Alicia Turner awarded Robert H. N. Ho Fellowship in Buddhist Studies
06-09-2017
Buddhism is commonly understood as a religion of peace and tolerance. However, as Alicia Turner points out, Buddhist nationalism has led to egregious violence against religious minorities, such as the...
CCSEAS Newsletter Call for Submissions (Deadline 28 August 2017)
17-08-2017
Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies (CCSEAS) is is currently looking for submissions for its Fall Issue Newsletter. The newsletter will be published in September/October 2017. CCSEAS is an association...
Annual YCAR lecture commemorates esteemed Hong Kong historian, Bernard Luk
16-08-2017
The late Professor Bernard HK Luk (History) was a central figure forging new directions in international research on Hong Kong. His legacy in shaping the emerging field of Hong Kong...
Janet T. Landa publishes book on Chinese merchants in Southeast Asia
15-08-2017
YCAR faculty associate, Janet T. Landa (Economics) recently published a new book, Economic Success of Chinese Merchants in Southeast Asia: Identity, Ethnic Cooperation and Conflict: Integrating the Social Sciences with...
2016 Undergraduate Essay Award Winners
08-08-2017
Fareeha Alavi and Srijoni Rahman, the inaugural recipients of YCAR's undergraduate essay awards, were nominated by their professors, Nishant Upadhyay, Sailaja Krishnamurti and Shobna Nijhawan for the exceptional essays submitted...
Critical Asian Studies Special Section on Academia and Activism in Southeast Asia
08-08-2017
How do activism and academia shape one another? YCAR associates, Philip Kelly, Ethel Tungohan and Chaya Ocampo Go, together with Elisabeth Kramer (University of Sydney), Jason Morris-Jung (SIM University) and Dominique...
Dr Choi Po King on Fairchild TV
31-07-2017
This past April Toronto's Cantonese language television station, Fairchild TV, interviewed Dr Choi Po King who was our guest lecturer for the inaugural Bernard H.K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong...
YCAR Associates Publish Article on Chinese Investments in Southeast Asia
18-07-2017
In their co-authored article, Perceptions and Practices of Investment: China's Hydropower Investments in Mainland Southeast Asia, Vanessa Lamb and Nga Dao examine how xenophobia impacts perceptions of Chinese investments in...
YCAR Welcomes New Director, Abidin Kusno
21-06-2017
The YCAR community welcomes Abidin Kusno as he begins his term as the Centre’s new director on 1 July 2017. Abidin Kusno joined York as a Professor in the Faculty...
On 16 June 2017 Nancy Peluso Discusses "Gold Mining & Agrarian Transformation"
13-06-2017
York welcomes Nancy Peluso, Henry J. Vaux Distinguished Professor of Forest Policy at the University of California, Berkeley to York this Friday. Professor Peluso will speak about her research on...
