*Site under (re)construction*
21-06-2022
Welcome to the website for the York Centre for Asian Research. We apologize for its state. Due to a cyber attack, we are in the process of rebuilding the site...
Upcoming symposium explores 150 years of Canada-Asia relations
17-06-2022
Crossing the Bridge Mackay Built: 150 years of Canada in East Asia and East Asia in Canada International Symposium will take place virtually on June 23 and 24. On March...
Embracing young Asian Canadian talent through design
17-06-2022
From designing lipstick packaging to a horror movie title sequence, the creativity of young Asian Canadians was brought together in a diverse, virtual exhibition organized in celebration of Asian Heritage...
Inaugural recipient of Global Hong Kong Essay and Creative Project Award
31-05-2022
We are pleased to announce that Ernest Leung is the inaugural recipient of the Global Hong Kong Essay and Creative Project Award. Leung, who is a master’s student in the...
YCAR celebrates its 20th anniversary and Asian Heritage Month this May
19-05-2022
*this article was originally published on 5 May 2022 by the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change. This year, the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) marks a significant milestone:...
Asia Research Brief #48 | Multiple Minority Modalities: Dialogical Identities of Bengali-Speaking Buddhists in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar
04-05-2022
In our latest Asia Research Brief, D. Mitra Barua (YCAR External Associate) shares his work on Bengali-speaking Buddhists found in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. He suggests that their collective identity...
Opportunity | ABMP is seeking a Project Assistant
28-04-2022
The Asian Business and Management Program (ABMP) at York University in Toronto, Canada provides professional development and management training to educators, undergraduate and graduate students as well as senior executives...
YCAR celebrates 20 years advancing the study of Asia and Asian Diasporas
25-04-2022
YCAR is launching its 20th anniversary celebrations on April 28 with a talk titled “Reimagining Chinese Diasporas Studies in a Transnational World.” The talk will be given by transnational academic...
YCAR is the new home of the Global South Forum
21-04-2022
YCAR is the new home of the Global South Forum at York University. The goal of the Forum is to bring together the community of colleagues at the University committed...
CCIF funding for research on racial profiling, Chinese diasporic musicians
18-04-2022
Qiang Zha (Education) and Yao Cui (Music) are latest recipients of support from the Canada-China Initiatives Fund. Professor Zha received funding for his collaborative project that will explore if there...