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The Portraits of a Heroine
December 11, 2019This talk explores the life and images of Huang Bamei (1906–82)—a female bandit,... read more
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Taiwan in Dynamic Transition: Nation Building and Democratization
December 10, 2019Following a remarkable transition from authoritarian rule to robust democracy, Taiwan has grown... read more
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Early Cinema in Colonial Taiwan
November 27, 2019What was the role of cinema during the expansion of empires in East Asia? This talk introduces... read more
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Revisiting Indigenous Articulations: A Film Screening and Discussion with Anita Chang
November 22, 2019What is at stake in generating and representing Indigenous articulations in Asia and the Pacific?... read more
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Testing Hearing: Audiometry and Environmental Noise Control in Postwar Taiwan
November 22, 2019As part of democratic liberalization in the late 1970s and 1980s, noise abatement signified the... read more
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A Glimpse on Indigenous Traditional Territory Policy through the land disputes from the Thao people in Taiwan
November 20, 2019This talk illustrates the case from the Thao people to see how Indigenous Traditional Territory... read more
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Alpa Shah Lecture Series
Alpa Shah presents her books: Ground down by Growth: Tribe, Caste, Class and Inequality in 21st... read more
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Eating as Moral Philosophy: A Comparison between Singapore and the U.S.
November 19, 2019People across the world think about foods that are “good” and “bad,” and... read more
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South-South Encounters: The Politics of Interactions among Africans and Chinese on the Ground
November 19, 2019Saheed A. Adejumobi moderates a panel featuring Nellie Chu - Prophetic becoming: The prosperity... read more
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Pirates and Publishers: A Social History of Copyright in Modern China
November 15, 2019In mass media as well as in academic discussions, China’s inability or reluctance to protect... read more
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Decolonizing Mothering: Asian Immigrant Mothers’ Learning in Transnational Canada
November 14, 2019Dr. Yidan Zhu examines how Asian immigrant mothers (re)construct their fluid identity, learn... read more
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Ethnic diversity in Africa and its implications for Chinese investments
November 06, 2019One of the least discussed aspects of globalization is the movement of highly trained and talented... read more
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Thai Forest Buddhism Enters the British Columbian Forest: Building Birken Monastery in the 1990s
October 04, 2019Buddhists who visited encountered an intensely foreign cultural and physical environment... read more
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Urban Media Art as Social Mediation in Hong Kong
October 01, 2019The lecture will use the emerging discourse on urban media as its point of departure and... read more
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Chinese State Capitalism in Hong Kong
September 26, 2019Professor Hung's presentation discusses the role of Hong Kong as China’s offshore financial... read more
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Economic Origins and Geopolitical Limits of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
September 25, 2019Many see the Chinese economic miracle as an illustration of an alternative model of development to... read more
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Taiwan's Politics in Action: Elections Past and Future
September 10, 2019Elections in Taiwan have an interesting and colorful history. They have been critical to... read more
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Vancouver Art Gallery Keynote Lecture: Sunil Gupta
July 13, 2019Join artist Sunil Gupta for a keynote lecture critically addressing issues of race, migration and... read more
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Pico Iyer on Love, Life and Mortality
July 07, 2019Date: Sunday, July 7, 2019 Time: 2:00 - 3:30pm Place: Museum of Vancouver, 1100 Chestnut... read more
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The Acquisition of Lexical Tone by Cantonese-speaking Children
June 20, 2019Cantonese tone acquisition, contrary to the general principle that perception precedes production... read more
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International Workshop on Gender Diversity & Inclusiveness
June 01, 2019More information is available on GSWS' website here. ... read more
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DOXA Film Festival 2019
The 18th annual DOXA Documentary Film Festival will take place May 2 thru 12, 2019. ... read more
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Person-Centred Care for Older Adults with Dementia in BC and Hong Kong
May 06, 2019This Symposium brings together a group of researchers, healthcare providers, and policymakers from... read more
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In the Claws of a Century Wanting
May 06, 2019In the backstreets of Manila’s busiest port, thousands of people — many of them... read more
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Paul Tai Yip Ng Memorial Award for 2018 Best Graduate Student Paper
April 30, 2019Congratulations to Ms. Daniella Silva, who won our 2018 Best Graduate Student... read more
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explorASIAN 2019
April 27, 2019This year’s explorASIAN focus is pan-Asian arts and culture, in recognition of the unique... read more
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Canadian South Asian Youths Conference: Identity, Gender, Sexuality, Employment, and Activism
April 06, 2019The Conference is expected to explore the identity formation/negotiations, the role of... read more
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Vancouver as the Gateway to Asia: How Chinese Art and Artists Have Come to Our City
April 01, 2019EVENT PHOTOS ... read more
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Conversations with Ambedkar
March 27, 2019Dr. Valerian Rodrigues will present his edited volume of lectures on the legacy of B. R. Ambedkar,... read more
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Indigenous Worlds in Life and Death
March 14, 2019This lecture explores how two different ways of studying the past (standard social history and... read more
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Through the Looking Glass
March 05, 2019Yi Cui will introduce a few works made by Tibetan herdsmen, monks and young students, and will... read more
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Soundscapes of Uyghur Islam
February 27, 2019Dr. Rachel Harris, SOAS, University of London... read more
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Fissures in the Historical Terrain: Revisit the Cold War in East Asia in the Hoover Archives
February 11, 2019The presentation will showcase several archival treasures from the Hoover Institution Archives,... read more