Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

David Lam Centre for International Communication

  • A-Z directory
  • Sign in
    • Mail
    • goSFU
    • Canvas
  • A-Z Directory
    • a
    • b
    • c
    • d
    • e
    • f
    • g
    • h
    • i
    • j
    • k
    • l
    • m
    • n
    • o
    • p
    • q
    • r
    • s
    • t
    • u
    • v
    • w
    • x
    • y
    • z
  • Sign in
    • SFU Mail
    • goSFU
    • Canvas
  • Home
  • About Us
  • People
    • Overview
    • Steering Committee
    • DLC Members
    • Scholar in Residence
    • Research Fellow
    • Research Assistant
    • Founding Director
  • Events
  • Pacific Region Forum
  • Projects & Research
  • SFU Asia-Related Research
  • Paul Tai Yip Ng Memorial Award
  • Funding Opportunities
    • Overview
    • Global
    • Asia Pacific
    • East Asia/Southeast Asia
    • China/Taiwan
    • Japan
    • Korea
    • South Asia
    • Culture
    • Postdoctoral Fellowship
    • Doctoral Research
    • Masters
    • Undergrad
  • Links
  • Contact Us
Home / Past Events / 2019
  • 2019
  • 2018
  • 2017
  • 2016
  • 2015
  • 2014
  • 2013
  • 2012
  • 2011
  • 2010
  • 2009
  • Early Cinema in Colonial Taiwan

    November 27, 2019

    What was the role of cinema during the expansion of empires in East Asia? This talk introduces... read more

  • Revisiting Indigenous Articulations: A Film Screening and Discussion with Anita Chang

    November 22, 2019

    What is at stake in generating and representing Indigenous articulations in Asia and the Pacific?... read more

  • Testing Hearing: Audiometry and Environmental Noise Control in Postwar Taiwan

    November 22, 2019

    As part of democratic liberalization in the late 1970s and 1980s, noise abatement signified the... read more

  • A Glimpse on Indigenous Traditional Territory Policy through the land disputes from the Thao people in Taiwan

    November 20, 2019

    This talk illustrates the case from the Thao people to see how Indigenous Traditional Territory... read more

  • Alpa Shah Lecture Series

    Alpa Shah presents her books: Ground down by Growth: Tribe, Caste, Class and Inequality in 21st... read more

  • Eating as Moral Philosophy: A Comparison between Singapore and the U.S.

    November 19, 2019

    People across the world think about foods that are “good” and “bad,” and... read more

  • South-South Encounters: The Politics of Interactions among Africans and Chinese on the Ground

    November 19, 2019

    Saheed A. Adejumobi moderates a panel featuring Nellie Chu - Prophetic becoming: The prosperity... read more

  • Pirates and Publishers: A Social History of Copyright in Modern China

    November 15, 2019

    In mass media as well as in academic discussions, China’s inability or reluctance to protect... read more

  • Decolonizing Mothering: Asian Immigrant Mothers’ Learning in Transnational Canada

    November 14, 2019

    Dr. Yidan Zhu examines how Asian immigrant mothers (re)construct their fluid identity, learn... read more

  • Ethnic diversity in Africa and its implications for Chinese investments

    November 06, 2019

    One of the least discussed aspects of globalization is the movement of highly trained and talented... read more

  • Thai Forest Buddhism Enters the British Columbian Forest: Building Birken Monastery in the 1990s

    October 04, 2019

    Buddhists who visited encountered an intensely foreign cultural and physical environment... read more

  • Urban Media Art as Social Mediation in Hong Kong

    October 01, 2019

    The lecture will use the emerging discourse on urban media as its point of departure and... read more

  • Chinese State Capitalism in Hong Kong

    September 26, 2019

    Professor Hung's presentation discusses the role of Hong Kong as China’s offshore financial... read more

  • Economic Origins and Geopolitical Limits of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

    September 25, 2019

    Many see the Chinese economic miracle as an illustration of an alternative model of development to... read more

  • Taiwan's Politics in Action: Elections Past and Future

    September 10, 2019

    Elections in Taiwan have an interesting and colorful history. They have been critical to... read more

  • Vancouver Art Gallery Keynote Lecture: Sunil Gupta

    July 13, 2019

    Join artist Sunil Gupta for a keynote lecture critically addressing issues of race, migration and... read more

  • Pico Iyer on Love, Life and Mortality

    July 07, 2019

    Date: Sunday, July 7, 2019 Time: 2:00 - 3:30pm Place: Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut... read more

  • The Acquisition of Lexical Tone by Cantonese-speaking Children

    June 20, 2019

    Cantonese tone acquisition, contrary to the general principle that perception precedes production... read more

  • International Workshop on Gender Diversity & Inclusiveness

    June 01, 2019

    More information is available on GSWS' website here. ... read more

  • DOXA Film Festival 2019

    The 18th annual DOXA Documentary Film Festival will take place May 2 thru 12, 2019. ... read more

  • Person-Centred Care for Older Adults with Dementia in BC and Hong Kong

    May 06, 2019

    This Symposium brings together a group of researchers, healthcare providers, and policymakers from... read more

  • In the Claws of a Century Wanting

    May 06, 2019

    In the backstreets of Manila’s busiest port, thousands of people — many of them... read more

  • Paul Tai Yip Ng Memorial Award for 2018 Best Graduate Student Paper

    April 30, 2019

    Congratulations to Ms. Daniella Silva, who won our 2018 Best Graduate Student... read more

  • explorASIAN 2019

    April 27, 2019

    This year’s explorASIAN focus is pan-Asian arts and culture, in recognition of the unique... read more

  • Canadian South Asian Youths Conference: Identity, Gender, Sexuality, Employment, and Activism

    April 06, 2019

    The Conference is expected to explore the identity formation/negotiations, the role of... read more

  • Vancouver as the Gateway to Asia: How Chinese Art and Artists Have Come to Our City

    April 01, 2019

    EVENT PHOTOS ... read more

  • Conversations with Ambedkar

    March 27, 2019

    Dr. Valerian Rodrigues will present his edited volume of lectures on the legacy of B. R. Ambedkar,... read more

  • Indigenous Worlds in Life and Death

    March 14, 2019

    This lecture explores how two different ways of studying the past (standard social history and... read more

  • Through the Looking Glass

    March 05, 2019

    Yi Cui will introduce a few works made by Tibetan herdsmen, monks and young students, and will... read more

  • Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam

    February 27, 2019

    Dr. Rachel Harris, SOAS, University of London... read more

  • Fissures in the Historical Terrain: Revisit the Cold War in East Asia in the Hoover Archives

    February 11, 2019

    The presentation will showcase several archival treasures from the Hoover Institution Archives,... read more

  • Admission
  • Programs
  • Learning
  • Research
  • Community
  • About
  • Maps + directions
  • Library
  • Academic Calendar
  • Road Report
  • Give to SFU
  • Emergency Information
  • Connect with us
  • Facebook
    Twitter
    YouTube

  • Contact us
  • David Lam Centre
    515 West Hastings Street
    Vancouver, British Columbia
    Canada V6B 5K3

  • Terms and conditions
  • © Simon Fraser University