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Fourth Bernard H. K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies & Hong Kong Beyond Hong Kong symposium
The 91亚色 Centre for Asian Research is pleased to host the Fourth Bernard H. K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies in June 2021 as well as three panels inquiring how Hong Kong as a 鈥渄istinct society鈥 culturally, politically and economically can sustain moving forward within geographical Hong Kong and beyond. *For details, please […]
Opportunities | YCAR-hosted research projects seeking undergraduate Research Assistants for summer 2021 | Deadline: April 30
We are seeking two 91亚色 undergraduate research assistants for summer 2021 RAY (Research at 91亚色) positions. The position descriptions are below. Interested students can apply to these positions via Student Financial Services. All applicants also need to complete a Work/Study application to determine their eligibility. The application deadlines are 30 April 2021. Chinese-fluent […]
April Schedule | South Asian Documentary Film Festival 2021
YCAR is pleased to support the South Asian Film Festival 2021鈥斺淪tories of, by and from South Asia鈥澛 This FREE, virtual Film Festival is aimed at amplifying South Asian culture and activism to create meaningful dialogues and intercultural awareness. We see these films as important resources for students, researchers, faculties and general film enthusiasts to learn […]
Sister, Brother: A Performance & Workshop
Chang鈥檚 first foray into playwrighting delves into what it means to be a daughter and son in a Chinese Canadian family Inspired by her undergraduate research on son preference and daughter discrimination among Chinese Canadians, Lauren Chang鈥檚 first foray into playwriting and directing is an opportunity for attendees to reflect on their experiences in their […]
South Asian Documentary Film Festival 2021: Stories of, by and from South Asia | March 12-July 23
YCAR is pleased to support the South Asian Film Festival 2021鈥斺淪tories of, by and from South Asia鈥 This is a FREE, virtual Film Festival showcasing 15 South Asian documentaries from India, Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Myanmar! This unique festival is inviting audiences all over the world to register and access these films free of […]
In memory of our colleague Lisa Drummond
Dear YCAR Associates, It is with a heavy heart that I am writing to you that our dear colleague, Lisa Drummond, passed away yesterday after a long illness. Lisa was a long-time YCAR Faculty Associate, Associate Professor in the Urban Studies Program in the Department of Social Science and a member of the Graduate Program […]
"Upstream," a docufiction film by Xin Liu
Xin Liu received Canada-China Initiatives Fund support in 2020 for his master鈥檚 project, 鈥楿pstream鈥, a 20-minute docufiction film that explores the identity struggle of Chinese Permanent Residents in Canada and their immutable yearnings to return home.聽 In summer 2020, he drove to British Columbia to document the schools of salmon that find their way back […]
Asia Research Brief #39: Gendered World of Issei Women and Men in Japanese Hawai鈥榠, 1880s鈥1910s
In this latest Asia Research Brief, Yukari Takai (History) examines the marriage and divorce practices among Japanese issei women and men in Hawai鈥榠 from the 1880s to the 1910s. She focuses on three practices that are difficult to capture and previously little-studied: temporary marriage or karif奴fu, wife sale and wife brokerage. Through her research she […]