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May 2026
May 19 2026
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Struggle, Juggle and Erasure: Intersectional Positionality and the Paradox of Political (Dis)engagement
May 23 2026
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Asian Massage Festival: Celebrating Asian Massage Workers’ Pride and Resilience
- Butterfly
May 24 2026
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Screening of Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower
May 26 2026
12:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Canada-ASEAN Security Alignment: The Case for Building Collective Resilience
- Canada-ASEAN Initiatives
June 2026
Jun 06 2026
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
A Forum on Hong Kong’s Editorial Cartoons 香港時事漫畫論壇
- Hong Kong Studies Group
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- 2024–25 recipients of YCAR’s Research Collaboration Fellowships
- Shaping the Future of China Studies: Applications Open for the China Insights Fund
- Congrats to YCAR-affiliated Insight Development Grant recipients
- Watch new docs by Zhang and collaborators
- Beyond the Interface: Critical Perspectives of Sex Work and Sextech conference recordings now available
- Philippine Studies Group welcomes 2024 Marshall McLuhan Fellow to York
- YCAR Launches New Postdoctoral Fellowship in Asian Studies
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