YCAR Associates write about Anti-Asian racism in The Conversation
15-04-2021
*The following piece was originally published in The Conversation on 15 April 2021. Anti-Asian racism has been present in Canada for centuries. It is deeply rooted in the historical formation...
April Schedule | South Asian Documentary Film Festival 2021
05-04-2021
YCAR is pleased to support the South Asian Film Festival 2021—“Stories of, by and from South Asia” This FREE, virtual Film Festival is aimed at amplifying South Asian culture and...
CCIF funding for student research on the studentification of Toronto’s West Chinatown
26-03-2021
Corals Zheng (Environmental Studies) received funds from the Canada-China Initiatives Fund earlier this year for her graduate fieldwork. Chinatowns have traditionally offered cheap rents, affordable retail, central locations and diverse...
YCAR | Statement on anti-Asian racism
22-03-2021
We at York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) stand in solidarity with Asian-Americans and Asian-Canadians reeling from the violent shootings that took the lives of eight women, six of whom...
Sister, Brother: A Performance & Workshop
16-03-2021
Chang’s first foray into playwrighting delves into what it means to be a daughter and son in a Chinese Canadian family Inspired by her undergraduate research on son preference and...
Congratulations to our Graduate Associates who have recently defended
12-03-2021
Congratulations to our Graduate Associates who have defended in the past few months and good luck with your future endeavours! Joseph Fiumara | MA | Cinema and Media Studies | A...
Undergraduate Asia and Asian Diaspora Essay Awards
11-03-2021
The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) invites York faculty members or teaching assistants to nominate exceptional undergraduate student papers for the YCAR Undergraduate Asia Essay Awards. A small monetary...
March Schedule | South Asian Documentary Film Festival 2021
09-03-2021
YCAR is pleased to support the South Asian Film Festival 2021—“Stories of, by and from South Asia” This FREE, virtual Film Festival is aimed at amplifying South Asian culture and...
South Asian Documentary Film Festival 2021: Stories of, by and from South Asia | March 12-July 23
01-03-2021
YCAR is pleased to support the South Asian Film Festival 2021—“Stories of, by and from South Asia” This is a FREE, virtual Film Festival showcasing 15 South Asian documentaries from...
Asia Research Brief #42 | “Playing Out of Bounds”: Identity and community-building on and off the court
23-02-2021
In this latest Asia Research Brief, Yuka Nakamura (School of Kinesiology and Health Science) examines identity formation within the North American Chinese Invitational Volleyball Tournament (NACIVT). In contrast to its...