Experiences of slow violence in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia is explored in a new bilingual photo book led by York researchers. “This photo book offers a rare, insider perspective on the profound changes brought by hydropower development in two mountain communities of Lao Cai province, Vietnam,” said Nga Dao, the project’s principal investigator. […]
YCAR and the Korean Office for Research and Education (KORE) warmly welcome Yoon Jin Jung as the new KORE Coordinator. Yoon Jung supports KORE thanks to funding as part of the initiative’s five-year grant from the Academy of Korean Studies. Yoon Jin is a media artist, curator and cultural researcher. She conducts research and practice […]
The 37th Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies conference was held on 23–25 October 2025 in Victoria, B.C. The conference was organized by our amazing local organizing committee at the University of Victoria. YCAR has hosted the CCSEAS Secretariat since 2017 and support the organization of the biennial conference. This year’s keynote speakers (above) were: […]
At this economic symposium on 21 October 2025, the fifth such event organized by Canada-ASEAN Initiatives at YCAR, Canadian and Southeast Asian participants shared their perceptions of how tariff turbulence is incentivizing Canada and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to intensify their economic ties, but also how the two sides face practical challenges in translating […]
Congratulations to Graduate Associate Vedanth Govi (Social Anthropology) who received the Elizabeth Paterson Award, presented annually by the CBIE to an international student who has made significant contributions to the internationalization of their campus community. Read the YFile story at this link.
An online conference on “The Royal Asiatic Societies and Nineteenth Century Science” was held on 2-3 October 2025. It brought together scholars from around the world to discuss nine scholarly societies dedicated to the study of Asian science, literature, and the arts that were founded in the late eighteenth century and throughout the nineteenth century. […]
YCAR is delighted to welcome Dr Harsha Anantharaman as the inaugural YCAR Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian Studies. From a large and exceptionally strong pool of applicants, the interview committee was pleased to make this recommendation. YCAR would like to thank Professors Ranu Basu, Laam Hae, Jennifer Hyndman, Joan Judge, Philip Kelly, Marissa Largo, and Muyang […]
The China Insights Fund granted funding to two student and one faculty members for their research that explores how China engages with the world. Congratulations to our 2025 awardees: Haoran Change, Christopher Stevens and Qiang Zha! Haoran Chang, Doctoral Candidate, Cinema and Media Studies Project: Making Taoist Game with Transnational Tai Chi Community between China […]
The Canadian Southeast Asian Studies Initiative (CSEASI) will fund graduate students to attend the Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies (CCSEAS) conference in Victoria, 23–25 October 2025. To be eligible, you should be a graduate student at one of the consortium universities studying Southeast Asia and/or its diasporas. You do not need to present a […]
Sophia Seung-Yoon Lee, our 2024–25 YCAR Research Collaboration Fellowship recipient with research collaborator Thomas R. Klassen (School of Public Policy and Administration) is in Toronto conduct the duo’s comparative study of the working conditions and social protection regulations for platform workers in South Korea and Canada. Professor Sophia Seung yoon Lee is a professor in […]