YCAR Events

Monday, 21 September 2026 | 10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. | Virtually via Zoom The Graduate Diploma in Asian Studies (GDAS) is a one-of-a-kind diploma tailored specifically for York University students conducting their graduate research in Asia and Asian Diasporas. The Diploma provides academic and professional exposure to students who can enrich their graduate training and strengthen […]

Wednesday, 23 September 2026 | 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. | Room 519, Fifth Floor Kaneff Tower, Keele Campus, York University YCAR Associates and interested community members are welcome to attend to learn more about YCAR and its activities in 2025–26 and what is planned for the coming coming academic year. Our annual Welcome (Back) […]

Wednesday, 23 September 2026 | 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. | Room 519, Fifth Floor, Kaneff Tower, Keele Campus, York University The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) welcomes you to a new academic year. Please join us for a casual Meet and Greet (3:00 to 4:30 p.m.) preceded by our Annual General Meeting (2:00 […]

Monday, 28 September 2026 | 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. | York University With Carmela Fonbuena, investigative journalist and 2026 Marshall McLuhan Fellow for Excellence in Journalism The presentation will discuss the critical role of journalism amid great power competition, focusing on its function to protect the integrity of information as publics are increasingly targeted by disinformation […]

Wednesday, 30 September 2026 | Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto This year's speaker is Professor Laikwan Pang, the Choh Ming Li Professor of Cultural Studies and Head of the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong. Professor Pang is a leading scholar of modern and […]

Thursday, 01 October 2026 | Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library, University of Toronto Professor Laikwan Pang, the Choh Ming Li Professor of Cultural Studies and Head of the Department of Cultural and Religious Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, will lead this year's workshop. Professor Pang is a leading scholar of modern […]