YCAR Associates in the Media
Sara Furhan (History) was interviewed by The Intercept about the challenges of her research on the Royal Medical College of Baghdad. The article discusses the […]
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Congratulations to Ethel Tungohan and Ei Phyu Smith!
Ethel Tungohan Ethel Tungohan (Politics) was appointed Canada Research Chair of Canadian Migration Policy: Impacts and Activism. Her research will analyze discourses that have underpinned […]
New Writing From Our Associates
Michael Nijhawan, Lily Cho: Faculty Associate Michael Nijhawan (Sociology) is co-editor of ‘Contesting Memory and Citizenship,’ a special journal issue of Citizenship Studies (Volume 22, […]
The Digital Humanities & Social Sciences for Teaching & Learning Showcase: The David Wurfel Fonds
YCAR Associate, Wendy Alejandra Medina De Loera (Doctoral student, Geography) presented a digital collection of archival materials from the David Wurfel fonds for the Digital […]
New Asia Research Brief | Understanding Knowledge Culture in Late Imperial China
In our latest Asia Research Brief, “Understanding Knowledge Culture in Late Imperial China,” Lianbin Dai (YCAR CCKF Postdoctoral Fellow) tackles conventional understandings of Neo-Confucian activists. […]
Photos from the Second Annual Luk Memorial Lecture
Photos from the second annual Luk Memorial Lecture: Hong Kong & the Gold Mountain Dream Keynote Speaker: Elizabeth Sinn (Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities […]
New Asia Research Brief | Languages of Wisdom: Multi-lingual Poetry in the Guru Granth Sahib
In our latest Asia Research Brief, “Languages of Wisdom: Multi-lingual Poetry in the Guru Granth Sahib,” Amardeep Kaur (Geography) explores the vernacular pluralism of the […]
Penny and John Van Esterik Establish Graduate Award for Southeast Asian Studies
The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) is pleased to announce the establishment of the Penny and John Van Esterik Award for Graduate Research on […]
CCSEAS/CCEASE Call for Submissions/Appel à contributions
CCSEAS Newsletter – Spring 2018 Call for Submissions – Deadline: April 30th, 2018 The Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies (CCSEAS) is currently looking for submissions […]
*** AGM Postponed ***
YCAR’s AGM, scheduled for next Wednesday, 25 April 2018, has been postponed until further notice. The meeting will be rescheduled post-strike to ensure we can […]
TCDSB teachers and York professors launch Filipino curriculum
York Centre for Asian Research faculty associates and Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB) teachers and staff launched the final products of the Philippine Arts […]
YCAR Is Now Accepting Funding Proposals for Events & Activities
YCAR is accepting the first round of proposals for activities from our Associates for the 2018-2019 academic year. Activities can include: 1. Lecture Series 2. […]
Photos from the Salween Studies Workshop
26-27 February 2018, University of Yangon This research workshop on “Salween Thanlwin Nu Studies” (“Salween Studies”) built on the work and momentum of previous Salween […]
York Indonesian-language journal only one of its kind
Professor Albert Schrauwers (Anthropology) launched Lobo: Annals of Sulawesi Research, an Indonesian-language open-access journal that features English‐language social science research translated to Indonesian and peer-reviewed […]
Stephen Lee talk now available on YouTube
On 30 November 2017, Taiwanese human rights lawyer Stephen Lee gave a talk at York University on “National Independence Movements & International Human Rights Law: […]
Asia Colloquia Paper | Should the Chinese Language be Taught in Putonghua? Contested Identities in Post-1997 Hong Kong
Our latest Asia Colloquia Paper is based on a talk by Po King Choi given at the inaugural Bernard H. K. Luk Memorial Lecture on […]
Undergraduate Essay Awards
Undergraduate Asia and Asian Diaspora Essay Awards
Ann Kim awarded grant to study North Korean refugees in Canada
