Events

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    Past Events

    • [Imagine Day 2023] Hong Kong Studies @UBC

       

      5th Sep 2023 1:00 pm
      Main Event Zone 3: Academic Success Side 1

      No registration required. All are welcome.

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

       

      15th Jun 2023 3:00 pm
      Dodson Room (302), Irving K. Barber Learning Centre, UBC Library

      A City Rebegins Event.
      In Person. All are welcome.
      Register here.

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    • [Online Forum] Hong Kong Residents to Canada Survey: Results and Implications

       

      12th Jun 2023 10:00 am

      Online Event. Registration required. All are welcome.

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    • [Workshop] State of Hong Kong Studies

       

      9th Jun 2023
      University of British Columbia, Point Grey Campus

      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.

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

       

      27th May 2023 2:30 pm
      SFU Harbour Centre, 1510 Tree Island Industries Conference Room

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

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    • [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

       

      17th May 2023 7:00 pm
      Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC

      The meet-the-filmmaker event is free and open to all. Limited seats available. Registration required.

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

       

      13th May 2023 3:00 pm
      Labatt Hall, Room 1700, SFU Harbour Centre

      Free and open to all. Registration required.

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

       

      13th Apr 2023 5:00 pm
      Arts Student Centre

      All UBC students are welcome. RSVP required.

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    • [Screening+Exhibition] Rouge + Leslie Cheung—Hong Kong Icon

       

      25th Mar 2023 3:00 pm
      C300 Theatre, UBC Robson Square

      A City Rebegins Event.
      Free and Open to all.
      Registration required: here.

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

       

      21st Mar 2023 5:00 pm
      Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute for Global Issues

      A City Rebegins Event.
      In Person. All are welcome.
      Register here.

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

       

      16th Feb 2023 5:00 pm
      BUCH B211, Buchanan Building

      A City Rebegins Event Via Zoom and Live-streaming on UBC Campus. Register here.

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    • [Screening + Conversation] Keep Rolling: Four Stories about Hong Kong under the Pandemic

       

      26th Jan 2023 6:00 pm
      Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC

      A City Rebegins Event Limited seats available. Register here.

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    • [Talk] Research Presentation by Dr. Lake Lui (National Taiwan University)

       

      24th Jan 2023

        Presentation Tuesday, 24 January 2023, 16:00-17:00 PST A Research Presentation by Dr. Lake Lui (National Taiwan University) Room 322, School of Social Work, UBC 2080 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 The talk will take place in person and will be conducted in English. Register here. Speaker bio: Lake Lui 呂青湖 is Associate Professor...

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    • [Book Launch & Talk] 《我城存歿》: 新書發佈及座談會

       

      27th Dec 2022 2:00 pm
      UBC School of Social Work

      No registration required. All are welcome.

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    • [Community Talk] The Role of Overseas Hongkongers’ Communities

       

      25th Nov 2022 6:00 pm
      Room 7000, Harbour Centre, SFU

      The talk will take place in person and will be conducted in Cantonese. Registration required.

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    • [Talk] The Moral Limits of Violence in Political Resistance

       

      23rd Nov 2022 5:30 pm
      Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC

      A City Rebegins event. Free and open to all. Registration required.

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    • [Screening + Conversation] Far Far Away 緣路山旮旯

       

      25th Oct 2022 6:00 pm
      Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC

      A City Rebegins event. Free and open to all. Limited seats available. Registration required.

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    • [Webinar] Becoming Communities: The Changing Face of Community Activism in Hong Kong

       

      7th Oct 2022 5:00 pm
      Online

      Dr. Samson Yuen, Hong Kong Baptist University.
      A City Rebegins event. Registration required.

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    • [Community Talk] The Taste of Hong Kong Cinema

       

      1st Oct 2022 6:00 pm
      Chinatown Storytelling Centre

      Dr. Helena Wu, University of British Columbia
      In person event. Registration required.

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    • [Series] City Rebegins 我繫 • 我城

       

      6th Sep 2022
      Multiple Locations

      In the academic year 2022/2023, the Hong Kong Studies Initiative presents “City Rebegins” 我繫 • 我城, a series of webinars, conversations, film screenings, and associated events to examine the ever-changing new normal and its implications for communities in Hong Kong and beyond.

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    • [Conversation] Journalism in the Age of Fakes

       

      16th Jun 2022 7:00 pm
      Online

      [Updated 8 July 2022: For those who might have missed this conversation, here are the webcast and the photos.] Conversation Thursday, 16 June 2022, 19:00–20:30 PDT Journalism in the Age of Fakes Speakers: Chris Yeung and Louisa Lim Moderator: Leo K. Shin via Zoom A City Reassembled event Registration required “Without facts, you can’t have...

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    • [Webinar] The Hong Kong and Taiwanese Diaspora in the Literary Imagination

       

      19th May 2022 5:00 pm
      Online

      [Updated 1 June 2022: For those who might have missed this reading+conversation, here are the webcast and the photos.] Reading + Conversation Thursday, 19 May 2022, 17:00–18:30 PDT The Hong Kong and Taiwanese Diaspora in the Literary Imagination Sam Cheuk and Julia Lin Moderated by Allan Cho via Zoom A City Reassembled and explorASIAN Festival...

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    • [Screening] One Tree Three Lives

       

      30th Apr 2022 3:30 pm
      Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University

      Film screening and conversation with filmmaker Angie Chen

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    • [Webinar] Hongkongers’ International Front: The Global Politics of Diaspora during and after the 2019 Anti-Extradition Protest

       

      28th Apr 2022 7:00 pm
      Online

      [Updated 1 May 2022: For those who might have missed this webinar, here are the webcast and the photos.] Webinar Thursday, 28 April 2022, 19:00–20:30 PDT Hongkongers’ International Front: The Global Politics of Diaspora during and after the 2019 Anti-Extradition Protest Prof. Ming-sho Ho, National Taiwan University via Zoom A City Reassembled event Registration required...

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    • [Celebration] Hong Kong/Cantonese Studies: A Student Showcase

       

      8th Apr 2022 3:30 pm
      Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC

      [Updated 1 May 2022: For those who might have missed this celebration, here is the photo album.] Friday, 8 April 2022, 15:30–17:00 PDT Hong Kong/Cantonese Studies: A Student Showcase xʷθəθiqətəm (Place of Many Trees) The Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC 6476 NW Marine Drive In person/via Zoom Open to the UBC community Register here...

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    • [Webinar] Hong Kong Identity: Past, Present, and Future

       

      17th Mar 2022 7:00 pm
      Online

      [Updated 31 March 2022: For those who might have missed this webinar, here are the webcast and the photos.] Webinar Thursday, 17 March 2022, 19:00–20:30 PDT Hong Kong Identity: Past, Present, and Future Prof. Gordon Mathews, The Chinese University of Hong Kong via Zoom A City Reassembled event Registration required Hong Kong identity emerged in...

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    • [Screening] Fear(less) and Dear 誠惶 (不) 誠恐，親愛的

       

      11th Mar 2022 6:30 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      Screening + Director’s Q&A Friday, 11 March 2022, 18:30–21:00 PST Fear(less) and Dear 誠惶 (不) 誠恐，親愛的 (2020) Dir. Anson Hoi Shan Mak Asian Centre Auditorium, UBC 1871 West Mall, Vancouver Free and open to all 106 mins. | Cantonese with English subtitles Film screening will be followed by a (remote) Q&A session with Director Anson Mak. Please...

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    • [Webinar] What is Diaspora? A Possible Dialogue with Hong Kong Studies

       

      18th Feb 2022 5:00 pm
      Online

      [Updated 20 Feb 2022: For those who might have missed this webinar, here are the webcast and the photos.] Webinar Friday, 18 February 2022, 17:00–18:30 PST What is Diaspora? A Possible Dialogue with Hong Kong Studies Dr. Shelly Chan, University of California, Santa Cruz via Zoom A City Reassembled event Registration required Recent discussions about...

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    • [Screening+Conversation] Reunification

       

      28th Jan 2022 5:00 pm
      Online

      [Updated 28 February 2022: For those who might have missed the conversation, here are the webcast and the photos.] Reunification Directed by Alvin Tsang 2015 | 86 mins. Cantonese and English with English subtitles Online screening Free and open to all. Registrants will receive a link to access the film for up to 7 days....

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    • [Webinar] Voice After Exit: How Transnational Ties Shape Hong Kong Americans’ Political Engagement and Voting Behavior

       

      10th Dec 2021 5:00 pm
      Online

      [Updated 10 January 2022: For those who might have missed this webinar, here are the webcast and the photos.] Webinar Friday, 10 December 2021, 17:00–18:30 PST Voice After Exit: How Transnational Ties Shape Hong Kong Americans’ Political Engagement and Voting Behavior Dr. Maggie Shum and Prof. Victoria Hui, University of Notre Dame via Zoom A...

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    • [Celebration] 60th Anniversary of the Department of Asian Studies

       

      6th Dec 2021 6:00 pm
      Online

      // This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Department of Asian Studies at the University of British Columbia, an anniversary of deep cultural significance in a variety of Asian societies. In cultures that traditionally used the sexagenary-cycle-based calendar, the 60th year not only marks the end of a previous calendric cycle, but more importantly also welcomes the beginning of a new one. //

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    • [Webinar] Enrooting an Emerging Diasporic Identity: The Legacies of Hong Kong Immigrants in Canada’s Migration History

       

      19th Nov 2021 5:00 pm
      Online

      [Updated 30 November 2021: For those who might have missed this webinar, here are the webcast and the photos.] Webinar Friday, 19 November 2021, 17:00–18:30 PST Enrooting an Emerging Diasporic Identity: The Legacies of Hong Kong Immigrants in Canada’s Migration History Dr. Miu Chung Yan, School of Social Work, UBC via Zoom A City Reassembled...

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    • [Webinar] The Battle of Hong Kong in 1941: A Spatial History Project

       

      5th Nov 2021 7:00 pm
      Online

      [Updated 1 December 2021: For those who might have missed this webinar, here are the webcast and the photos.] Webinar Friday, 5 November 2021, 19:00–20:30 PDT The Battle of Hong Kong in 1941: A Spatial History Project Dr. KWONG Chi Man, Hong Kong Baptist University via Zoom Registration required This talk introduces our spatial history...

