of Chinese heritage and its contemporary relevance in Canada through a convergence of academic talks, discussions, and cultural performances.

Among the speakers was YCAR Faculty Associate Jack Leong (91亚色 Libraries). His insights, along with those from other YCAR Associates from DLLL, including Gang Pan, Pietro Giordan, Jessica Tsui-yan Li, and Jia Ma, enriched the event鈥檚 academic fabric.

The full YFile story is .

The event was sponsored by LA&PS, DLLL, YCAR and Founders College.

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With Faculty Associate (Design), Dr Chu is recipient of a YCAR Research Collaboration Fellowship. The duo is co-editing a book project, A Hong Kong Comics Studies Reader.

On 1 February, Dr Chu gave a public lecture titled 鈥溾�� The lecture examines the depiction of nostalgia for 1980s and 1990s Hong Kong in three graphic memoirs: How Blue Was My Valley (2006) by Hok-tak Yeung, Sheung Ha Wo Che (2009) by Rainbow Leung and Fu Chong Chok Lok (2011) by Ko Sing. Hong Kong nostalgia encapsulates a poignant longing for bygone eras characterized by the city's distinctive urban landscape, much of which has undergone profound transformation in the continual process of urban development. Drawing from the analysis, Dr Chu illustrates how the personal childhood narratives and depiction of communal spaces evoke the collective memories of shared experiences. Bridging the realms of autobiographical reflection and communal remembrance, graphic memoirs play a pivotal role in shaping our understanding of Hong Kong鈥檚 cultural memories amidst ongoing transforming urban landscape.

Dr Chu will be at YCAR until 25 February 2024.

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The Hong Kong Studies Group Lecture Series aims to review, highlight and acknowledge the new knowledge that emerging scholars are contributing to the field of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Diaspora Studies, thereby shaping its future. The series has included talks by (University of Toronto) who provided an overview of the Hong Kong-Canadian astronaut family and Kin Wai Chu (University of Ghent) who spoke on graphic memoirs.

There are two upcoming talks, the first on 14 February where . On 14 March, will explore how music can be used for intercultural learning in undergraduate music education by examining the effects of colonialism in Hong Kong.

The series鈥� reach is expanded as events are being held in conjunction with courses in Music, Sociology, Anthropology, Communication and Culture, Geography, History and Humanities. The series is organized by (Design) and the

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Graduate Associate organized a well-attended hybrid international symposium in November that brought M膩ori and Asian activists and scholars from Aotearoa New Zealand with Tkaronto-based activists and scholars to address challenges and praxis of solidarity building. Speakers included: Sina Brown-Davis, Dr Arama Rata, T膩whana Chadwick, Kirsty Fong, and Dr Mahdis Azarmandi. was supported by several internal and community organization in both countries.	Photograph provided by M. Fu
YCAR was pleased to co-present the screening and publication launch organized by Graduate Associate Cindy Jiang (Critical Disaiblity Studies) on December 1. The Critical Perspectives on Mental Health Research Cluster at the Robarts Centre for Canadian Studies launched their second special edition of Canada Watch: Rethinking, Reframing, and Reimagining Madness, followed by a screening of short films related to racialized mental health and a discussion with the three Canadian directors: Nesa Huda, Kagan Goh and Emmanuel Teji. 鈥淭here was overwhelming positive feedback on how this event was so different in terms of how we discuss mental health in the academy, especially among racialized populations,鈥� said Jiang.	Cindy Jiang photograph
The celebrated research on Philippines and the Diaspora on December 1. Students and faculty reported on their research and accomplishments the past year. Members of the Consulate of the Philippines in Toronto, including the Consul General, were special guests. Attendees were also treated to a new dance choreography that PSG funding supported through its Community-Engaged Research Grants. The PSG鈥檚 2023 activities were made possible with support from the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto.	YCAR Photograph
Gardeners of Stories, led by YCAR Graduate Associate Arpita Bajpeyi, Vridhhi Chaudhry and Meera Kanageswaran, organized Paalam: A Reimagining South Asian Dance Salon Series in November 2023. The series, with works by international and Toronto-based artists, features art that explores stories we don鈥檛 typically encounter in South Asian dance: experiences of life on tea plantations, queerness, postpartum depression and much more. A on November 12 included Dhanarajh Rasiah (Sri Lanka), Ranjini Nair (India/UK), and Sangram Mukhopadhyay (India) who reimagined how bharatanatyam, kuchipudi, and whacking/waacking can represent our experiences. The group鈥檚 second, very successful was held on November 18 and included work-in-progress dance performances from Ann Ariyadasa, Ramya Raghavan, and Niroshehaa Ragunathan with Marilyn Yogayrajah. YCAR was pleased to co-present the series.	Y. Garcia photographs

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The Philippine Studies Group (PSG) invited course directors and teaching assistants to nominate exceptional student papers and research-creation outputs. Alden is the third 2023 award recipient; all of the winning papers will be published in a special New Voices in Asian Research series later this term.

10 January 2024

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