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[Awards] Congratulations to HKSI Faculty Associate Dr. Jamie Peck (Geography) on winning the Vautrin Lud Prize that is considered as the “Nobel of Geography”

July 27, 2023


[Annual Newsletters] The 7th edition of Intersections is out!

July 21, 2023


[In Memoriam] Mr. Chi Shum Watt (1938–2023)

June 22, 2023

Students and colleagues associated with the UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative are deeply grateful for the steadfast support and encouragement of Mr. Chi Shum Watt (1938–2023). We here at the University of British Columbia have lost a true friend.


[Publications] HKSI Faculty Associate Prof. Josephine Chiu-Duke has published a comprehensive intellectual biography on modern Chinese intellectual history scholars Professor Lin Yu-sheng (1934-2022)

June 19, 2023

Check out Prof. Josephine Chiu-Duke's book In Search of Liberty: Lin Yusheng’s Life and Thought


[Newsletters] The HKSI 2023 June Update is out!

June 6, 2023


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

May 16, 2023

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


[Newsletters] The HKSI 2023 May Update is out!

May 8, 2023


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

May 2, 2023

Join us for a sneak preview of this latest documentary about the State Theatre in Hong Kong and the legendary impresario Harry Odell, followed by a virtual conversation with the directors in downtown Vancouver


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

April 14, 2023

For those who might have missed this talk, here are the photos. Details: https://hksi.ubc.ca/events/event/celebration-2022-2023/


[Awards] HKSI Associate Dr. Shannon Walsh receives the Governor General’s Award for Artistic Achievement in Visual and Media

March 28, 2023