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    • [Webinar] Late Colonialism: “Hong Kong People” and the Popular Re-imagining of an Instituting Imaginary

       

      29th Oct 2021 12:00 pm
      Online

      [Updated 30 October 2021: For those who might have missed this webinar, here are the webcast and the photos.] Webinar Friday, 29 October 2021, 12:00–13:30 PDT Late Colonialism: “Hong Kong People” and the Popular Re-imagining of an Instituting Imaginary Prof. Gregory Lee, University of St. Andrews via Zoom A City Reassembled event Registration required After the...

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    • [Roundtable] Pursuing Graduate Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences 想讀就去讀

       

      21st Oct 2021 7:00 pm
      Online

      Roundtable Thursday, 21 October 2021, 19:00–20:30 PDT Pursuing Graduate Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences 想讀就去讀：人文與社會科學的世界 Moderator: Dr. Benjamin Cheung, Department of Psychology, UBC Panelists: Dr. Meingold Chan, Ryan Iu, Dr. Zoe Lam, and Karen Wong In Cantonese (and English) via Zoom Registration required Contemplating your post-UBC options? Considering graduate studies in the humanities...

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    • [Webinar] The Chinese and Hong Kong Diasporas in the U.S.-China Conflict

       

      1st Oct 2021 7:00 pm
      Online

      [Updated 3 October 2021: For those who might have missed this webinar, here are the webcast, the accompanying slides, and the photos.] Webinar Friday, 1 October 2021, 19:00–20:30 PDT The Chinese and Hong Kong Diasporas in the U.S.-China Conflict Prof. Y. Joseph Lian, International College of Liberal Arts, Yamanashi Gakuin University via Zoom A City...

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    • [Series] City Reassembled 我載 • 我城

       

      1st Sep 2021
      Multiple Locations

      The Hong Kong Studies Initiative presents “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.

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    • [Workshop] UBC Heritage Language Teaching Workshop 2021

       

      19th Aug 2021
      Online

      UBC Heritage Language Teaching Workshop 2021 AUG 19-20 14:30 – 17:30 PDT   |   AUG 20-21 05:30 – 08:30 HKT

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    • [Symposium] The 2nd International Symposium on Teaching Cantonese as a Second Language

       

      19th Aug 2021
      Online

      Registration for the 2nd International Symposium on Teaching Cantonese as a Second Language (ISTCanSL) and the UBC Heritage Language Teaching Workshop are now open. 第二屆粵語第二語言教學國際研討會及卑詩大學承傳語言教學工作坊現正接受登記。 Website 網址：https://cantonese.arts.ubc.ca/istcansl/

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    • [Conversation] Light Hours: Eleven Artists Looking at Hong Kong

       

      19th Jun 2021 7:00 pm
      Online

      In partnership with the Vancouver-based Hotam Press Gallery, the UBC Hong Kong Studies is pleased to conclude its year-long City Archived series by hosting a special conversation with eleven Canadian artists of Hong Kong descent who are participating in the exhibition Light Hours.

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    • [Webinar] Infrastructure Imagination: Charting Hong Kong’s Futures through Construction Photography

       

      21st May 2021 7:00 pm
      Online

      [Updated 29 May 2021: For those who might have missed this presentation by Dr. Cecilia Chu and Dorothy Tang, here are the webcast and the photo album.] Webinar Friday, 21 May 2021, 19:00–20:30 PDT Infrastructure Imagination: Charting Hong Kong’s Futures through Construction Photography Cecilia L. Chu (HKU) and Dorothy Tang (MIT) via Zoom A City...

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    • [Workshop] Hong Kong Popular Culture—Imagining a Research Field

       

      1st May 2021
      Online

      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 (Hong Kong time).

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    • [Webinar] Social Media in Social Movements: A Computational Approach to Collective Actions

       

      9th Apr 2021 7:00 pm
      Online

      Webinar Friday, 9 April 2021, 19:00–20:30 PDT Social Media in Social Movements: A Computational Approach to Collective Actions Gary Fong and Elgar Teo, ANTIELAB Research Data Archive via Zoom A City Archived event Registration required Social media has no doubt played a crucial role in recent social movements. In part to understand the logic between...

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    • [Contest] Cantonese Speech Contest 2021 粵語演講比賽

       

      24th Mar 2021 7:00 pm
      Online

      三月二十四日溫哥華時間晚上 7 點 至 9 點 | 7-9 pm PDT, March 24: 決賽（網上直播）Final contest (live via Zoom) Registration 登記: https://cantonese.arts.ubc.ca/cantonese-speech-contest-2021/

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    • [Webinar] Recording Hong Kong: The Oral History Collection of the Hong Kong Heritage Project

       

      5th Mar 2021 12:00 pm
      Online

      [Updated 31 March 2021: For those who might have missed this talk by Amelia Allsop, here are the webcast and the photo album.] Webinar Friday, 5 March 2021, 12:00–13:30 PST Recording Hong Kong: The Oral History Collection of the Hong Kong Heritage Project Amelia Allsop, Hong Kong Heritage Project via Zoom A City Archived event...

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    • [Webinar] Language Archiving in the Digital Era

       

      5th Feb 2021 7:30 pm
      Online

      [Updated 28 February 2021: For those who might have missed this talk by Dr. Andy Chin, here are the webcast and the photo album.] Webinar Friday, 5 February 2021, 19:30–21:00 PST Language Archiving in the Digital Era Dr. Andy Chin, Education University of Hong Kong via Zoom A City Archived event Registration required Language documentation...

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    • [Symposium] When Local meets Transnational: Reciprocal Effects of Immigrants Circulating between Hong Kong and Canada

       

      19th Jan 2021 5:30 pm
      Online

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    • [Webinar] Hail Alma Mater: School Museums in Hong Kong

       

      8th Jan 2021 7:30 pm
      Online

      [Updated 31 January 2021: For those who might have missed this talk by Joseph Gregory Yu, here are the webcast and the photo album.] Webinar Friday, 8 January 2021, 19:30–21:00 PST Hail Alma Mater: School Museums in Hong Kong Joseph Gregory Yu, University of Oxford via Zoom A City Archived event Registration required In the...

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    • [Webinar] The Power of Media: Reimagining the Future

       

      27th Nov 2020 5:00 pm
      Online

      A good way to “archive” a city—that is, to document the history of a city—is to follow its radio programs, and an excellent way to understand an archived city is to talk to disc jockeys (DJs) who produce radio programs. In the next public webinar for the “City Archived” series, the Hong Kong Studies Initiative is pleased to present former DJ Mini Choi and media artist Michael Lee, both of whom have deep roots in various media outlets in Hong Kong from 1997 to 2020.

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    • [Webinar] Archiving Memory: Neon Lights in Hong Kong

       

      23rd Oct 2020 7:30 pm

      [Updated 15 November 2020: For those who might have missed this seminar by Prof. Brian Kwok, here are the webcast and the photo album.] Webinar Friday, 23 October 2020, 19:30–21:00 PDT Archiving Memory: Neon Lights in Hong Kong Prof. Brian Kwok, Hong Kong Polytechnic University via Zoom A City Archived event Registration required Neon signs...

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    • [Conversation] Archiving Hong Kong in Canada: A Personal Reflection

       

      25th Sep 2020 5:00 pm

      Dr. Jack Leong, the founding (and departing) director of the world-acclaimed Richard Charles Lee Canada–Hong Kong Library, will be joined by Prof. Diana Lary and Eleanor Yuen, both of the University of British Columbia, to reflect on his thirteen some years’ journey in building the largest research collection for Hong Kong as well as Canada–Hong Kong studies outside Hong Kong.

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    • [Series] City Archived 我傳 • 我城

       

      1st Sep 2020
      Multiple Locations

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

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    • [Lecture Series] Master Class for “Cantonese through Popular Culture” 粵語流行文化大師班講座系列

       

      6th Jul 2020

      The UBC Cantonese Language Program is hosting a series of guest lectures by speakers associated with a wide range of cultural industries in Hong Kong.

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    • [Roundtable] National Security (Law) in Hong Kong: An Assessment

       

      10th Jun 2020 7:00 pm

      [Updated 11 June 2020: For those who might have missed this roundtable, here is the webcast.] Roundtable Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 19:00 (Pacific Daylight Time) National Security (Law) in Hong Kong: An Assessment via Zoom A City in Protest event Registration required (by noon, Tuesday, June 9) Panelists: Albert Hung-yee Chen, University of Hong Kong...

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    • [Workshop] Mapping Hong Kong—A History Workshop

       

      28th May 2020

      The UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative, in partnership with the Hong Kong History Project at the University of Bristol, is pleased to announce a history workshop to be held at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, on May 29–31, 2020.

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    • [Webinar] The Hong Kong Diaspora in the Age of Protests

       

      19th May 2020 5:00 pm

      Hong Kong Studies Webinar Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 17:00 (Pacific Daylight Time) The Hong Kong Diaspora in the Age of Protests Dr. Simon Shen 沈旭暉博士 via Zoom A City in Protest event Registration required (by noon, Monday, May 18) The recent decision by the government to arrest fifteen prominent pro-democracy leaders is a clear reminder...

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    • [Contest] Cantonese Lyrics Competition: Combating Covid-19 《抗疫時代》粵語填詞比賽

       

      30th Apr 2020

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    • [Cancelled] The 2nd UBC Cantonese Singing Contest 第二屆卑詩大學粵語歌唱比賽

       

      26th Mar 2020 7:00 pm

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    • [Screening] A Simple Life 桃姐

       

      13th Mar 2020 3:45 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      Screening 放映會 Friday, 13 March 2020, 3:45 pm A Simple Life 桃姐 (2012) Director: Ann Hui Cast: Andy Lau, Deanie Ip 120, C. K. Choi Building, UBC 1855 West Mall, Vancouver Cantonese with English subtitles Free admission | RSVP “Since her teenage years, Chung Chun-Tao, known as Ah Tao, has worked as an amah—a servant—for...

