Asia Research Briefs
25-09-2016
Asia Research Briefs provide short summaries of research by YCAR Associates. Their purpose is to share insights from academic research that are otherwise not widely circulated. They are directed, in...
Asia Research Brief | The Socio-ecological Implications of US Food Aid in the South Korean “Miracle”
25-09-2016
In our latest Asia Research Brief, Kyle Gibson draws on his doctoral research to examine the relationship between US Food Aid and the South Korean "miracle". He argues that when it...
Graduate Diploma in Asian Studies
20-09-2016
The Graduate Diploma in Asian Studies (GDAS) is a one-of-a-kind diploma tailored specifically for students conducting their graduate research in Asia and Asian Diasporas. Find out more about eligibility, application...
YCAR Associate | Cheung on North Korea and its foreign policy
20-09-2016
Yuk-Kuen Annie Cheung (Research Associate) examines Kim Jong-un’s recent behaviour for insight into how North Korea is conducting its foreign policy in an editorial titled “Tradition and rebellion: What is...
Women's friendships focus of new article co-authored by YCAR alumni
19-09-2016
Nadia Z. Hasan, Omme-Salma Rahemtullah, and Nishant Upadhyay are co-authors of “Feminisms, Collaborations, Friendships: A Conversation,” published as part of a special issue of Feminist Studies 42(2) on Women’s Friendships....
YCAR Associate | Sai Latt on peace and reconciliation in Myanmar
16-09-2016
Researcher and YCAR Alumnus Sai Latt has two new articles published in The Irrawaddy, a respected publication founded in 1993 by a group of Burmese journalists living in exile in...
ABMP signs C$5 million MOU with Beijing Institute of Education for education training programs
15-09-2016
On September 1, 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau witnessed the signature of 56 new contracts and agreements between Canadian and Chinese companies and institutions during his first official visit to...
YCAR Associate | Sankaran honoured as Legend of Rhythm
15-09-2016
Professor Emeritus Trichy Sankaran (Music) was honoured as a Rhythmfest Legend of Rhythm at this year’s festival in August. An Indian percussionist, one of the foremost virtuosos of the mridangam, and the...
York profs on China and this month’s G20 meeting
14-09-2016
Policy Options invited Qiang Zha (Education) to write a piece on Canada-China education relations, as part of a special series of articles on Canada-China relations that preceded the Prime Minister’s...
Marking the 30th anniversary of the rescue of Tamil refugees off the coast of Newfoundland
13-09-2016
Harini Sivlaingam (Socio-legal Studies) was co-organizer of a public symposium to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the rescue of Tamil refugees off the coast of Newfoundland. The event was co-organized with Dr...