Harsha Anantharaman is inaugural YCAR Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian Studies
10-09-2025
YCAR is delighted to welcome Dr Harsha Anantharaman as the inaugural YCAR Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian Studies. From a large and exceptionally strong pool of applicants, the interview committee was...
China Insights Fund 2025 recipients
28-08-2025
The China Insights Fund granted funding to two student and one faculty members for their research that explores how China engages with the world. Congratulations to our 2025 awardees: Haoran...
Call for Applications | CSEASI Travel Grant | Deadline: Aug 15
28-07-2025
The Canadian Southeast Asian Studies Initiative (CSEASI) will fund graduate students to attend the Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies (CCSEAS) conference in Victoria, 23–25 October 2025. To be eligible,...
Klassen and Lee collaborating on research on platform workers in South Korea and Canada
09-07-2025
Sophia Seung-Yoon Lee, our 2024–25 YCAR Research Collaboration Fellowship recipient with research collaborator Thomas R. Klassen (School of Public Policy and Administration) is in Toronto conduct the duo’s comparative study...
YCAR welcomes new members
28-06-2025
YCAR is pleased to welcome new members! Tareq Al Khalaf (Health) Ayesham Ali (Development Studies) Sheetala Bhat (English) Ching Nam Hippocrates Cheng (Binghamton University) Namjee Choi (Sociology) Rong Cong (School...
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...