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  • State of Hong Kong Studies—A Workshop

    The UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative is pleased to be hosting an international workshop on the state of Hong Kong studies on 9–11 June 2023. ...

  • [Book Talk] Contemporary Hong Kong Literature in Translation: Conversation with Dorothy Tse & James Shea

    Join writers and translators Dorothy Tse and James Shea for a conversation about their co-translated work Moving a Stone: Selected Poems of Yam Gong. Dorothy Tse will also discuss her debut novel Owlish, forthcoming in English translation ...

  • [Zine-Making Workshop] Places, Histories, Communities: Exploring Queer Asian Identities through Zine-Making

    Join us for this Queer Asian Zine-Making Workshop in celebration of the Asian Heritage Month 2023. Free and open to all ...

  • [Meet-the-Filmmaker] Hong Kong New Directors in Conversation: HO Cheuk Tin & KA Sing Fung 香港新生代導演對談: 何爵天 x 賈勝楓

    Directors HO Cheuk Tin and KA Sing Fung will share their creative journey and thoughts about the recent development Hong Kong cinema ...

  • [Screening+Conversation] To Be Continued 尚未完場: A Documentary about the State Theatre 皇都戲院 in Hong Kong

    Join us for a sneak preview of this latest documentary about the State Theatre in Hong Kong and the legendary impresario Harry Odell, followed by a virtual conversation with the directors in downtown Vancouver ...

  • [Screening+Exhibition] Rouge (4K Restoration) + Leslie Cheung—Hong Kong Icon

    Join us for the screening of the 4K digital restoration of Rouge, an iconic masterpiece of Hong Kong cinema, and a special exhibition of megastar Leslie Cheung who resided in Vancouver from 1990 to 1992 ...

  • Film Screening and Conversation with Directors: Keep Rolling (2022)

    Four Directors, Four Stories about Hong Kong under the Pandemic
    Join us for a screening + conversation on UBC Point Grey campus on Thursday, 26 January 2023 ...

  • Far Far Away 緣路山旮旯

    Join Director Amos Why for a screening and a conversation to appreciate parts of Hong Kong we rarely get to experience ...

  • 2022/2023 Event Series

    “City Rebegins” 我繫.我城 is a series of webinars, conversations, film screenings, and associated events to encourage reflections on the ever-changing new normal and its implications for communities in Hong Kong and beyond ...

  • Welcome to the Hong Kong Studies Initiative!

    An exciting endeavor at the University of British Columbia (watch our video!) ...

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

  • Jun 15
    [Book Talk] Contemporary Hong Kong Literature in Translation: Conversation with Dorothy Tse & James Shea Dodson Room (302), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC Library
    1961 East Mall
  • Jun 12
    [Online Forum] Hong Kong Residents to Canada Survey: Results and Implications
  • Jun9
    [Workshop] State of Hong Kong Studies University of British Columbia, Point Grey Campus
  • May 27
    [Workshop] Places, Histories, Communities: Exploring Queer Asian Identities through Zine-Making  SFU Harbour Centre, 1510 Tree Island Industries Conference Room
    555 West Hastings Street
  • May 17
    [Meet-the-Filmmaker] Hong Kong New Directors in Conversation: HO Cheuk Tin & KA Sing Fung 香港新生代導演對談: 何爵天 x 賈勝楓 Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC
    6476 NW Marine Drive
  • May 13
    [Screening+Conversation] To Be Continued 尚未完場: A Documentary about the State Theatre 皇都戲院 in Hong Kong Labatt Hall, Room 1700, SFU Harbour Centre
    555 West Hastings Street
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News

[Newsletters] The HKSI 2023 June Update is out!
June 6, 2023


[Book Talk] Contemporary Hong Kong Literature in Translation: Conversation with Dorothy Tse & James Shea
May 25, 2023
Join writers and translators Dorothy Tse and James Shea for a conversation about their co-translated work Moving a Stone: Selected Poems of Yam Gong. Dorothy Tse will also discuss her debut novel Owlish, forthcoming in English translation


