Congratulations to Donna Akbari, 2025 recipient of the YCAR Undergraduate Essay Award
24-06-2025
A recent York University graduate, Donna Akbari’s award-winning essay—The Weight of What We Carry: Shame as Survival in Two Histories of Oppression—explores how shame functions as a survival mechanism in...
2025-26 CSEASI-ICESEA programs in Indonesian language and Filipino language now open
19-06-2025
The 2025-26 CSEASI-ICESEA programs in Indonesian language and Filipino language are now open for enrollment. Indonesian & Filipino Classes are run both synchronously online and in-person at the University of Victoria. ...
Deepening Canada-ASEAN security co-operation in the face of geopolitical headwinds
05-06-2025
A symposium on deepening security co-operation between Canada and the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) took place in Ottawa on May 15, 2025. It was organized by the York...
The Everyday Politics of Resources
04-06-2025
Faculty Associate Nga Dao (Social Science) launched her new book, The Everyday Politics of Resources, to an enthusiastic crowd at a 01 June 2025 event. Dao spoke about her book...
Ali Kazimi, 2025 Fire Horse Award honouree
30-05-2025
Congratulations to Ali Kazimi (Cinema and Media Arts) who is the 2025 Fire Horse Award honouree. He was presented with the $25,000 award at the fourth annual Award Ceremony and...
Tech-empowered healthy living for seniors with dementia
30-05-2025
On 29 May 2025, Research Associate Lois Kamenitz and Noor Din (Human Endeavour) presented an research presentation and encouraged an exchange of ideas on the findings of their impact evaluation...
2025 Myanmar Emerging Scholars and Young Leaders Workshop
22-05-2025
The University of British Columbia’s Myanmar Initiative, the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto, and the York Centre for Asian Research hosted the 2025 Myanmar Emerging Scholars and Young...
ABMP Celebrates 25 Years in 2025
15-05-2025
This year, the Asian Business and Management Program (ABMP) celebrates 25 years of fostering cross-cultural understanding and professional development between Canada and Asia. “We are proud of what we have...
Upcoming deadline for publication support, research fellowship and research event support
08-04-2025
We look forward to receiving YCAR Associates’ applications for the following funding opportunities. The deadline for all opportunities is 01 May 2025. YCAR Publication Support Fund Workshop and Conference Fund...
2024–25 recipients of YCAR Publication Support Fund
07-04-2025
YCAR offers funding for its associate in support of their publication efforts and in this academic year, we are pleased to have supported four new publications by our Faculty Associates:...