For a little more than a decade (2003 to 2015), there was a small bump in the numbers of North Koreans in Canada, many of […]
Graduate research awards application deadline is 12 Feb 2018
The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) is accepting applications for graduate awards for students conducting research related to Asia or Asian diasporas. The Centre […]
Lily Cho launches website about Chinese head tax certificates and surveillance
Professor Lily Cho (English) launched www.masscapture.ca in December 2017, a website presenting analyses of a digitized collection of Chinese Canadian head tax certificates known as […]
Asia Research Brief | International Education: An Untapped Archive of Canadian Nation Formation
In our latest Asia Research Brief, “International Education: An Untapped Archive of Canadian Nation Formation,” Soma Chatterjee (Social Work) highlights key directions in her ongoing […]
Baohua Wang joins YCAR as visiting scholar
Baohua Wang (Communication University of China, Beijing), joined YCAR as visiting scholar in October 2017. He is currently working with Qiang Zha (Faculty of Education) focusing […]
Winner of 2017 YCAR Undergraduate Essay Award announced
Wardah Behzad (Politics) was named the winner of the 2017 York Centre for Asian Research Undergraduate Essay Award. Shobna Nijhawan (DLLL) nominated Behzad’s essay, “A […]
Patrick Alcedo’s film wins awards at Reel Asian Film Festival
Patrick Alcedo (Dance) was awarded the National Bank Best First Feature Film Award and the Centennial Best Canadian Film Award at the 2017 Toronto Reel Asian […]
YCAR to host Inaugural Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture at York
Professor Vivek Kumar (Jawaharlal Nehru University) will deliver the Inaugural Dr. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture at York on 15 November 2017. The event at York is […]
Ruth Pison joins YCAR as Research Collaboration Fellow
Ruth Pison, Professor of English and Comparative Literature (University of the Philippines, Diliman) joined YCAR as a Research Collaboration Fellow this October. Dr. Pison’s research on […]
Dignitaries and scholars to discuss ASEAN-Canada relations at York roundtable
On 26 October, Southeast Asian dignitaries and scholars will visit York to participate in the Common Fears and Hopes: ASEAN and Canada at 50 Roundtable. […]
Judith Nagata and Penny Van Esterik to be honoured at CCSEAS Conference
York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) faculty associates and Emeriti Professors of Anthropology, Judith Nagata and Penny Van Esterik, will be honoured at the 33rd […]
Peter Vandergeest and Laura Schoenberger’s special issue of Journal of Peasant Studies
Over the last ten years, activists, scholars and development agencies have been discussing large scale land grabs—a major wave of cross-border land acquisitions set off […]
YCAR Associates launch video podcast on frontline responses in Duterte’s Philippines
Political turmoil and state violence has created difficult challenges for grassroots movements in Duterte’s Philippines. York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) Graduate Associates, Kenneth Cardenas, […]
Graduate fellows of the Urban Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia Partnership join YCAR
YCAR welcomes Ly Quoc Dang (Can Tho University, Vietnam) and Piti Srivongchai (Khon Kaen University, Thailand) who joined the Centre as Graduate Fellows of the Urban Climate Resilience in Southeast Asia Partnership (UCRSEA). Ly Quoc […]
YCAR welcomes CCKF Postdoctoral Fellow in Chinese Studies, Lianbin Dai
Historian of late imperial China (1368 – 1911), Lianbin Dai, joined the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) earlier this month as the 2017 Chiang […]
Patrick Alcedo receives “Pinoy of the Year” Award
Professor Patrick Alcedo was presented the “Pinoy of the Year” award at the Golden Balangay Award Ceremony on 9 September 2017 in Toronto. Alcedo is a Professor of […]
Congratulations to the 2017 YCAR Graduate Award Winners!