[Zine-Making Workshop] Places, Histories, Communities: Exploring Queer Asian Identities through Zine-Making
May 16, 2023
Join us for this Queer Asian Zine-Making Workshop in celebration of the Asian Heritage Month 2023. Free and open to all


[Meet-the-Filmmaker] Hong Kong New Directors in Conversation: HO Cheuk Tin & KA Sing Fung 香港新生代導演對談: 何爵天 x 賈勝楓
May 15, 2023
Directors HO Cheuk Tin and KA Sing Fung will share their creative journey and thoughts about the recent development Hong Kong cinema


[Media] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu talked about heritage conservation and the documentary To Be Continued
May 12, 2023
Check out the interview by OmniTV on 10 May, 2023


[Newsletters] The HKSI 2023 May Update is out!
May 8, 2023


[Screening+Conversation] To Be Continued 尚未完場: A Documentary about the State Theatre 皇都戲院 in Hong Kong
May 2, 2023
Join us for a sneak preview of this latest documentary about the State Theatre in Hong Kong and the legendary impresario Harry Odell, followed by a virtual conversation with the directors in downtown Vancouver


[Photos] End-of-term Celebration 2022/2023
April 14, 2023
For those who might have missed this talk, here are the photos. Details: https://hksi.ubc.ca/events/event/celebration-2022-2023/


[Awards] HKSI Associate Dr. Shannon Walsh receives the Governor General’s Award for Artistic Achievement in Visual and Media
March 28, 2023


[Photos] Rouge + Leslie Cheung—Hong Kong Icon
March 26, 2023
For those who might have missed this talk, here are the photos. Details: https://hksi.ubc.ca/events/event/screening-exhibition-rouge/


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FEATURED COURSES

ASIA 323/HIST 377: History of Cantonese Worlds
ASIA 325: Hong Kong Cinema
ACAM 390: The Heritage of Chinese Migration

STUDENT PROJECTS

ASIA 324 (21W): “Rules of Epidemic”
CNTO 311 (19W): The Powerpuff girls
CNTO 451 (19W): Cyberbullying
  • 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”

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[Newsletters] The HKSI 2023 June Update is out!

State of Hong Kong Studies—A Workshop

The UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative is pleased to be hosting an international workshop on the state of Hong Kong studies on 9–11 June 2023.

[Book Talk] Contemporary Hong Kong Literature in Translation: Conversation with Dorothy Tse & James Shea

Join writers and translators Dorothy Tse and James Shea for a conversation about their co-translated work Moving a Stone: Selected Poems of Yam Gong. Dorothy Tse will also discuss her debut novel Owlish, forthcoming in English translation

City Rebegins 我繫 • 我城

A series of film screenings, seminars, conversations, and associated events to explore community building in Hong Kong and beyond

City Reassembled 我載 • 我城

A series of seminars, conversations, and associated events to explore the past, present, and future of the Hong Kong diaspora

City Archived 我傳 • 我城

A series of seminars, conversations, and associated events to explore the myriad ways Hong Kong has been archived

City in Protest 我衛 • 我城

A series of public lectures, conversations, and events to reflect on the challenges facing Hong Kong

City Inscribed 我寫 • 我城

A series of public lectures and events in celebration of the launch of "Literature of Hong Kong" (ASIA 324) at the University of British Columbia

[Zine-Making Workshop] Places, Histories, Communities: Exploring Queer Asian Identities through Zine-Making

Join us for this Queer Asian Zine-Making Workshop in celebration of the Asian Heritage Month 2023. Free and open to all

[Meet-the-Filmmaker] Hong Kong New Directors in Conversation: HO Cheuk Tin & KA Sing Fung 香港新生代導演對談: 何爵天 x 賈勝楓

Directors HO Cheuk Tin and KA Sing Fung will share their creative journey and thoughts about the recent development Hong Kong cinema

[Media] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu talked about heritage conservation and the documentary To Be Continued

Check out the interview by OmniTV on 10 May, 2023

[Newsletters] The HKSI 2023 May Update is out!