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    • [Roundtable] China and the Coronavirus

       

      4th Mar 2020 4:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      Join UBC China studies scholars for a conversation on the political, social, and cultural impacts of COVID-19

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    • [CANCELLED] “One Country, Two Systems”: Past and Future「一國兩制」在香港的實踐：回顧與前瞻

       

      3rd Mar 2020 7:00 pm

      [Updated 15 February 2020: We regret to inform you that this event has been cancelled.] Community Conversation 粵語座談會 Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 7–9 pm “One Country, Two Systems”: Past and Future「一國兩制」在香港的實踐：回顧與前瞻 Prof. Albert Chen 陳弘毅教授 (University of Hong Kong) Commentator 對談嘉賓: Mr. Tommy Tao 陶永強律師 Atrium, Richmond Cultural Centre 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond *Program in...

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    • [Screening] An Autumn’s Tale 秋天的童話

       

      14th Feb 2020 4:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      Screening 放映會 Friday, 14 February 2020, 4 pm An Autumn’s Tale 秋天的童話 (1987) Director: Mabel Cheung Cast: Chow Yun-fat, Cherie Chung, and Danny Chan C. K. Choi 120, UBC 1855 West Mall, Vancouver Chinese and English subtitles Free admission | RSVP Winner of Best Film, Best Cinematography, and Best Screenplay at the 1988 Hong Kong...

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    • [Presentation] City in Protest: Observations from the Field

       

      12th Feb 2020 12:30 pm
      Room 1197, Buchanan Tower

      [26 February 2020: Here are some photos of the event] Presentation Wednesday, 12 February 2020, 12:30 pm City in Protest: Observations from the Field Dr. Miu Chung Yan (School of Social Work, UBC) Buchanan Tower 1197 1873 East Mall, Vancouver A City in Protest event The on-going protests in Hong Kong are, in many ways,...

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    • [Seminar] British Dominance in the Canton Trade and Its Consequences, 1784–1833

       

      24th Jan 2020 12:00 pm
      Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC

      Seminar Friday, 24 January 2020, 12 pm British Dominance in the Canton Trade and Its Consequences, 1784–1833 Prof. Paul A. Van Dyke (Sun Yat-sen University) Place of Many Trees, Liu Institute for Global Issues, UBC 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver As is well-known, Great Britain played a prominent role in the Canton trade from its beginnings...

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    • [Screening] The Greatest Wedding on Earth 南北一家親

       

      22nd Jan 2020 5:30 pm
      C. K. Choi Building

      Screening Wednesday, 22 January 2020, 5:30pm The Greatest Wedding on Earth 南北一家親 (1962) Director: Tian-Lin Wang Screenplay: Eileen Chang and Yuen Chor C.K. Choi 120, UBC 1855 West Mall, Vancouver (Map) In Cantonese and Mandarin with English subtitles. Free admission | RSVP Can’t we all just get along? Laugh in the Year of the Rat with...

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    • [Screening] Umbrella Diaries: The First Umbrella 傘上 : 遍地開花

       

      7th Dec 2019 2:30 pm
      Frederic Wood Theatre

      Screening+Dialogue Saturday, 7 December 2019, 2:30 pm Umbrella Diaries: The First Umbrella 傘上 : 遍地開花 followed by conversation with Director James Leong Frederic Wood Theatre, UBC 6345 Crescent Road, Vancouver Cantonese with English Subtitles (120 mins.) Free and open to the public A City in Protest event RSVP Umbrella Diaries: The First Umbrella (2018) charts...

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    • [Seminar] Reluctant Exiles to Voluntary Diaspora: Post-1997 Migrations from Hong Kong

       

      3rd Dec 2019 2:00 pm
      Anthropology and Sociology Bldg. 134

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    • [Conversation] A Conversation with Chapman To 與杜汶澤有約

       

      1st Dec 2019 2:00 pm
      Room 7000, Harbour Centre, SFU

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    • [Launch+Exhibition] A Vancouver Archive of the Umbrella Movement

       

      30th Nov 2019 1:00 pm
      C. K. Choi Building

      The Hong Kong Studies Initiative is pleased to invite you to this special two-part event to mark the public presentation of "After the Protest: A Vancouver Archive of the Umbrella Movement."

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    • [Conversation] An Evening Conversation with Chapman To 與杜汶澤夜話

       

      29th Nov 2019 7:00 pm

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    • [Seminar] “Prosperity and Stability”: Why Did Hong Kong Work?

       

      27th Nov 2019 12:45 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      [Updated 1 April 2020: For those who might have missed this seminar by Dr. John Wong, here are the webcast and the photo album.] Public Seminar Wednesday, 27 November 2019, 12:45–2:15 pm “Prosperity and Stability”: Why Did Hong Kong Work? Dr. John D. Wong (The University of Hong Kong) Commentator: Dr. Clement Tong (UBC) 120,...

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    • [Book Launch] A Chinese Melting Pot: Original People and Immigrants in Hong Kong’s First ‘New Town’

       

      13th Nov 2019 2:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      Book Launch Wednesday, 13 November 2019, 2:00 pm A Chinese Melting Pot: Original People and Immigrants in Hong Kong’s First ‘New Town’ Dr. Elizabeth Lominska Johnson and Dr. Graham E. Johnson 120, C. K. Choi Building, UBC 1855 West Mall, Vancouver Reception to follow presentations Hardcover copies will be available for purchase at 40% off...

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    • [Screening] Echoes of the Rainbow 歲月神偷

       

      12th Nov 2019 5:30 pm
      FNH 30, UBC

      Screening Tuesday, 12 November 2019, 5:30 pm Echoes of the Rainbow 歲月神偷 (2010) Director: Alex Law Cast: Simon Yam, Sandra Kwan Yue Ng, Aarif Rahman Food, Nutrition and Health Bldg (FNH) 30, UBC 2205 East Mall, Vancouver (Map) Chinese and English subtitles Free admission | RSVP “The ups and downs of a Hong Kong family...

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    • [Conversation] Hong Kong Protests: From Peaceful Society to Petrol Bombs

       

      12th Nov 2019 12:30 pm
      DLA Piper Hall (Room 104)

      Please join Barrister Blanchflower for an in-depth conversation on the latest developments in Hong Kong, from the continutation of peaceful protests to the ongoing violence and chaos.

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    • [Yip So Man Wat Memorial Lecture] “Where Silence Reigns, Startling Claps of Thunder”

       

      5th Nov 2019 7:00 pm
      Ponderosa Commons Ballroom

      This annual lecture held by the department of Asian Studies will feature Geremie Barmé, Founding Director Emeritus of the Australian Centre on China in the World and Emeritus Professor of History at the Australian National University.

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    • [Conversation] The Power of “Zines”

       

      25th Oct 2019 5:30 pm
      Centre A

      Conversation 粵語沙龍 Friday, 25 October 2019, 5:30–7:00 pm The Power of “Zines” 民眾出版力──由「民刊」到「文宣」 Reading Room, Centre A 268 Keefer St., Suite 205, Vancouver Program in Cantonese A City in Protest event | A ZINE COOP Workshop RSVP 今年香港經歷了一個動盪之夏，有人會以「流水革命」（water revolution），或「faceless movement」形容自6月起「反送中」所引發的民主運動；由前線勇武、和理非至幕後文宣均發揮香港前所未見的創造和凝聚力，打破世界對「香港人」身份的可能性及前途的想像，也讓不少人意識到此非單純中港之戰，而重新審視各自對民主、自由、人權價值的理解、實踐和參與。鋪天蓋地、多國語言版本和共享的文宣資源如海報、單張及小誌等，為大眾提供更貼身的思想和歷史敍事角度，向世界輸出港式抗爭的效率和創意。 「民刊」和「文宣」的組織、製作和傳播均強調民眾的主動參與（by and for the people），並自覺地對官方的意識形態進行反思。從50年代後期開始，中國的學生及文社組織出版了大量「民刊」，通過辦油印刊物揭示社會上的問題 。而「文宣」 於香港現在的背景來說，指的是電子檔案及實體印刷版本，以單張、海報及小誌為主，很多時更開放版權予公眾使用，現常見於連儂牆上或於不同的地點派發，有時亦會以airdrop，或社交媒體如telegram、facebook、twitter及reddit等發佈分享的資訊。 是次沙龍香港小誌團體ZINE COOP將與對中國現代視覺藝術文化深有研究的彭麗君教授，由「民刊」講到「文宣」，比較和討論以民眾為中心的自主出版如何為下一代提供主流資訊以外的思想食糧，及其於社會運動中的角色與力量。 Artists from Hong Kong-based ZINE COOP...

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    • [Lecture] Right to the City: Hong Kong as an Example

       

      24th Oct 2019 5:30 pm
      Buchanan A104, UBC

      [Updated 31 December 2019: For those who might have missed this lecture by Professor Laikwan Pang, here are the webcast and the photo album.] Thursday, 24 October 2019, 5:30–7:00 pm Right to the City: Hong Kong as an Example Prof. Laikwan Pang (Chinese University of Hong Kong) Buchanan A104, UBC 1866 Main Mall, Vancouver Free...

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    • [Screening] The God of Cookery 食神

       

      4th Oct 2019 1:00 pm
      Room 1197, Buchanan Tower

      Communal Screening「談天說戲」放映會 Friday, 4 October 2019, 1:00–3:00 pm The God of Cookery 食神 (1996) Directors: Stephen Chow and Lik-Chi Lee Cast: Stephen Chow, Karen Mok, Nancy Sit Speaker: Dr. Clement Tong Buchanan Tower 1197, UBC 1873 East Mall, Vancouver Free admission “The most renowned and feared chef in the world loses his title of God...

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    • [Lecture] Riot, Refugee, Fire: The Borderscape of Hong Kong 1950s

       

      4th Oct 2019 12:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      Public Lecture Friday, 4 October 2019, 12:00–2:00 pm Riot, Refugee, Fire: The Borderscape of Hong Kong 1950s Dr. Kenny K. K. Ng (Hong Kong Baptist University) 120, C. K. Choi Building, UBC 1855 West Mall, Vancouver Free and open to the public A City in Protest event This talk examines Cold War borderscapes and cinematic...

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    • [Community] A Conversation with Anthony Wong 光天化日再嬉戲: 與黃耀明對話

       

      28th Sep 2019 12:00 pm
      Room 7000, Harbour Centre, SFU

      [Updated 29 September 2019: For those who were not able to join us for this conversation, here are the webcast and the photo album.] Community Dialogue Saturday, 28 September 2019, 12:00–2:00 pm A Conversation with Anthony Wong 光天化日再嬉戲: 與黃耀明對話 Harbour Centre 7000, Simon Fraser University 515 W. Hastings Street, Vancouver Program in Cantonese Facebook live:...

