YCAR welcomes CCKF Postdoctoral Fellow in Chinese Studies, Lianbin Dai
25-09-2017
Historian of late imperial China (1368 – 1911), Lianbin Dai, joined the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) earlier this month as the 2017 Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation (CCKF) Postdoctoral Fellow....
Patrick Alcedo receives "Pinoy of the Year" Award
19-09-2017
Professor Patrick Alcedo was presented the "Pinoy of the Year" award at the Golden Balangay Award Ceremony on 9 September 2017 in Toronto. Alcedo is a Professor of Dance and a Faculty Associate...
Congratulations to the 2017 YCAR Graduate Award Winners!
15-09-2017
Twelve York graduate students won the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) awards for research on Asia or Asian diasporas. Selected through a competitive application process, the YCAR graduate associates...
Interdisciplinary symposium will explore transnational Tamil identities
06-09-2017
The theme of this year’s Tamil Studies Symposium, Transnational Configurations of Tamil Identities, will create a space for interdisciplinary discussions on how transnational Tamil identities have been documented historically and...
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...