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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Aug9[Forum] Hongkonger Diaspora Studies University of British Columbia, Point Grey Campus
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Jun 14[Community Talk] Invisible and Marginalized Women’s Communities in Hong Kong 看不見的香港邊緣性別社群 Room 7000, Harbour Centre, SFU
515 W. Hastings Street -
Apr 13[Community] Hong Kong Cultural Preservation Series: Exploring Hong Kong Flavors 香港文化保育系列 (一):追尋港味 Auditorium, Asian Centre
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Apr 12[Screening+Conversation] AICS Closing Film: Leaving in Sorrow and Conversation with Director Vincent Chui AERL 120
Aquatic Ecosystems Research Lab, 2202 Main Mall
News
July 25, 2024
Check out this chapter from the book Digital China by HKSI Co-Convenor Dr. Helena Wu
June 27, 2024
Check out the HKSI June Update and next month's event.
June 12, 2024
Check out this article by HKSI Co-Convenor Dr. Helena Wu
April 10, 2024
Check out the HKSI April Update and the highlighted events.
March 18, 2024
Check out the HKSI March Update and the full lineup of events in the coming month.
March 7, 2024
Check out Dr. Helena Wu's review on the English translation of Hong Kong writer Dung Kai-cheung's book “A Catalog of Such Stuff as Dreams are Made On" by Bonnie S. McDougall & Anders Hansson (Columbia UP, 2022) in Asian Studies Review
February 21, 2024
Check out the HKSI February Update and the full lineup of events in the coming month.
FEATURED COURSES
STUDENT PROJECTS
- ASIA325 (23W): “Award Ceremony for the Heroes of Hong Kong”
- ASIA325 (23W): Storyboard and Scriptwriting
- ASIA325 (23W): “Mo Lei Tau”
- ASIA325 (23W): From A Different Perspective
- ASIA325 (23W): Diorama and Marginalized Spaces
Featured
[Publications] Hong Kong’s Digital Literary Field: Serialisation, Adaptation, and Readership
Check out this chapter from the book Digital China by HKSI Co-Convenor Dr. Helena Wu
Settling the Unsettled: A Qualitative Study of Hong Kong Diaspora in Canada, UK & Taiwan
Join Dr. Miu Chung Yan, Dr. Barbara Lee, Dr. Mooly Wong, and Ms. Choi Shan Ng from UBC School of Social Work for a sharing session to better understand how the processes of settlement and integration have influenced Hongkongers' identification as well as connection with both their host countries and Hong Kong
2023/2024 Program
A series of film screenings, seminars, conversations, and associated events to explore the sharing of experience and the production of knowledge in Hong Kong, Canada, and beyond.
Hongkonger Diaspora Studies Forum
A two-day forum for academics from different disciplines conducting Hongkonger diaspora studies
[Newsletters] The HKSI June Update is out!
Check out the HKSI June Update and next month's event.
[Media] HKSI Co-Convenor Dr. Helena Wu on the Lion Rock in Hong Kong
The Straits Times
[Publications] Community Building Through Screen Sharing: Community Screening as Cultural Practice in Postmillennial Hong Kong and Beyond
Check out this article by HKSI Co-Convenor Dr. Helena Wu
[Media] HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Yves Tiberghien on the need to preserve the global economy
Japan Times
CNTO: Cantonese Language Courses
The University of British Columbia is the only Canadian university to offer a comprehensive, for-credit Cantonese language program.
ASIA 323/HIST 377: History of Cantonese Worlds
The history, culture, languages, and identities of the multi-faceted Cantonese worlds, in the context of Chinese history and the Cantonese diaspora
ASIA 324: Literature of Hong Kong
Explores the literature of Hong Kong from the late 19th century up to the present. Its goals are to introduce to students the transformation and basic features of Hong Kong literature, the works of important writers, and to further their skills in literary appreciation and analysis.
[Newsletters] The HKSI May Update is out!
Check out the HKSI May Update!
ASIA325 (23W): “Award Ceremony for the Heroes of Hong Kong”
A Creative Response to A Better Tomorrow
ASIA325 (23W): Storyboard and Scriptwriting
A Creative Response to Chungking Express
ASIA325 (23W): “Mo Lei Tau”
A Creative Response to A Better Tomorrow
ASIA325 (23W): From A Different Perspective
A Creative Response to Beyond The Dream
ASIA325 (23W): Diorama and Marginalized Spaces
Made in Hong Kong
ASIA 325: Hong Kong Cinema
A survey of the cinema of Hong Kong from the post-war period to the present. The influence of Hong Kong on global cinema, and the forces (artists, studios, audiences, etc.) that have given rise to filmmaking styles and genres perceived as "distinctively Hong Kong."
CNTO 403 (23W): Eating disorder
Intermediate Cantonese II: Eating disorder
CNTO 311 (23W): The date show “one to one”
Basic Cantonese for Mandarin Speakers: The date show “one to one”
CNTO 303 (23W): The grow-up experience of Chinese-born Canadians
Basic Cantonese II: The grow-up experience of Chinese-born Canadians
ASIA324 (23W): Outside In
Modern Re-Telling of Ronald Mar’s “Streets in the Sun”
ASIA324 (23W): Shrimp and Egg, Tofu Soup, and Bubble Waffle
A Creative Response to Hon Lai Chu’s “Notes on an Epidemic”
ASIA324 (23W): AsiaBnB
A Creative Response to Cecil Clementi’s “Hong Kong” and Leung Ping-Kwan’s “A Response to Cecil Clementi”
ASIA324 (23W): Tattoos from The Ashes
A Creative Response to Eileen Chang’s “From the Ashes”
ASIA324 (23W): Intersection
A Creative Response to Liu Yichang’s “Intersection”
ASIA324 (23W): Teahouse of Memories
A Creative Response to Dung Kai Cheung’s “The Rise and Fall of Wing Shing Street”
MUSC 327/ASIA 335: Cantonese Music
A history of musical genres with Cantonese lyrics from the nineteenth century to the present