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    • [Lecture] Chinese State Capitalism in Hong Kong

       

      26th Sep 2019 5:30 pm
      Room 1900, Fletcher Challenge Theatre, SFU

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    • [Panel] Understanding Hong Kong

       

      25th Sep 2019 7:00 pm
      Liu Institute for Global Issues

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    • [Community] Human Rights in Hong Kong? 香港《基本法》還能保障人權嗎?

       

      22nd Sep 2019 2:00 pm
      Performance Hall, Richmond Library and Cultural Centre

      [Updated 28 September 2019: For friends who might have missed this talk by Mr. Randy Shek, here is the photo album.] Community Talk Sunday, 22 September 2019, 2:00–4:00 pm Human Rights in Hong Kong? 香港《基本法》還能保障人權嗎? Randy Shek (Barrister-at-law) Performance Hall, Richmond Cultural Centre 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond Program in Cantonese A City in Protest event...

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    • [Lecture] “The Force is No Longer with You”: The Police and Hong Kong Protests

       

      20th Sep 2019 3:30 pm
      Room 104, Allard Hall, UBC

      [Updated 28 September 2019: For friends who might have missed this talk by Mr. Randy Shek, here is the photo album.] Public Lecture Friday, 20 September 2019, 3:30–5:30 pm Randy Shek (Barrister-at-law) Room 104, Allard Hall, UBC 1822 East Mall, Vancouver Free and open to the public A City in Protest event RSVP: cals@allard.ubc.ca The...

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    • [Series] City in Protest 我衛 • 我城

       

      1st Sep 2019
      Multiple Locations

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

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    • [Community] Hong Kong at a Crossroad: Exploring Canada’s Role

       

      11th Aug 2019 12:30 pm
      Segal Building, Simon Fraser University

      As Hong Kong is going through a watershed moment of a protracted social protest movement, status quo presents as less and less a sustainable option. Change of sufficient breath and impact to quell social discontent and anti-establishment emotions behind the recent street activism will have fateful social and political implications for Hong Kong as a whole. What roles, if any, does Canada have to play in response to different change scenarios probable for Hong Kong? This English-language public forum engages this question, bringing diverse expert insights and perspectives to bear on a dialogue among participants.

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    • [Roundtable] Hong Kong’s Resistance to the Extradition Bill

       

      18th Jun 2019 3:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      Join members of the UBC community for a roundtable discussion on the protests concerning the proposed extradition bill.

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    • [Community] Re-Returnees: Lived Realities and Implications of Hong Kong-originated Canadians「再回流」的啟示

       

      9th Jun 2019 2:00 pm
      Atrium, Richmond Cultural Centre

      Join this community dialogue on the emerging phenomenon of re-returnees.

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    • [Screening] 1967 (Re-run) / 回溯重構：《1967》

       

      31st May 2019 6:30 pm
      Aquatic Ecosystems Research Lab 120

      [Updated 7 July 2019: For those who might have missed the screening and the conversation with Director Wu Hoi-fai, here are the photo album and a brief recap of the visit.] Pants Theatre Production Presents. . . . Friday, 31 May 2019, 6:30 pm (door opens @ 6:15 pm) 1967 (Re-run) / 回溯重構：《1967》 Aquatic Ecosystems...

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    • [Exhibition] Chinatown Through a Wide Lens: The Hidden Photos of Yucho Chow

       

      4th May 2019
      Chinese Cultural Centre (Museum and Archives)

      "An exhibition of the once-hidden photographs of Vancouver’s first Chinese photographer. Yucho Chow chronicled life during a tumultuous period in our city’s early history. . . . This will be the first-ever exhibition of his photographs and the many diverse communities he captured. As well, for many of these images, it will be the first time they are seen publicly. For decades these photos have been squirrelled away in family albums, stashed in boxes held by private collectors, or housed in archives with the photographer listed as ‘unknown.' These images were uncovered, one photo at a time, over eight years."

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    • [Screening] 5th Annual ACAM 350 Film

       

      16th Apr 2019 6:00 pm
      Frederic Wood Theatre

      The ACAM 350 Community Screening event is back! The Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program is pleased to present 7 student short films produced in this years cohort of ACAM 350: Asian Canadian Community Media.

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    • [Celebration] End-of-Term Celebration for HKSI/Cantonese Language Program

       

      4th Apr 2019 12:00 pm
      Liu Institute for Global Issues

      Come celebrate the end of another exhilarating academic year for the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative and the UBC Cantonese Language Program with food, drinks, highlights of student projects, and a guest presentation

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    • [Comedy] Cantonese Stand-up Comedy with Vivek Mahbubani

       

      28th Mar 2019
      Various locations

      Join comedian Vivek Mahbubani for some fun and laughter right here at UBC!

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    • [Dialogue] Hong Kong in the Age of the Chinese Dream

       

      25th Mar 2019 5:30 pm
      Aquatic Ecosystems Research Lab 120

      [Updated 29 May 2019: For those who might have missed this conversation with Mr. Alex Chow and Prof. Lui Tai-lok, here are the webcast and the photo album.] Hong Kong Studies Dialogue Monday, 25 March 2019, 5:30 pm Alex Chow and Prof. Tai-lok Lui Aquatic Ecosystems Research Lab 120, UBC 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver Free...

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    • [Community] Imagining Hong Kong Beyond the Umbrella Movement 傘後、本土、民主：對香港未來想像的異同

       

      24th Mar 2019 2:30 pm
      Performance Hall, Richmond Library and Cultural Centre

      [Updated 29 May 2019: For those who might have missed this conversation with Mr. Alex Chow and Prof. Lui Tai-lok, here are the webcast and the photo album.] Community Forum Sunday, 24 March 2019, 2:30 pm Alex Chow and Prof. Tai-lok Lui (moderator: Prof. Helen Leung) Performance Hall, Richmond Cultural Centre 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond...

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    • [Seminar] “There’s No Place Like It”: Promoting Colonial Hong Kong as a Tourist Destination

       

      20th Mar 2019 12:30 pm
      Fairmont Social Lounge, St. John's College

      [Updated 22 April 2019: For those who might have missed this talk by Prof. John Carroll, here is the photo album.] Hong Kong Studies / History Seminar Wednesday, 20 March 2019, 12:30 pm Prof. John M. Carroll (The University of Hong Kong) Fairmont Social Lounge, St. John’s College, UBC 2111 Lower Mall, Vancouver Registration required...

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    • [Exhibition] Opening Celebration: The Art of the Brush

       

      16th Mar 2019 2:00 pm
      Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

      Join us for the opening reception of The Art of the Brush: A Retrospective Exhibition of Calligraphy by Yim Tse.

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    • [Exhibition] Divine Threads: A Guided Tour of Cantonese Opera Costume Design

       

      3rd Mar 2019 3:30 pm
      Museum of Anthropology

      Art historian April Liu and interdisciplinary visiting Hong Kong artist JC Jessie will lead a bilingual English/Cantonese guided tour of MOA’s stunning Cantonese Opera collection.

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    • [Book Launch] Divine Threads: The Hidden Stories of Cantonese Opera in Vancouver

       

      28th Feb 2019 6:00 pm
      Museum of Anthropology

      Art historian April Liu will share the behind-the-scenes stories of Cantonese Opera as it travelled the world during the early 20th century.

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    • [Lecture] Evolution of Hong Kong’s Democracy Movement

       

      25th Feb 2019 5:30 pm
      Aquatic Ecosystems Research Lab 120

      The democracy movement in Hong Kong in the last four decades has been shaped by three main factors: attitude towards China, attitude towards the establishment, and class. While the movement has been marked by cycles of mobilization and demobilization, the end of the 2014 Umbrella Movement has brought new challenges. Advocates for democracy have found it hard to move forward amidst China’s conservative turn, new identity politics, and value changes.

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    • [Community] Value Changes and Hong Kong Governance 香港的價值變遷與管治困難

       

      24th Feb 2019 2:30 pm
      Richmond Public Library

      In recent years, Hong Kong has witnessed obvious changes, especially among the younger generations, in terms of people’s post-materialist values, their attachment to China, and their trust in the government. There is a trend towards polarization as well as a widening value gap between generations. Recent events have shown that this widening gap has added to Hong Kong’s governance problems, which are becoming increasingly difficult to resolve.

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    • [Exhibition] Samson Young in conversation with Nancy Tam

       

      24th Feb 2019 2:00 pm
      Centre A

      Join for a conversation with Samson Young and Nancy Tam as they dive into the research and creative processes behind the song "It’s a heaven over there."

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    • [Celebration] 2019 Lunar New Year Celebration—Year of the Pig

       

      8th Feb 2019 11:00 am
      AMS Student Nest

      The Department of Asian Studies would like to invite you in joining the “2019 Lunar New Year Celebration— Year of the Pig.” The Lunar New Year marks an important holiday and is celebrated by many Asian countries, significantly for China, Korea, Vietnam and Singapore.

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    • [Conversation] A Conversation on Pop Culture with Anita Lee 趣談流行文化—李婉華

       

      7th Feb 2019 3:30 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      Renowned actor and radio host Ms. Anita Lee will share her experience in the entertainment industry and thoughts on Cantonese pop culture.

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    • [Screening] Joy Luck Club: A Retrospective Screening with Tamlyn Tomita

       

      16th Jan 2019 5:30 pm
      Frederic Wood Theatre

      UBC Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies Program, Department of Theatre & Film, and Faculty of Arts present a retrospective screening of The Joy Luck Club!

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    • [Celebration] Hong Kong Alumni & Friends Seasonal Dinner

       

      11th Dec 2018 7:00 pm
      Hong Kong Football Club

      Join UBC’s President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Santa J. Ono, and fellow alumni and friends for the annual dinner to celebrate the season. Don’t miss the opportunity to enjoy a very special performance by Professor Ono on his cello, accompanied by pianist Connie Luk, BMus’07. Make new connections, socialize with old friends and celebrate the festive season.

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    • [Book Launch] “Journeys of Hope” UBC Book Launch

       

      3rd Dec 2018 4:00 pm
      Dodson Room, Irving K Barber Learning Centre, UBC

      Join us for the book launch of "Journeys of Hope: Challenging Discrimination and Building on Vancouver Chinatown’s Legacies." This official edition is the result of a collaboration between UBC researchers and the City of Vancouver.

