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  • Class of 2022!

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

  • 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 ...

  • Welcome to the Hong Kong Studies Initiative!

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

  • Thoughtful Discussion

    We endeavor to provide forums for thoughtful discussion ...

  • 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 ...

  • Fostering Research

    We support research on all aspects of Hong Kong's past and present ...

  • Hong Kong Popular Culture—Imagining a Research Field

    The UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative, in partnership with the Hong Kong Studies Programme at the University of Hong Kong and the Department of Sociology at the Hong Kong Baptist University, is pleased to announce an online workshop on Hong Kong popular culture to be held on May 1–2, 2021. ...

  • Teaching & Learning

    We encourage teaching and learning in all their dimensions ...

  • Hong Kong-related Courses

    Check out these summer courses offered by the Department of Asian Studies and the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Program ...

  • Community Conversation

    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.

Events

  • May 19
    [Webinar] The Hong Kong and Taiwanese Diaspora in the Literary Imagination Online
  • Apr 30
    [Screening] One Tree Three Lives Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University
    515 West Hastings
  • Apr 28
    [Webinar] Hongkongers’ International Front: The Global Politics of Diaspora during and after the 2019 Anti-Extradition Protest Online
  • 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
    [Webinar] Hong Kong Identity: Past, Present, and Future Online
  • Mar 11
    [Screening] Fear(less) and Dear 誠惶 (不) 誠恐,親愛的 Auditorium, Asian Centre
    1871 West Mall
VIEW FULL CALENDAR >>

News

[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Helena Wu on the cultural significance of Hong Kong’s Lion Rock
May 16, 2022


[Newsletters] The HKSI May Update is out!
May 2, 2022
Please check out our latest Update.


[Webcast] Hongkongers’ International Front: The Global Politics of Diaspora during and after the 2019 Anti-Extradition Protest
May 1, 2022
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)
April 25, 2022
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
April 20, 2022
For those who might have missed this celebration, here is the photo album.


[Publications] The Holocaust and Hong Kong: An Overlooked History
April 7, 2022
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
April 6, 2022
Check out this latest co-authored article by Kennedy Chi-pan Wong and Dr. Miu Chung Yan.


[Newsletters] The HKSI April Update is out!
April 1, 2022
Please check out our latest Update.


[Webcast] Hong Kong Identity: Past, Present, and Future
March 31, 2022
For those who might have missed this webinar, here are the webcast and the photos.


[Media] HKSI Associates Dr. Josephine Chiu-Duke and Dr. Leo K. Shin on the support for Ukraine by Taiwanese and Hong Kong Canadians
March 11, 2022


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FEATURED COURSES

ACAM 390: The Heritage of Chinese Migration
ASIA 325: Hong Kong Cinema
ASIA/HIST 373: History of Hong Kong

STUDENT PROJECTS

MUSC 327 (19W): Adapting the Guidonian hand for Chinese tones
CNTO 303 (15W): 大家好
CNTO 311 (18W): UBC Airline
  • 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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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): “Hope or Despair”

A Board Game Inspired by Wong Bik-Wan’s “Losing the City”

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): “VI. Drought”

A Creative Response to Xixi’s “Marvels of a Floating City”

ASIA 324 (21W): “Rules of Epidemic”

A Game Inspired by Hon Lai-Chu’s “Notes on an Epidemic”

ASIA 324 (21W): The Atlas

A Short Film Inspired by Dung Kai-Cheung’s The Atlas: Archaeology of an Imaginary City

[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Helena Wu on the cultural significance of Hong Kong’s Lion Rock

CNTO 311 (21W): A Day Off

Basic Cantonese for Mandarin Speaker: A Day Off

CNTO 311 (21W): Cantonese Princesses

Basic Cantonese for Mandarin Speaker: Cantonese Princesses

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

CNTO 403 (21W): Product Categories

Intermediate Cantonese II: Product Categories  

[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.

Thoughtful Discussion

We endeavor to provide forums for thoughtful discussion

[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

[Media] HKSI Associates Dr. Josephine Chiu-Duke and Dr. Leo K. Shin on the support for Ukraine by Taiwanese and Hong Kong Canadians

[Newsletters] The HKSI March Update is out!

Please check out our latest Update.

[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Leo K. Shin on why Hong Kongers are leaving

[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Yves Tiberghien on the uneasy relationship between China and Russia



In the Media

[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Helena Wu on the cultural significance of Hong Kong’s Lion Rock

May 16, 2022


[Media] HKSI Associates Dr. Josephine Chiu-Duke and Dr. Leo K. Shin on the support for Ukraine by Taiwanese and Hong Kong Canadians

March 11, 2022


[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Leo K. Shin on why Hong Kongers are leaving

February 28, 2022


[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Yves Tiberghien on the uneasy relationship between China and Russia

February 25, 2022


[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Timothy Cheek on the state of China’s top leadership

February 14, 2022


[Media] HKSI Associate Raymond Pai on the importance of preserving Hong Kong culture across the globe

January 27, 2022


[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Miu Chung Yan on the current political ecology in Hong Kong

January 24, 2022


[Media] HKSI faculty associates weigh in on the future of Canada-China relations

October 18, 2021


[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Miu Chung Yan on the participation of Hong Kong Canadians in the federal election

October 12, 2021


[Media] HKSI Associate Dr. Josephine Chiu-Duke spoke on the widespread misunderstanding of Confucianism

September 1, 2021


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