[Screening+Conversation] To Be Continued 尚未完場: A Documentary about the State Theatre 皇都戲院 in Hong Kong

Join us for a sneak preview of this latest documentary about the State Theatre in Hong Kong and the legendary impresario Harry Odell, followed by a virtual conversation with the directors in downtown Vancouver

[Photos] End-of-term Celebration 2022/2023

For those who might have missed this talk, here are the photos. Details: https://hksi.ubc.ca/events/event/celebration-2022-2023/

[Awards] HKSI Associate Dr. Shannon Walsh receives the Governor General’s Award for Artistic Achievement in Visual and Media

[Photos] Rouge + Leslie Cheung—Hong Kong Icon

For those who might have missed this talk, here are the photos. Details: https://hksi.ubc.ca/events/event/screening-exhibition-rouge/

[Media] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu shares the highlights of the special exhibition of Leslie Cheung

[Media] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu introduces the Leslie Cheung exhibit at UBC Asian Library

[Photos] Hong Kong Takes Flight: Commercial Aviation and the Making of a Global Hub

For those who might have missed this talk, here are the photos. Details: https://hksi.ubc.ca/events/event/hong-kong-takes-flight/

[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Henry Yu comments on foreign interference and anti-Asian sentiment

[Media] The special exhibition “Leslie Cheung 張國榮: Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)” attracts media and fans attention

[Screening+Exhibition] Rouge (4K Restoration) + Leslie Cheung—Hong Kong Icon

Join us for the screening of the 4K digital restoration of Rouge, an iconic masterpiece of Hong Kong cinema, and a special exhibition of megastar Leslie Cheung who resided in Vancouver from 1990 to 1992

[Newsletters] The HKSI 2023 March Update is out!

[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Su-Ann Yeo talks about remembering Leslie Cheung 20 years after his death

[Webcast]Minority Tactical ‘Be-longing’: Conviviality through Participation among South Asian Youths in Hong Kong

For those who might have missed this conversation, here are the webcast and the photos. Details: https://hksi.ubc.ca/events/event/webinar-minority-tactical-belonging/

[News] The exhibition “Leslie Cheung 張國榮: Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)”– co-presented by UBC Asian Library and the Department of Asian Studies, and supported by UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative and the Department of Theatre and Film–takes place at the Asian Library runs from 16 Feb to 6 April, 2023.

[Newsletters] The HKSI 2023 February Update is out!

[Publications] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu on citizen-spectator and indie documentaries in Hong Kong

Check out Dr. Helena Wu's journal article "The making of the citizen-spectator in postmillennial Hong Kong: Authorial and spectatorial engagement with independent documentary films"

[Media] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu on Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year films in Vancouver



In the Media

[Media] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu talked about heritage conservation and the documentary To Be Continued

May 12, 2023

Check out the interview by OmniTV on 10 May, 2023

[Media] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu shares the highlights of the special exhibition of Leslie Cheung

March 25, 2023


[Media] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu introduces the Leslie Cheung exhibit at UBC Asian Library


[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Henry Yu comments on foreign interference and anti-Asian sentiment

March 21, 2023


[Media] The special exhibition “Leslie Cheung 張國榮: Hong Kong Icon (1956-2003)” attracts media and fans attention

March 9, 2023


[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Su-Ann Yeo talks about remembering Leslie Cheung 20 years after his death

February 28, 2023


[Media] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu on Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year films in Vancouver

January 31, 2023


[Media] HKSI Convenor Dr. Helena Wu on the cultural significance of late Hong Kong composer Joseph Koo and Cantopop

January 7, 2023


[Research] Survey study on recently-arrived Hong Kong residents in Canada

January 5, 2023

HKSI faculty associate Dr. Miu Chung Yan (Social Work) is conducting a Survey Study on Hong Kong Residents Recently Arrived in Canada.

[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Hedy Law comments on the Miss Chinese Vancouver pageant and the transpacific entertainment network

January 3, 2023


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