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    • [Seminar] Why “Cantonese Worlds” Matters

       

      3rd Dec 2018 2:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      This talk will reflect on the experience gained in the preparation and teaching of the UBC course “History of Cantonese Worlds” and examines the responses this new offering has received from both local and overseas communities.

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    • [Forum] Dealing with the Downturn in US-China Relations: What Should Universities Do?

       

      15th Nov 2018 4:00 pm
      Fairmont Social Lounge, St. John's College

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    • [Community Forum] Reporting on China and Hong Kong in Vancouver 中港新聞在大溫

       

      10th Nov 2018 2:30 pm
      Atrium, Richmond Cultural Centre

      Guest speakers from the local Chinese media will speak on the opportunities and challenges they face in reporting on China and Hong Kong in Vancouver.

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    • [Seminar] Collaboration in Late Imperial South China: The Lower Pearl River Estuary during the Opium War

       

      1st Nov 2018 2:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      Join Dr. Gary Luk for an exploration of the fluid maritime world of nineteenth-century South China.

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    • [Seminar] Treaty porters, or, How do you solve a problem like Charlie?

       

      25th Oct 2018 4:00 pm
      Case Room, Liu Institute for Global Issues

      When Shanghai fell to communist forces in late May 1949 the city’s Tilanqiao Prison held one British inmate. In this talk, I’ll introduce the man, his family networks and their reach, and the diverse range of sources I’ve been assembling. It will explore how he got there, where he came from, and where he went next, and also what I don’t know, which is a lot. Frankly, I’m puzzled: what can I do with all this?

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    • [Seminar] A City Lost or Found? Sketching Hong Kong’s History of the Present

       

      18th Oct 2018 4:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      Join Prof. Ching Kwan Lee of UCLA for an illuminating talk on the political sociology of Hong Kong in the post-1997 era.

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    • [Workshop] MVOH 2018: Indigenous Music, Opera & People from South Guangdong

       

      12th Oct 2018 4:00 pm
      Dodson Room, Irving K Barber Learning Centre, UBC

      On the relationship between the indigenous musical genres in the southern province of Guangdong and their place in the life of the early migrants and recent immigrants in Pacific Canada.

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    • [Seminar] The Pleasures and Perils of Hong Kong Pulp Fiction

       

      11th Oct 2018 4:00 pm
      Museum of Anthropology

      What did people read for pleasure in mid-century Hong Kong? Chances are that on the tram, on the bus, or surreptitiously tucked between the pages of a textbook one would find one of the city’s thousands of pulp fiction publications: perhaps a magazine like Martial Arts World or Crime World or Blue Cover Detective Magazine or the “men’s magazine” Mini; or maybe a “three-dime” paperback like Liu Yichang’s Lust Under the Coconut Palms or Du Ning’s Ten Years of Bitter Love. Come hear UBC professor Christopher Rea talk about the lasting influence of these beloved and reviled mass culture products, from the 1950s to today.

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    • [Community Conversation] How Big is “Local”? 本土有幾大？

       

      4th Oct 2018 7:30 pm
      Richmond Public Library, Brighouse

      [Updated 23 October 2018: For friends who might have missed this community talk, here are the webcast and photo album.] Thursday, 4 October 2018, 7:30 pm Richmond Public Library 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond Free and open to the public (Program in Cantonese) Registration required. For Hong Kong, what is deemed “local” is a multi-layered historical...

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    • [2018–19 Wat Lecture] The Worldly Engagement of the Greater Pearl River Delta Region

       

      3rd Oct 2018 6:00 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      South China has long been part of what is now popularized as the Maritime Silk Road. Over the centuries, the movement of goods, people, and ideas has bridged continental divides. The talk focuses on the rise of trading hubs with multi-ethnic identities and resources and tracks strategic footprints across the oceans from Canton to Zanzibar. It will comment on the region’s paths of development and conflict.

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    • [Festival] LiterASIAN 2018

       

      21st Sep 2018
      Centre A

      Launched in 2013 and based in Vancouver BC, LiterASIAN is an annual festival of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian writing and a community-building initiative of the Asian Canadian Writers Workshop (ACWW).

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    • [Celebration] ACAM Welcome Back Lunch 2018

       

      20th Sep 2018 12:00 pm
      Liloeet Room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre

      Help celebrate ACAM’s 5th year by joining them for lunch.

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    • [Presentation] Welcome Back to History!

       

      12th Sep 2018 5:00 pm
      Room 1197, Buchanan Tower

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    • [Community] Asian Studies Welcome Back Lunch

       

      4th Sep 2018 12:00 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      // All transfer and returning Arts Undergraduate students (2nd, 3rd and 4th years) are welcome to join us for our Welcome Back Lunch on Imagine Day. Come learn about the Asian Studies experience and join the Asian Studies community. //

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    • [Fair] Work on Campus Fair

       

      8th Aug 2018 11:00 am
      UBC Life Building

      Need a job this September? Come to the Work on Campus Fair!

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    • [Lecture] Cantonese Matters 趣談廣東話

       

      11th Jul 2018 2:00 pm
      Buchanan D217

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    • [Talk] My Passion for Lyric Writing—with Chris Shum

       

      5th Jul 2018 2:00 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      Interested in becoming a songwriter or understanding how Cantonese songs are composed? Well-known Hong Kong songwriter Chris Shum will share his experience and stories from his professional journey.

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    • [Community] ACAM 390 Community Showcase

       

      27th Jun 2018 4:30 pm
      Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

      The Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program is pleased to present 4 student research projects produced in ACAM 390: The Heritage of Chinese Migration. The projects cover a range of topics related to Chinese migration, with a focus on food, public space, and intangible heritage.

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    • [Workshop] The 4th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics

       

      23rd Jun 2018 8:00 am
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      This conference explores new approaches to theory and data, methodologies, and applications in Cantonese Linguistics. New research on geographical variations, overseas speaker communities, and pedagogical issues are especially welcome. Features speakers Dr Molly Babel of University of British Columbia, Dr Dana Bourgerie of Brigham Young University, and Dr Andy Chin of The Education University of Hong Kong.

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    • [Workshop] Cantonese Worlds 2 Workshop

       

      21st Jun 2018 9:00 am
      Fairmont Social Lounge, St. John's College

      The UBC Cantonese Language Program is hosting the Second Cantonese Worlds Workshop at St. John’s College and the Richmond Public Library.

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    • [Celebration] Spring Convocation

       

      23rd May 2018 8:30 am
      Chan Centre

      Congratulations and best wishes to all the graduates who have taken part in the journey of the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative and UBC Cantonese 卑詩大學粵語.

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    • [Community Talk] 1967/1997: Reflections on Hong Kong Literature and Cinema 六七 / 九七：香港文學與電影

       

      12th May 2018 2:00 pm
      Centre A

      [Updated 30 May 2018: For friends who might have missed this community talk, here is the photo album] Saturday, 12 May 2018, 2 pm Centre A 268 Keefer St., Second Floor, Vancouver Free and open to the public (Program in Cantonese) A City Inscribed event. Registration is required. How has the literature and cinema of...

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    • [Screening+Conversation] Boundary 也斯：東西

       

      8th May 2018 7:00 pm
      Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

      [Updated 30 May 2018: For friends who might have missed this screening, here is the photo album] Tuesday, 8 May 2018, 7 pm (doors open @ 6:30 pm) Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden 578 Carrall Street, Vancouver Free and open to the public English/Chinese subtitles (138 mins | 2015 | Trailer) A City Inscribed...

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    • [Conversation] Thinking in the Age of Localism 世代 • 本土─四角演義

       

      4th May 2018 7:30 pm
      Hong Kong Reader 序言書室

      [Updated 30 May 2018: For friends who might have missed this community talk (in Cantonese), here are the truncated webcast and photo album.] Friday, 4 May 2018, 7:30 pm / 5月4日 星期五 晚上 7:30 Hong Kong Reader 序言書室 7F, 68 Sai Yeung Choi Street South 旺角西洋菜南街68號7字樓 Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong Free and open to the...

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    • [Screening] ACAM 350 Community Film Screening

       

      19th Apr 2018 6:00 pm
      Buchanan Block A103

      The Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program is pleased to present 6 student short films produced in ACAM 350: Asian Canadian Community Media. The films cover a wide range of Asian and Asian-Canadian topics, including food and community, intergenerational relationships and cultural disconnect.

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    • [Community Talk] Colonialism at Work: Hong Kong in the 1920s

       

      15th Apr 2018 1:00 pm
      Gateway Theatre

      [Updated 30 May 2018: For friends who might have missed this community talk, here is the photo album] Sunday, 15 April 2018, 1 pm Gateway Theatre 6500 Gilbert Road, Richmond Free and open to the public A City Inscribed event. Registration is encouraged. Hong Kong in the 1920s was a city of contradictions. It was...

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    • [Celebration] End-of-Term Celebration for HKSI/Cantonese Language Program

       

      6th Apr 2018 4:00 pm
      Liu Institute for Global Issues

      [Updated 13 April 2018: For those who might have missed the party, here is the photo album.] Friday, 6 April 2018, 4–6 pm Multipurpose Room, Liu Institute for Global Issues 6476 NW Marine Dr., Vancouver Student presentations and screenings begin @ 4:30 Free and open to the UBC community Registration is strongly encouraged. Come celebrate...

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    • [Community Conversation] Hong Kong Literature: Why and How? 香港文學─為何？如何？

       

      5th Apr 2018 7:30 pm
      Richmond Public Library

      [Updated 30 May 2018: For friends who might have missed this community talk, here are the webcast, photo album, and media coverage.] Thursday, 5 April 2018, 7:30 pm Richmond Public Library 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond Free and open to the public (Program in Cantonese) A City Inscribed event. Registration is strongly encouraged. There is no...

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    • [Public Lecture] From History to Fiction: Inventing Hong Kong Stories

       

      4th Apr 2018 7:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      [Updated 27 May 2018: For friends who might have missed this lecture, here are the webcast and photo album.] Wednesday, 4 April 2018, 7 pm 120, C. K. Choi Building, UBC 1855 West Mall, Vancouver Reception @ 6:30 Free and open to the public A City Inscribed event. Registration is strongly encouraged. Hong Kong came...

