Congratulations to YCAR Publication Fund recipients
21-10-2020
YCAR is pleased to announce the latest recipients of YCAR publication support funding. The Fund is intended to assist in covering expenses that will enable or enhance the publication of...
Congratulations to the 2020 recipients of the Canada-China Initiatives Fund (CCIF)
14-10-2020
The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) is pleased to announce the latest recipients of the Canada-China Initiatives Fund (CCIF). “The call for this third round was adjusted for the...
Thanks to our Associates who joined us for the 20/20 Orbis Plane Pull for Sight
12-10-2020
Thank you to the YCAR Associates who joined us in support of a great cause—the prevention of blindness worldwide—and participated in the virtual 20/20 Orbis Plane Pull for Sight on...
Welcome to our new and returning Associates
08-10-2020
We are pleased to welcome our new and returning Associates!• Lalaie Ameeriar, Anthropology• Lisa Davidson, Anthropology• Mehraneh Ebrahimi, English• Zhipeng Gao, Simon Fraser University• Yilin Guo, History• Jack Leong, York...
Asia Research Brief #38: Can Facebook Usher in Political Inclusion for Afghan Women? Zahra Nader
06-10-2020
In this latest Asia Research Brief, Zahra Nader (Doctoral Student, Graduate Programme in Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies) investigates whether the use of the Facebook platform is helping Afghan women...
An engaging conversation between The Honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy and Jack Leong on Hong Kong, Canada, Mainland China and their relations.
05-10-2020
Faculty Associate Jack Leong (York University Libraries) delivered a seminar called “Perspectives on China” for the Later Life Learning Program at Innis College at the University of Toronto on 2...
YCAR News | 2020 Vivienne Poy Asian Research Award Recipients
14-09-2020
YCAR offers or adjudicates nine awards to graduate students at York University on an annual basis. In 2020, 21 students received over $40,000 in support of their research, fieldwork and...
Graduate Associate Noa Nahmias (History) is the recipient of a dissertation fellowship
11-09-2020
Congratulations to Noa Nahmias (History), the 2020–21 recipient of the D. Kim Foundation for the History of Science and Technology in East Asia dissertation fellowship. Established in 2008, the D....
Asia Research Brief #37: New Directions in Environmental Governance in Southeast Asia
08-09-2020
In this latest Asia Research Brief, Peter Vandergeest (Geography) gives an overview of the program of research on New Directions in Environmental Governance (NDEG) which wrapped up in 2019. The...
2020 Graduate Award Recipient: Heather Evans
04-09-2020
YCAR offers or adjudicates nine awards to graduate students at York University on an annual basis. In 2020, 21 students received over $40,000 in support of their research, fieldwork and...