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Asia Research Brief 51 | Technology and its role in building social connections among older adults

10-03-2023

Lois Kamenitz (York Centre for Asian Research) examines the role technology played during the COVID-19 pandemic in building social connections among older adults in Toronto, Ontario. Read more in our...

Omiwatari screening for World Water Day

09-03-2023

Filmmaker Zeesy Powers was attending a Royal Canadian Institute for Science lecture where she first heard about Professor Sapna Sharma’s research on the Omiwatari. Fast forward eight years and the...

Canada and China: A Fifty-Year Journey—An appreciation of B. M. Frolic’s work

07-03-2023

On January 18, 2023, the Asian Business and Management Program (ABMP), the Department of Politics and the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) hosted a book launch event for Professor...

Call for Submissions | 2023 CCSEAS-CCEASE Conference

02-03-2023

The 2023 Conference of the Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies, to be held in Québec City, invites papers and panels on the theme of resilience in all its manifestations....

Call for Papers | 2023 CSASA-ACESA Congress Annual Meeting

28-02-2023

Proposal Submission Deadline: March 6, 2023 The Canadian South Asian Studies Association/Association canadienne d'études sud-asiatiques (CSASA-ACESA) is a scholarly association affiliated with the Canadian Federation for the Humanities and Social...

Dance Workshop with Bayanihan: the National Dance Company of the Philippines

08-02-2023

A rare opportunity to learn Philippine folk dance from Leo Lorilla and Pamela Corales, core performing artists of the world-renowned Bayanihan Dance Company. Everybody is welcome and registration is free!...

Annual Dance Showcase, “Cardinal Points”

08-02-2023

The Philippine Studies Group is pleased to support the visit of two of the lead dancers from Bayanihan, the National Dance Company of the Philippines. 15-17 February 2023 | 19:30...

Asia Research Brief 50 | Balancing Global Pressures and National Priorities in India’s Textile and Pharmaceutical Industries

01-02-2023

Preet Aulakh (Schulich School of Business, York University) examines how India’s textile and pharmaceutical industries coped with global institutional changes implemented by the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2005. His...

Philippine government signs historic gift agreement with York University

06-12-2022

~Originally published in YFile on 25 November 2023~ York University and the government of the Philippines signed a historic donation agreement on Nov. 21 that provides York with a contribution...

Opportunity | YCAR Professional Development Fund | Deadline: Jan. 30

28-11-2022

YCAR’s Professional Development Fund subsidizes relevant experiences for its Graduate Associates to present their scholarly or creative work. Amounts awarded will range from $50 to $500 with the expectation that...