An exciting endeavor at the University of British Columbia (watch our video!) ...
We endeavor to provide forums for thoughtful discussion ...
Join Dr. Clement Tong for a reflection on our latest course offering ...
Join Dr. Gary Luk of the University of Saskatchewan for an exploration of the fluid maritime world of nineteenth-century South China ...
Join Prof. Ching Kwan Lee of UCLA for an illuminating talk on the political sociology of Hong Kong in the post-1997 era ...
Come join Prof. Helen F. Siu 蕭鳳霞 for a conversation on the "localness" of Hong Kong ...
Please join us to kick off our third season with this special lecture by Prof. Helen Siu of Yale University ...
We encourage teaching and learning in all their dimensions ...
Here are some of our Hong Kong-related course offerings ...
We aim to build bridges between academia and the community ...
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.
// Printed on the abandoned presses of the South China Morning Post, The Hongkong News offers scholars the undiluted voice and mindset of the Japanese administration of Occupied Hong Kong. This significant Japanese Occupation holding of The Hongkong News started publication on 31st December 1941, six days after the Christmas Day surrender of the British Crown Colony, and lasted until August 17, 1945, the day that the Shōwa Emperor’s Rescript ordered Japanese forces to surrender to the Allies. //
// The Minister will host a small number of in-person community meetings during the month of January 2019. This will be an opportunity for participants to share their thoughts for how best to recognize key moments in our shared history. //
Thank you, as always, for your support of the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative. We look forward to seeing you in our classes and events in 2019!
An exciting endeavor at the University of British Columbia (watch our video!)
For friends who might have missed the talk, here are the webcast and the photo album.
Hong Kong in Photographs: Mapping Daily Life in the 1950s and 1960s is a digital humanities project that plotted a series of old photographs taken around Hong Kong onto a map of present-day Hong Kong.
Regardless of political views, our Intermediate Cantonese students shine with their incredible talents.
Twilight... in Hong Kong (Non-Mandarin-heritage Basic Section)
This summer, 20 students from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems travelled to Hong Kong and Kaiping, China to research the heritage of Chinese migration.
This summer, 20 students from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems travelled to Hong Kong and Kaiping, China to research the heritage of Chinese migration.
This summer, 20 students from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems travelled to Hong Kong and Kaiping, China to research the heritage of Chinese migration.
This summer, 20 students from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems travelled to Hong Kong and Kaiping, China to research the heritage of Chinese migration.
This summer, 20 students from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems travelled to Hong Kong and Kaiping, China to research the heritage of Chinese migration.
This summer, 20 students from the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of Land and Food Systems travelled to Hong Kong and Kaiping, China to research the heritage of Chinese migration.
The Hong Kong History Project at the University of Bristol is pleased to announce its third Postgraduate Workshop, which will take place on January 14–15, 2019, and which provides an opportunity to network and the share ideas.
The 1st International Workshop on Cantonese Syntax will be held on 27-28 June, 2019, Palacký University in Olomouc, Czech Republic. *** deadline: 20 December 2018 ***
// We welcome papers exploring the manifold ways in which neighbourhoods, neighbours and the idea of the neighbourhood are treated in narratives (both popular and literary), visual art, popular culture, media, government policy, public discourse, theoretical systems, and more. // *** deadline: 14 January 2019 ***
More than fifty students from the Cantonese Language Program shared a fun evening of music, food, and games with their instructors and teaching assistants in the First Annual Cantonese Fun Night.
HKSI mourns the passing of noted historian Dr. Ming K. Chan, a pioneer and passionate advocate of Hong Kong studies.
// This unique field study in Vancouver, Hong Kong, and Kaiping will allow you to explore multi-disciplinary perspectives on the histories, cultures, and geographies of Cantonese migration. // ** Deadline for application: 6 December 2018 **
HKSI Associate Dr. Laifong Leung was interviewed by Ming Pao Daily (Vancouver) on the importance of the martial arts novels of Jin Yong (pen name of Dr. Louis Cha), who was awarded an honorary degree by the University of British Columbia in 1992.
"Hongkongers in Canada - on the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's handover,” a series produced by Ming Pao Daily (Vancouver) in partnership with HKSI, was honored with the 2018 Jack Webster Award for Best Reporting (Chinese Language).
We are particularly thankful for Mr. Yueh Hua's memorable visit to ASIA 325 (Hong Kong Cinema) back in 2015。
Students in the UBC Cantonese Language Program interviewed by OMNI Cantonese (BC).
