Conference explores how Hakka perspectives contribute to global change
29-07-2021
Earlier this month, York University virtually hosted the sixth Toronto Hakka Conference. Co-organized by the Hakka community in Toronto and the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR), the “One Heart,...
YCAR welcomes its new associates!
09-07-2021
We warmly welcome our new Associates to YCAR community! Farah Ahmad, School of Health Policy and ManagementMonique Attrux, EnglishJulia G. Bentley, Global Affairs CanadaMyla Chawla, PoliticsJillian Fulton-MelansonAyan Guha, Jamia HamdardHoma...
YCAR Associates recognized at York’s Research Awards Celebration
26-05-2021
Congratulations to Eve Haque (Languages, Literatures and Linguistics), Jennifer Hyndman (EUC), Jean Michel Montsion (Multidisciplinary Studies, Glendon) and Cary Wu (Sociology) who were recognized for their research contribution as York...
Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change's "Research Spotlight on Asia & the Diaspora"
21-05-2021
As part of its research spotlight on Asia and the Diaspora this month, the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change profiled the research of its doctoral students and faculty, who...
Fourth Bernard H. K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies & Hong Kong Beyond Hong Kong symposium [June 2021]
12-05-2021
The York Centre for Asian Research is pleased to host the Fourth Bernard H. K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies in June 2021 as well as three panels...
Opportunities | YCAR-hosted research projects seeking undergraduate Research Assistants for summer 2021 | Deadline: April 30
15-04-2021
We are seeking two York University undergraduate research assistants for summer 2021 RAY (Research at York) positions. The position descriptions are below. Interested students can apply to these positions via...
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...