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[Newsletters] HKSI June Update is out!

June 5, 2020

Here is our June Update – check out our upcoming events and updates from our faculty associates! 


[Campaigns] The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) launched a campaign amidst Covid-19

May 5, 2020

[Campaigns] The Vancouver Asian Film Festival (VAFF) is launching a campaign amidst Covid-19 to help stop racist attacks against Asian-Canadians.


[Newsletters] The HKSI May Update is out

May 4, 2020

—check out what we are up to. . . .


Mapping Hong Kong—A History Workshop

May 1, 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 28–30, 2020.


[Workshop] The 5th Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics (WICL-5)

April 16, 2020

Last hosted by the UBC Cantonese Language Program in 2018, the Workshop on Innovations in Cantonese Linguistics will be hosted this year by The Ohio State University on 18–19 April 2020.


[Courses] Check out our summer offering

April 15, 2020

Despite the pandemic, UBC will be offering (online) a number of Hong Kong-related courses.


[News] HKSI April Update is out!

April 8, 2020

As we approach the end of a surreal teaching term here at the University of British Columbia, we hope everyone is staying safe and keeping well. We will be back!


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

April 5, 2020

For those who might have missed this seminar by Dr. John Wong, here are the webcast and the photo album. See event details.


[Resources] Hong Kong Cinema through a Global Lens

April 1, 2020

The University of Hong Kong is offering "Hong Kong Cinema through a Global Lens" as a learner-paced course.


[Webcast] Guest lecture for CNTO 451 by Dr. Andy Chin (The Education University of Hong Kong)

March 27, 2020

Watch the lecture on "Rhetorical Devices in Cantonese" by Dr. Andy Chin.