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 of the working conditions and social protection regulations for platform workers in South Korea and Canada. Professor Sophia Seung yoon Lee is a professor in […]
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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 Baluta by Daya Pawar and Coolie Woman by Gaiutra Bahadur. As an Iranian-Canadian and the daughter of immigrants, Donna found deep resonance in the themes […]
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. Full details for the Filipino language program are available online here; for Indonesian, you can find information for enrollment here. Tuition is $620/semester (domestic) + […]
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 Centre for Asian Research’s Canada-ASEAN Initiatives (CAI) and held at the University of Ottawa’s Telfer School of Management, with support from the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada […]
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 with Faculty Associate Vanessa Lamb (Social Science).
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 Fundraiser on 26 May 2025. The Fire Horse Award was established in 2021 in honour of festival founder Anita Lee, to recognize a trailblazer and […]
On 29 May 2025, Research Associate Lois Kamenitz and Noor Din (Human Endeavour) presented an research presentation and encouraged an exchange of ideas on the findings of their impact evaluation study on tech-empowered healthy living for seniors with dementia. The Public Health Agency of Canada and The United Way of Greater Toronto (Allan Slaight Seniors […]
The University of British Columbia’s Myanmar Initiative, the Asian Institute at the University of Toronto, and the York Centre for Asian Research hosted the 2025 Myanmar Emerging Scholars and Young Leaders Workshop from 14–16 May 2025 at York University’s Keele campus. The workshop brought together 32 emerging scholars and young leaders from Myanmar, of […]
This year, the Asian Business and Management Program (ABMP) celebrates 25 years of fostering cross-cultural understanding and professional development between Canada and Asia. “We are proud of what we have accomplished,” said B. Michael Frolic, ABMP’s Executive Director. “Over the years, we have trained over 10,000 educators, officials, faculty, and students from Asia, winning national […]