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    • [Public Lecture] The Challenge of World Literary History

       

      28th Mar 2018 4:00 pm
      Liu Institute for Global Issues

      In much of its history from the 19th century to the last decade of the 20th, comparative literature remains largely Euro-centered, and the rise of world literature today offers an opportunity to transcend Eurocentrism and introduce many of the yet unknown canonical works from non-Western and “minor” European literatures to a global readership.

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    • [Demonstration] Cantonese Opera: Behind the Scenes

       

      28th Mar 2018 11:30 am
      AMS Student Nest

      Come and experience everything it takes to put on a Cantonese opera performance. Audience will have the opportunity to witness detailed preparations, including applying the signature Chinese opera makeup, doing the hair and putting on the costumes. It will follow by a presentation with live narration on character roles, stage techniques demonstration and a live...

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    • [Seminar] The Past and Present of Chinese-Language Book Publishing in Hong Kong

       

      16th Mar 2018 12:30 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      [Updated 16 April 2018: For friends who might have missed this seminar, here is the photo album.] Friday, 16 March 2018, 12:30 pm 120, C. K. Choi Building, UBC 1855 West Mall, Vancouver Program in English Free and open to the public Light refreshments will be served A City Inscribed event. Registration is strongly encouraged....

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    • [Performance] UBC Cantonese Singing Contest

       

      9th Mar 2018 7:00 pm
      AMS Student Nest

      Free tickets are available by RSVP. Seats are limited and first come first served.

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    • [Community Conversation] The Story of Hong Kong Literature《香港文學大系》與香港文學史

       

      8th Mar 2018 7:30 pm
      Richmond Public Library

      [Updated 17 April 2018: For friends who might have missed this community conversation, here are the photo album and media coverage.] Thursday, 8 March 2018, 7:30 pm Richmond Public Library 7700 Minoru Gate, Richmond Free and open to the public (Program in Cantonese) A City Inscribed event. Registration is strongly encouraged. Hong Kong literature has...

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    • [Lecture] The Flower Princess and the Imaginations of Hong Kong

       

      7th Mar 2018 7:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      [Updated 27 May 2018: For friends who might have missed this lecture, here are the webcast and photo album.] Wednesday, 7 March 2018, 7 pm 120, C. K. Choi Building, UBC 1855 West Mall, Vancouver Reception @ 6 pm Live performance of excerpts in full costumes @ 6:30 pm Free and open to the public...

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    • [Seminar] Hong Kong Cantonese: What to Do and How to Go?

       

      1st Mar 2018 3:30 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

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    • [Seminar] Behind the Scenes: Transnational Ties Between the Hollywood and Hong Kong Entertainment Industries

       

      16th Feb 2018 1:30 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      Join Dr. Sylvia Martin for an interesting look at the ties between Hong Kong and Hollywood

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    • [Seminar] Hong Kong Nationalism and the Chinese Dream in the Age of Global Capitalism

       

      15th Feb 2018 5:30 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      Join Dr. Wai Kit Choi for a thought-provoking conversation on the predicament of Hong Kong in the Age of Chinese and Global Capitalism

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    • [Seminar] Always Liminal, Always in Transition: Reading Hong Kong as Staircase City

       

      9th Feb 2018 2:00 pm
      Liu Institute for Global Issues

      Join Dr. Louis Lo for a fascinating exploration of Hong Kong from the ground up. . . .

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    • [Lecture] New Era, New Approach? China’s Policy Towards East Asia After the 19th Party Congress

       

      2nd Feb 2018 4:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      At the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party, Xi Jinping made it clear that he would lead China into a new era and, by implication, put an end to the Dengist period of ‘opening up and reform’ as well as ‘hiding capabilities and bidding for time’. This talk starts with the premise that Xi is committed to usher in a new era. Whether China will take a completely new approach to relations with Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, and the Korean Peninsula in the short to medium term will be the focus of the talk.

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    • [UBC Hua Dialogue] Whose City? Eviction of “Low-end Population”

       

      23rd Jan 2018 6:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      Established in 2014, UBC Hua Dialogue is a student-led platform for discussions of social, cultural and political issues related to the Hua-communities.

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    • [Seminar] Leung Ping-kwan: Shuqing and Reveries of Space

       

      18th Jan 2018 4:00 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      The renowned poet, essayist, and novelist Leung Ping-kwan 梁秉鈞 (1949-2013) passed away in early 2013. This article discusses a key theme, shuqing 抒情 (lyricism or lyricalness), in Leung’s thinking as a way of addressing contemporary cultural politics, including that of Hong Kong.

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    • [2017–18 Wat Lecture] The Guest’s View: Some Thoughts on Director Ann Hui’s 許鞍華 Work

       

      17th Jan 2018 7:00 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      Featuring Dr. Rey Chow, this lecture will reference the acclaimed Hong Kong director Ann Hui 許鞍華, discussing the notion of “the guest’s perspective” in relation to Chinese idiom, cinematic form, and contemporary migration controversies, with remarks on the film Night and Fog 天水圍的夜與霧 (2009).

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    • [Series] City Inscribed 我寫 • 我城

       

      17th Jan 2018
      University of British Columbia

      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

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    • [Talk] Passive Collaboration, Pastoral Commitments: Chinese Catholic Politics in Hong Kong

       

      16th Dec 2017 10:00 am
      St. Marks College, Room 101

      Justin K.H. Tse (謝堅恆) is Visiting Assistant Professor of Asian American Studies at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL.

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    • [Celebration] Journey to Eminence: alumni UBC 100 Hong Kong Gala & Awards

       

      9th Dec 2017 6:00 pm
      Four Seasons Hotel

      For 100 years, UBC’s alumni have made their mark on the world, forging connections with their communities and with each other. With thousands of UBC alumni living in Hong Kong, there are few places where the UBC network is stronger. This December, in honour of alumni UBC’s 100th year, we will recognize the substantial contributions of some of UBC’s most supportive alumni in Hong Kong who will receive the alumni UBC 100 Builder Award as well as celebrate the long-standing connection shared by UBC, its alumni, and Hong Kong.

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    • [Celebration] Asian Canadian & Asian Migration Studies Winter Holiday Open House

       

      7th Dec 2017 4:00 pm
      Wesbrook Building

      You are cordially invited to the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Winter holiday open house! Join us for an evening of light snacks, refreshments, and a photobooth as we celebrate the end of another year with students, staff, faculty and community members. You are welcome to bring your favourite dish to share. If you are bringing a dish, kindly provide ingredient labels in case of any sensitivities or allergies.

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    • [Seminar] Whither Cultural Studies? Dissent, Despair, and Pedagogy in Hong Kong

       

      1st Dec 2017 3:00 pm
      Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University

      [Updated 31 December 2017: Thank you very much for your interest in this event. For those who might have missed this talk by Dr. Stephen Chan, here are some of the event photos.] Friday, December 1, 2017, 3–5 pm Harbour Centre 1600 515 W. Hastings St., Vancouver Registration: sfu.ca/itcr/events Recent experiences in civil disobedience, social...

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    • [Conversation] UBC Hua Dialogue: Regional Clichés and Impressions

       

      29th Nov 2017 6:00 pm
      C. K. Choi Building

      // We sometimes hear regional clichés or impressions in our daily life. Some of them may even make us feel uncomfortable. In a metropolis with huge diversity, we inevitably, more or less, face the situations when we are represented by the region where we come from. Some of these regional stereotypes could make us impressive, but some of them make us uncomfortable. Meanwhile, regional stereotypes portrayed in media could be exaggerated, which, on the one hand, make us get to know those regions better, but, on the other hand, could provoke stereotyped impression toward the people from that region. How do we understand the root of regional stereotypes? What could be the consequences of regional stereotypes? //

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    • [Seminar] Theology After the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement: Notes from Hong Kong and Vancouver

       

      28th Nov 2017 6:30 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      [Updated 31 December 2017: Thank you very much for your interest in this event. For those who might have missed this talk by Dr. Justin Tse, here are some of the event photos.] Tuesday, November 28, 2017, 6:30–8:00 pm 120, C. K. Choi Building, UBC 1855 West Mall, Vancouver One of the hallmarks of the...

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    • [Community] Pacific Canada Heritage Centre–Museum of Migration Inaugural Gala

       

      25th Nov 2017 6:30 pm
      River Rock Theatre in Richmond

      Come celebrate at the inaugural gala of PCHC–MoM.

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    • [Community] What’s in a Name? Paul & Eileen Lin Commemorative Lecture

       

      21st Nov 2017 4:30 pm
      Vancouver Public Library

      // Join us for the inaugural Paul and Eileen Lin Commemorative Lecture jointly sponsored by CCHSBC and the Vancouver Public Library. This free lecture, given by Tim Stanley, prize-winning historian of the Chinese and of racism in British Columbia, illustrates ways of developing anti-racist and decolonized histories of inclusion for British Columbia and Canada. //

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    • [Screening] Wong Kar Wai Night! Chungking Express + Film Discussion

       

      16th Nov 2017 5:30 pm
      Theatre–Film Production Building

      Hosted by UBC Undergraduate Film Student Association and UBC Film Society

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    • [Community] Remembrance Day in Chinatown

       

      11th Nov 2017
      Chinatown

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    • [Screening] Paint It Red

       

      5th Nov 2017 4:30 pm
      Cineplex Odeon International Village Cinemas

      Whose neighbourhood is it, anyway? Our CANADIAN DOC SPOT Paint It Red from director Eva Cohen shines a (spot)light on just one of the many issues in the continually contentious development and preservation efforts surrounding Vancouver’s historic Chinatown: What happens when a bunch of seniors face evictions and homelessness? They fight back! Beverly Ho is a young Chinese Canadian dedicated to preserving and continuing Chinese cultural heritage in Vancouver’s Chinatown. Can her efforts, along with those of other volunteers in the neighbourhood, succeed? A VAFF Best Canadian Feature Award nominee.

