Join Dr. Clement Tong for a reflection on our latest course offering ...
HKSI is pleased to co-sponsor this community forum on reporting news from China and Hong Kong ...
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 ...
An exciting endeavor at the University of British Columbia (watch our video!) ...
We endeavor to provide forums for thoughtful discussion ...
We encourage teaching and learning in all their dimensions ...
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.
HKSI is pleased to co-sponsor this community forum on reporting news from China and Hong Kong
// 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.
We are particularly thankful for Mr. Yueh Hua's memorable visit to ASIA 325 (Hong Kong Cinema) back in 2015。
HKSI Associate Dr. Clement Tong was interviewed by Singtao Daily (Vancouver) on his new course "History of Cantonese Worlds" (ASIA 323/HIST 377).
The Academy of Hong Kong Studies at the Education University of Hong Kong is launching a new initiative for graduate students interested in pursuing Hong Kong-related topics in Hong Kong.
Join Dr. Gary Luk of the University of Saskatchewan for an exploration of the fluid maritime world of nineteenth-century South China
HKSI Associate Dr. Henry Yu will be the keynote speaker of this international conference organized by the Hong Kong History Project.
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
An exciting endeavor at the University of British Columbia (watch our video!)
For friends who might have missed this community talk (in Cantonese) by Prof. Helen F. Siu, here are the webcast and photo album.
For friends who might have missed the 2018/19 Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture by Prof. Helen F. Siu, here are the webcast, photo album, and a brief recap.
Interview of HKSI Convenor Dr. Leo K. Shin on his research, teaching, and the importance of the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative.
Wonderful that UBC Club HK is once again offering Cantonese lessons.
Check out our kick-off events for the third season!
“These crosscurrents are about a network – a network that has been long standing.”
It is with great pleasure that we present to you the second issue of Intersections, the annual newsletter of the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative.
Congratulations to HKSI Associate Dr. Clement Tong on the publication of his latest article.
Hong Kong-related courses to be offered by UBC Asian Studies and UBC Department of History this academic year.
// This theme issue of the Canadian Journal of History/Annales canadiennes d'histoire draws on the notions of frontier, borderland, and border by Frederick Turner, Jeremy Adelman, and Stephen Aron to illuminate how the long-distance movements of Chinese migrants, goods, and culture are historically associated with politically and economically peripheral regions beyond China across different continents and oceans. It asks: how have Chinese activities overland and overseas contributed to the formation, evolution, and characterization of frontiers, borderlands, and borders—both inland and maritime—between empires and nation-states on a global scale? //
Video recordings of the Cantonese Worlds 2 Workshop (21 June 2018) are now available!
Guest speakers Prof. Virginia Yip (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) and Prof. Stephen Matthews (The University of Hong Kong) interviewed by OMNI Cantonese (BC) on the importance of the teaching and learning of the Cantonese language.
A wonderful talk by lyricist Chris Shum organized by the UBC Cantonese 卑詩大學粵語 Program.
Another interview with HKSI Associate Raymond Pai on the Cantonese Worlds and Cantonese Linguistics workshops.
Mr. Raymond Pai of the UBC Cantonese 卑詩大學粵語 Program interviewed on the Cantonese Worlds 2 Workshop.
HKSI Associate Dr. Hedy Law of UBC School of Music interviewed on her course on Cantonese music (to be offered in the fall 2019).
