York alumni and international scholars are sharing their research on Hong Kong and its diaspora as part of a lecture series this year.

The Hong Kong Studies Group Lecture Series aims to review, highlight and acknowledge the new knowledge that emerging scholars are contributing to the field of Hong Kong and Hong Kong Diaspora Studies, thereby shaping its future. The series has included talks by Amardeep Kaur (University of Toronto) who provided an overview of the Hong Kong-Canadian astronaut family and Kin Wai Chu (University of Ghent) who spoke on graphic memoirs.

There are two upcoming talks, the first on 14 February where Dr Magdalena Tang speaks about her passion for choral music. On 14 March, Derrick Tu’s talk will explore how music can be used for intercultural learning in undergraduate music education by examining the effects of colonialism in Hong Kong.

The series’ reach is expanded as events are being held in conjunction with courses in Music, Sociology, Anthropology, Communication and Culture, Geography, History and Humanities. The series is organized by Wendy S Wong (Design) and the Hong Kong Studies Group.