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    • [Lecture] China’s Dual State under Xi Jinping

       

      2nd Nov 2017 12:30 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      This paper draws on the notion of the dual state, developed in the 1930s by Ernst Fraenkel, to discuss China’s current legal-political system. The Party-State’s institutional and legislative reforms since the beginning of the Reform and Opening era reflect certain principles of order, fairness and legality connected to the idea of a normative state. Yet, in recent years, there has been a marked expansion of a ‘prerogative-state’ system for the use of terror and violence in order to give effect to the will of the political leadership. Drawing on Fraenkel’s argument that the dual state is incapable of meeting the requirements of the law of reason (Vernunftrecht), I argue that the current Chinese Party-State ‘needs’ to reject liberal legal and political principles the more strenuously, the more obviously it becomes implicated in their violation, and consider the domestic and transnational implications of the prerogative state’s growth in China.

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    • [Conversation] UBC Hua Dialogue: Let’s Talk about Sex 2.0

       

      1st Nov 2017 6:00 pm
      C. K. Choi Building

      Last term, UBC Dialogue hosted an event called “Let’s Talk about Sex”. It was a truly wonderful night – we shared our personal experience and stories about sex education, gender equality, gender difference, etc. Clearly, one night wasn’t enough for these discussions, so we are hosting an event on gender equality this time – “Let’s...

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    • [Info Session] Everything You Wanted to Know about Grad School (but were afraid to ask)

       

      25th Oct 2017 5:00 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      An Asian Studies Information Session

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    • [UBC Day of Learning] Envisioning our future at the 75th Anniversary of Japanese Canadian Internment

       

      10th Oct 2017
      Multiple Locations

      On Tuesday, October 10, 2017, UBC will host a Day of Learning to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Japanese Canadian internment and the 5th anniversary of the UBC Honorary Degree Ceremony for the 76 Japanese Canadian students expelled in 1942.

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    • [Screening] “Vanished Archives” 消失的檔案

       

      7th Oct 2017 7:00 pm
      Evangelical Chinese Bible Church

      A documentary about the 1967 riots in Hong Kong.

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    • [Community] Hong Kong after Twenty Years: A Conversation with Ching Cheong [in Cantonese]

       

      7th Oct 2017 2:00 pm
      Performance Hall, Richmond Library and Cultural Centre

      Veteran journalist and political commentator Ching Cheong 程翔 will reflect on the transformations of Hong Kong since the 1997 handover

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    • [Lecture] James Legge and the Chinese Classics: The Missionary, the Shanghai Hippie, and the Opium Taipan in the Turmoil of Colonial Hong Kong

       

      28th Sep 2017 2:00 pm
      Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University

      James Legge (1815-1897), was a brilliant Scots scholar and missionary famed as a translator of the Chinese Classics in Hong Kong when struggles between Britain and China included two wars. It was an era of sailing ships, pirates, opium wars, the swashbuckling East India Company, and the opening of Qing China to trade and ideas. Legge risked beheading twice while helping Chinese in the Taiping rebellion, foiled a bank robbery, and took in a bohemian Qing scholar on the run. He earned enmity in the colony for court testimony that favoured Chinese accused, and earned enmity among fundamentalist missionaries for his admiration for Chinese culture and history. He lost 5 of his 11 children and both wives to premature deaths, survived multiple malaria attacks, typhoons, poisoning, and massive fires. His resilient responses and incredible productivity reflected the passion he developed at 23 for understanding Chinese culture. On retirement he was made the first Professor of Chinese at Oxford University.

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    • [Screenings] The 36th Vancouver International Film Festival

       

      28th Sep 2017

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    • [Conversation] UBC Hua Dialogue 對話 : 從「撕海報」談起 Identity Politics

       

      27th Sep 2017 5:45 pm
      C. K. Choi Building

      On September 5, a student from mainland China tore up the "Hong Kong independence" posters put up on "the democratic wall" regulated by student union in the Chinese University of Hong Kong. This incident, once exposed by the media, raised unprecedented attention and intense discussion from different individuals and groups in the Hong Kong / Mainland China and other Chinese worlds. As we are concerned about this incident as well, we are more willing to continue our mission to provide a platform for everyone to have an open and mutually respectful dialogue on this incident.

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    • [Colloquium] An Audience of One: The Private Music of the Chinese Literati

       

      22nd Sep 2017 11:45 am
      Room 116, School of Music, UBC

      To most ethnomusicologists, music is a social activity with the main goal of interacting with an audience. China’s qin music, often associated with the literati who play primarily for themselves as a private activity, is an exception. While qin ideology stresses extra-musical meaning and cultural significance, it is also an expressive art. In this talk I will argue that, in playing privately, the player turns inwardly toward himself rather than outwardly toward an audience. In such a performance context, music and musicality need to be assessed by criteria different from those commonly accepted for public music.

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    • [Lecture] Hong Kong’s Folk Music and Local Culture: The Art of a Cantonese Blind Singer

       

      21st Sep 2017 7:00 pm
      Fairmont Social Lounge, St. John's College

      In 1926, the blind singer Dou Wun arrived in Hong Kong from Guangzhou at the age of sixteen. For fifty years, he sang professionally in brothels, opium dens, teahouses, a radio station, private homes, and, when destitute, on street corners. In 1975, I arranged for him to sing for three-and-a-half months in the Fu Lung Teahouse in Sheung Wan. In this presentation, I will show images of Dou Wun, Hong Kong, and the Fu Lung Teahouse, and I will play the historical recordings of three kinds of songs Dou sang: Naamyam 南音 (“Southern Tone” Song), Lungzau 龍舟 (Beggar Song), and Baan’ngaan 板眼 (Brothel Song)—songs that had been widely heard in Cantonese-speaking communities around the Pearl River Delta but have long since disappeared.

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    • [Festival] literASIAN 2017

       

      21st Sep 2017

      ark your calendars! The Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop (ACWW) is pleased to present Canada's first ever literary festival celebrating Asian Canadian literary talent. Between September 21 and 24, LiterASIAN: A Festival of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian Writing promises to be a memorable series of readings, workshops, panel discussions and book launches featuring literary and non-fiction works.

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    • [Welcome Back] ACAM Welcome Back Lunch

       

      12th Sep 2017 12:30 pm
      Buchanan D140

      Join the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies program for a Welcome Back Lunch to kick off the fall term. The event will feature guest speakers—ACAM faculty, staff, and students—who will showcase projects, share information on exciting ACAM courses, and news of upcoming community initiatives for the year ahead and ways to get involved, We hope to see you there!

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    • [Welcome Back] Asian Studies Welcome Back Lunch

       

      5th Sep 2017 12:00 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      All transfer and returning Arts Undergraduate students are welcome to join us for our Welcome Back Lunch on Imagine Day (2nd, 3rd and 4th years). Come learn about the Asian Studies Experience and join the Asian Studies community. Meet with faculty and staff, network with alumni and mingle with students over lunch. Imagine day is your greatest opportunity to become aware of the programs across campus and start planning ahead! We hope that you will leave more knowledgeable about our Language and Culture Programs, UBC’s Go Global Exchange Program and UBC’s student work opportunities.

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    • [Lecture] “Killing Time: The Hong Kong Handover and its Afterlives”

       

      31st Aug 2017 4:00 pm
      Asian Centre, UBC

      Carlos Rojas is Professor of Chinese Cultural Studies; Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies; and Arts of the Moving Image at Duke University.

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    • [Exhibition] Emblazoned with Inks and Images

       

      29th Jul 2017
      International Arts Gallery

      A painting and photo exhibition organized by the Canada Chinese Arts Bridge Association on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the handover of Hong Kong.

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    • [Presentation] Re-framing UBC through an Asian Canadian Lens

       

      20th Jul 2017 11:30 am
      Irving K Barber Learning Centre, Room 261

      While UBC has long exemplified the educational aspirations of its diverse communities, its development into a global university cannot be separated from larger histories and ongoing legacies of systemic settler colonialism, racism, and discrimination. This presentation focuses on recent efforts to engage with diverse Asian Canadian communities in the context of an increasingly diverse student body and the university’s growing awareness of its location on the Pacific Rim.

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    • [Commemoration] Liu Xiaobo (1955–2017)

       

      19th Jul 2017 4:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      Please join associates and guests of the Centre for Chinese Research for a special gathering to commemorate the life of Liu Xiaobo, writer, scholar, and conscientious intellectual who, for his steadfast and non-violent struggle for constitutional democracy and fundamental human rights in China, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010.

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    • [Performance] Multi Voices One Heart: Celebrating Canada 150 in Cantonese Opera

       

      7th Jul 2017 7:00 pm
      Michael J. Fox Theatre

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    • [Presentation] The Art of Drag: A Special Viewing of 1920s Cantonese Opera Costumes Designed for Gender Impersonation

       

      7th Jul 2017 2:00 pm
      Museum of Anthropology

      Join us for a glimpse of the fascinating collection at the Museum of Anthropology facilitated by Dr. Nancy Rao and Dr. April Liu.

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    • [Presentation] Cantonese Opera in the Garden

       

      6th Jul 2017 12:00 pm
      Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

      Ms WONG Chiu Kwan, a leading Cantonese opera star from Hong Kong, will reveal the secret of how woman warriors in Cantonese opera manage to perform on bound feet, and Mr LAU Wing Chuen, the Cantonese opera maestro who has taught generations of professional and amateur singers on both sides of the Pacific, will invite his band to accompany two of his students to illustrate the unique dynamics between the singers and musicians in Cantonese opera.

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    • [Lecture] Spectacular Opera Across Borders: Cantonese Opera Theaters in North America during the 1920s

       

      6th Jul 2017 10:00 am
      Fairmont Social Lounge, St. John's College

      In this talk, I will discuss how the transnational connection allowed the mobility of capital, performers and performance practices across both obvious and hidden boundaries, steered by business partnerships and amorphous webs of family kinship. In particular, as primary entertainment in the Chinese community, Chinatown theaters in the 1920s were deeply woven into the financial, political, social and familial fabrics of Chinese communities in North America.

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    • [Screening] Student projects for HIST 482 (The Heritage of Chinese Migration)

       

      26th Jun 2017 7:30 pm
      Fairmont Social Lounge, St. John's College

      Join us for a community film screening for HIST 482: The Heritage of Chinese Migration, a class taught by Dr. Henry Yu, a HKSI Associate. Program This year, 8 students from UBC and 10 students from the Chinese University of Hong Kong  travelled around Kaiping, Hong Kong, and Vancouver to study Chinese migration histories and...

