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.
Events
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Apr 30[Screening] One Tree Three Lives Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University
515 West Hastings -
Apr 8[Celebration] Hong Kong/Cantonese Studies: A Student Showcase Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC
6476 NW Marine Drive -
Mar 17
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Mar 11[Screening] Fear(less) and Dear 誠惶 (不) 誠恐,親愛的 Auditorium, Asian Centre
1871 West Mall
News
May 16, 2022
May 1, 2022
For those who might have missed this webinar, here are the webcast and the photos.
April 25, 2022
Check out the latest co-authored book by HKSI Associate Dr. Christopher Rea and Dr. Thomas S. Mullaney.
April 20, 2022
For those who might have missed this celebration, here is the photo album.
April 7, 2022
Check out Ryan Sun's research article on the Holocaust and Hong Kong
April 6, 2022
Check out this latest co-authored article by Kennedy Chi-pan Wong and Dr. Miu Chung Yan.
March 31, 2022
For those who might have missed this webinar, here are the webcast and the photos.
FEATURED COURSES
STUDENT PROJECTS
- ASIA 324 (21W): “Hope or Despair”
- ASIA 324 (21W): “One City, Two Visions”
- ASIA 324 (21W): Love in a Fallen City & From the Ashes
- ASIA 324 (21W): “VI. Drought”
- ASIA 324 (21W): “Rules of Epidemic”
Featured

Class of 2022!
The UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative and the UBC Cantonese Language Program celebrate the class of 2022 (click to watch video)!

ASIA 324 (21W): “One City, Two Visions”
A two-part poster inspired by Cecil Clementi's “Hong Kong” and Leung Ping-Kwan's “In Response to Cecil Clementi"

ASIA 324 (21W): Love in a Fallen City & From the Ashes
A Series of Creative Diary Entries Inspired by Eileen Chang's Love in a Fallen City and "From the Ashes"
ASIA 324 (21W): The Atlas
A Short Film Inspired by Dung Kai-Cheung’s The Atlas: Archaeology of an Imaginary City

CNTO 303 (21W): Welcome to Vancouver
Basic Cantonese II (non-Mandarin heritage section): Welcome to Vancouver

CNTO 451 (21W): Kara Hung: The Life of A Movie Legend
Advanced Cantonese through Popular Culture: Kara Hung: The Life of A Movie Legend
[Newsletters] The HKSI May Update is out!
Please check out our latest Update.

The Hong Kong and Taiwanese Diaspora in the Literary Imagination
Join authors Sam Cheuk and Julia Lin for a conversation (with moderator Allan Cho) on the literary dimension of the Hong Kong and Taiwanese diaspora

[Webcast] Hongkongers’ International Front: The Global Politics of Diaspora during and after the 2019 Anti-Extradition Protest
For those who might have missed this webinar, here are the webcast and the photos.
[Publications] Where Research Begins: Choosing a Research Project That Matters to You (and the World)
Check out the latest co-authored book by HKSI Associate Dr. Christopher Rea and Dr. Thomas S. Mullaney.
[Albums] Hong Kong/Cantonese Studies Student Showcase
For those who might have missed this celebration, here is the photo album.

Welcome to the Hong Kong Studies Initiative!
An exciting endeavor at the University of British Columbia (watch our video!)
[Publications] The Holocaust and Hong Kong: An Overlooked History
Check out Ryan Sun's research article on the Holocaust and Hong Kong
[Publications] Leaving the Homeland Again for My Family’s Future: Post-return Migration Among Hong Kong Canadians
Check out this latest co-authored article by Kennedy Chi-pan Wong and Dr. Miu Chung Yan.
[Newsletters] The HKSI April Update is out!
Please check out our latest Update.

[Webcast] Hong Kong Identity: Past, Present, and Future
For those who might have missed this webinar, here are the webcast and the photos.

Hongkongers’ International Front: The Global Politics of Diaspora during and after the 2019 Anti-Extradition Protest
Join Prof. Ming-sho Ho of National Taiwan University for a discussion on the challenges associated with Hong Kongers' international front
[Newsletters] The HKSI March Update is out!
Please check out our latest Update.