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    • [Book Launch] Contemporary Chinese Fiction Writers: Biography, Bibliography, and Critical Assessment

       

      23rd Jun 2017 7:00 pm
      Richmond Public Library, Brighouse

       

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    • [Alumni Event] Discovering the Humour of Hong Kong

       

      22nd Jun 2017 7:00 pm
      Park Lane Hotel

      Join Christopher Rea, Associate Professor of Modern Chinese Literature in the UBC Department of Asian Studies and Associate Member of the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative, for an exploration of the important ways that humour has informed the Hong Kong story. Moderated by Barbara Miles, UBC’s Vice-President, Development and Alumni Engagement.

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    • [Screenings] Creative Visions: Hong Kong Cinema 1997–2017

       

      1st Jun 2017

      Creative Visions: Hong Kong Cinema 1997-2017, JUNE 1-23 OPENING NIGHT | THURSDAY, JUNE 1 FILMMAKERS IN ATTENDANCE 6:30pm – Reception with refreshments 7:30pm – Echoes of a Rainbow | Introduced by Hong Kong filmmakers Alex Law and Mabel Cheung This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administration Region...

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    • [Screening] Under Fire: Inside a Chinese Roasted Meats Shop in Vancouver

       

      27th May 2017 1:00 pm
      Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden

      Join us for the screening of Under Fire: Inside a Chinese Roasted Meats Shop in Vancouver produced by Christy Fong and Denise Fong, followed by a panel discussion on historical and contemporary activism in Chinatown. Produced in 2016 for UBC FIPR 469a, Under Fire has screened at the Vancouver Asian Film Festival and was a nominee for the VAFF Best Canadian Short Award 2016.

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    • [Presentations] Asia Connect Student Working Group Showcase

       

      27th May 2017 1:00 pm
      Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University

      The event comprises 11 post-secondary students from B.C. (UBC, SFU, UFV, and TRU) who have researched on topics related to youth and contemporary issues in Asia for the past 20 weeks.

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    • [Forum] Causeway Bay Books founder to speak on the right to freedom of speech in Hong Kong (in Cantonese)

       

      19th May 2017 7:00 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      Mr. Lam Wing-kee, founder of Causeway Bay Books, will speak on freedom of speech in Hong Kong.

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    • [Various] Vancouver Asian Heritage Month Festival

       

      1st May 2017

      Friends in Vancouver should not miss the festivities of the Asian Heritage Month.

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    • [Community] One Woman, One Movement (in Cantonese)

       

      28th Apr 2017 7:00 pm
      Richmond Public Library

      Prof. Petula Sik-ying Ho, broadcaster, best-selling author, filmmaker, activist, and one of Hong Kong's leading public intellectuals, will share her personal experience during and after the Umbrella Movement.

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    • [Screening] ACAM 350 Student Film Screening

       

      28th Apr 2017 6:00 pm
      Buchanan A101

      We are proud to present 8 short films created for UBC Asian Canadian & Asian Migration studies’ first course, ACAM 350: Asian Canadian Community Media. The films, which seek to engage communities in making ethical collaborations, cover a wide range of topics. Each film is between 8-11 minutes long. Invite your friends and family!

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    • [Conversation] Sexuality, Gender & Intimate Justice—A Dialogue with Petula Sik-Ying Ho

       

      28th Apr 2017 2:00 pm
      Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University

      Which is more difficult: finding true love or fighting for true democracy? Prof. Ho will engage the audience in a dialogue on “intimate justice” and share her research and creative work on the relation between social justice/injustice and intimate relationships. Drawing on experience of her political activism during Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement, she will also examine how ideas about gender, love, sex, and marriage change in times of political turbulence.

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    • [Community] The Lives of Cantopop: A Conversation with Brenda Lo and Stephen Yiu-wai Chu (in Cantonese)

       

      27th Apr 2017 3:30 pm
      Performance Hall, Richmond Library and Cultural Centre

      Has the death of Cantopop been exaggerated? How should we make sense of the widely-perceived decline of Cantonese popular music? Please join Ms. Brenda Lo and Prof. Stephen Yiu-wai Chu, both veteran observers of the popular music scene in Hong Kong, in a lively and memorable exploration of the lives of Cantopop.

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    • [Symposium] Hong Kong: 20 Years After

       

      26th Apr 2017 4:00 pm
      Room 120, C. K. Choi Building

      The past two decades have not been the best of times for Hong Kong. What have been the sources of tensions for this former British colony? As Hong Kong is set to enter the Carrie Lam era, what promises does Deng Xiaoping's formulation of "One Country, Two Systems" still hold for this special administrative region of China? Please join our distinguished panel for conversations and reflections.

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    • [Exhibition] Danny Yung’s Tian Tian Xiang Shang

       

      22nd Apr 2017
      Nelson Square

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    • [Performance] Hong Kong Exile: Room 2048

       

      11th Apr 2017
      Firehall Arts Centre

      "Room 2048"—a dream machine for the Cantonese diaspora. In digital light and smoke, we pursue a history that is not ours. A living past, a dying future, and a stillborn present. We will lie. We will cheat. We will spend a thousand years here.

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    • [2017 Wat Lecture] Living the Cultural Revolution: Impact Events and the Making of Cultural Memory

       

      15th Mar 2017 6:00 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      Why is it that for a while in the early 2000s, Mao’s portrait dangled in almost every taxi? Why is it that Mao’s image is to be found everywhere today, in high-market as well as popular accessories? Why do numerous Chinese websites feature memories of producing and consuming Maoist propaganda art? Why do people get married in “Cultural Revolution style”? Why are the model works and revolutionary songs most prominent during the Cultural Revolution reproduced in never-ending varieties of pop, rock and jazz covers, even in karaoke bars, and on home videos? Why, in short, do people appreciate the products of a period in Chinese history known for its radical politics and the horrors it inflicted on so many?

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    • [Seminar] Hong Kong Stories: A Historical Perspective

       

      15th Mar 2017 2:00 pm
      Richard Charles Lee Canada–Hong Kong Library

      Friends in Toronto are welcome to join Dr. Leo Shin and Dr. Clement Tong (of Carey Theological Seminary) for a conversation on the history of Hong Kong at the Richard Charles Lee Canada–Hong Kong Library.

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    • [Exhibition] Pacific Crossings: Hong Kong Artists in Vancouver

       

      4th Mar 2017
      The Vancouver Art Gallery

      June 2017 marks the 20-year anniversary of the transfer of Hong Kong sovereignty from the United Kingdom to mainland China. In the lead up to the handover, tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents immigrated to Canada, many choosing to settle in Vancouver, and among them were a significant number of artists. Pacific Crossings presents works from well-known Hong Kong artists created after their relocation to Vancouver throughout the 1960-90s. It explores various visual languages from Hong Kong’s modern and contemporary art beginnings including ink painting, abstract and landscape painting, and examines the influence that a new environment had on their practices. Participating artists include David Lam, Carrie Koo, Paul Chui and Josh Hon.

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    • [Community] Presentation on Chinese Canadian history

       

      19th Feb 2017 2:30 pm
      Richmond Public Library

      From the Richmond Public Library: In celebration of Heritage Week and Canada's 150th Anniversary, we invite you to join this wonderful informative and interactive presentation on Chinese Canadian history. Join Hayne Wai, former President of CCHSBC and UBC sessional instructor, and Dominique Bautista, Richmond local, educator and story teller, as they share their passion for Chinese Canadian history including Richmond's Chinese Bunkhouse at the Britannia Heritage Shipyard and the Gulf of Georgia Cannery.

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    • [Workshop] 2017 Asian Studies Annual Careers Night

       

      15th Feb 2017 6:00 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      The Department of Asian Studies is pleased to invite you to our Annual Asian Studies Careers Night on Wednesday, February 15th. This is a wonderful opportunity to gain advice and network with people who have found exciting careers after an Asian Studies degree.

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    • [Symposium] New Directions in
 Transpacific Cultural Research

       

      9th Feb 2017 5:00 pm
      Harbour Centre, Simon Fraser University

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    • [Community] The Post-CY Leung Era of Hong Kong 香港的後梁振英時代 (in Cantonese)

       

      6th Jan 2017 7:00 pm
      Performance Hall, Richmond Library and Cultural Centre

      Hong Kong as a society has become more and more divided in the last five years. How will it fare in the post-Leung Chun-ying era, and why should those of us in Canada pay attention?

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    • [Seminar] The “National Question” and the Stories of Hong Kong

       

      23rd Nov 2016 4:00 pm
      Room 1197, Buchanan Tower

      Recent debates concerning whether the people of Hong Kong constitute a “nation” or man zuk (Mandarin: min zu) have injected much heat and passion to the on-going political struggles in the former British colony. Yet, even among the political and intellectual elites, few in the territory have embraced the notion of a “Hong Kong nation.” The reasons for this are many. One has to do with the ambiguities and tensions embedded in the notion of man zuk. Another has to do with the primary identification by many in the territory with the “Chinese nation.” But, above all, the reason seems to be that “nation-building” has, at least until recently, not been part of the story about Hong Kong.

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    • [Screening] Yellowing 亂世備忘—A Documentary on the Umbrella Movement

       

      22nd Nov 2016 6:30 pm
      Frederic Wood Theatre

      The turmoil that has overtaken Hong Kong since its return to Chinese sovereignty in 1997 has spawned a new generation of young, passionately committed activist filmmakers; they want to tell Hong Kong’s story with Hong Kong voices. And the best indie documentary to have emerged so far from the HKSAR is this year’s Yellowing, by Chan Tze Woon, a 29-year-old with degrees in policy studies and film production.

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    • [2011 Wat Lecture] Literary Adaptation and Cultural Negotiation in Hong Kong Cinema of the 1950s

       

      5th Oct 2011 7:00 pm
      Auditorium, Asian Centre

      Contrary to the common belief that Hong Kong cinema excels only in martial arts and gangster genres but has little to do with literature, recent research (Hong Kong Film and Literature Filmography, 1913-2000 [Hong Kong: Centre for Humanities Research, Lingnan University, 2005]) has shown that more than a thousand Hong Kong films have been adapted from literature since the beginning of the film industry (with the 1950s and 1960s as the high points). This talk will examine how Hong Kong culture has evolved since the 1950s, and it will examine how directors and writers drew on traditional and modern Chinese literary works as well as foreign and popular resources to develop alternative Chinese cultures—cultures that would not have been possible to develop in Mainland China.

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