Twelve York graduate students won the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) awards for research on Asia or Asian diasporas. Selected through a competitive application […]
Interdisciplinary symposium will explore transnational Tamil identities
The theme of this year’s Tamil Studies Symposium, Transnational Configurations of Tamil Identities, will create a space for interdisciplinary discussions on how transnational Tamil identities […]
Alicia Turner awarded Robert H. N. Ho Fellowship in Buddhist Studies
Buddhism is commonly understood as a religion of peace and tolerance. However, as Alicia Turner points out, Buddhist nationalism has led to egregious violence against […]
CCSEAS Newsletter Call for Submissions (Deadline 28 August 2017)
Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies (CCSEAS) is is currently looking for submissions for its Fall Issue Newsletter. The newsletter will be published in September/October […]
Annual YCAR lecture commemorates esteemed Hong Kong historian, Bernard Luk
The late Professor Bernard HK Luk (History) was a central figure forging new directions in international research on Hong Kong. His legacy in shaping the […]
Janet T. Landa publishes book on Chinese merchants in Southeast Asia
YCAR faculty associate, Janet T. Landa (Economics) recently published a new book, Economic Success of Chinese Merchants in Southeast Asia: Identity, Ethnic Cooperation and Conflict: […]
2016 Undergraduate Essay Award Winners
Fareeha Alavi and Srijoni Rahman, the inaugural recipients of YCAR’s undergraduate essay awards, were nominated by their professors, Nishant Upadhyay, Sailaja Krishnamurti and Shobna Nijhawan […]
Critical Asian Studies Special Section on Academia and Activism in Southeast Asia
How do activism and academia shape one another? YCAR associates, Philip Kelly, Ethel Tungohan and Chaya Ocampo Go, together with Elisabeth Kramer (University of Sydney), Jason […]
Dr Choi Po King on Fairchild TV
This past April Toronto’s Cantonese language television station, Fairchild TV, interviewed Dr Choi Po King who was our guest lecturer for the inaugural Bernard H.K. […]
YCAR Associates Publish Article on Chinese Investments in Southeast Asia
In their co-authored article, Perceptions and Practices of Investment: China’s Hydropower Investments in Mainland Southeast Asia, Vanessa Lamb and Nga Dao examine how xenophobia impacts […]
YCAR Welcomes New Director, Abidin Kusno
The YCAR community welcomes Abidin Kusno as he begins his term as the Centre’s new director on 1 July 2017. Abidin Kusno joined York as […]
On 16 June 2017 Nancy Peluso Discusses “Gold Mining & Agrarian Transformation”
York welcomes Nancy Peluso, Henry J. Vaux Distinguished Professor of Forest Policy at the University of California, Berkeley to York this Friday. Professor Peluso will […]
Asian Heritage Month 2017: Tamil Culture
On Thursday, 25 May 2017 YCAR celebrated Asian Heritage Month with an event centred around Tamil culture. This event was attended by hundreds of students […]
YCAR at the Canada-Hong Kong Link Event “Hong Kong: Twenty Years after the Handover”
YCAR Associates Wendy Wong and Michael Stainton attended the Canada Hong Kong Link event “Hong Kong: Twenty Years after the Handover” on Saturday May 6, […]
Inaugural Bernard H.K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies: Should the Chinese Language be Taught in Putonghua?
The Bernard Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies is an annual event organized by the York Centre for Asian Research. The lecture provides an historical or […]
Geotechnical Politics of Ocean Frontiers: The Canadian North & the Indo-Pacific
The workshop, held on Friday 28 April 2017, explored the politics of constructing ‘peace’ and attaining ‘security’ through the interdisciplinary analytical framework of Frontier Studies. […]
Professor Patrick Alcedo’s New Documentary About Filipino Domestic Workers
Congratulations to Associate Professor Patrick Alcedo (Dance) on the completion of his new film! Synopsis: A tribute to millions of Filipino foreign domestic workers, A […]
Canadian Council for SEAsian Studies – Submission Deadline Extension
October 27 – 28, 2017 || York University, Toronto, Canada The 33rd Biennial CCSEAS conference theme—‘People In and Out of Place’—represents a long standing and […]
A Festschrift for Professor Bernie Frolic
Canada-China Relations: Looking Back, Looking Forward. A festschrift for Professor Bernie Frolic. On Tuesday 4 April 2017 YCAR hosted a festschrift for Professor Bernie Frolic. […]
Inaugural Bernard H.K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies
Dr Choi Po King of the Chinese University of Hong Kong will give the inaugural Bernard H.K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies on […]
The Geotechnical Politics of Ocean Frontiers workshop
The Honourable Peggy Mason, former Canadian Ambassador and current President of the Rideau Institute, will give the keynote address at an upcoming interdisciplinary workshop on […]
2017 Annual General Meeting
YCAR invites its membership to the 2017 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 27 April 2017. We will be reviewing our activities over the past year, […]
A warm YCAR welcome to Chusak Wittayapak! Professor Wittayapak is a visiting researcher at YCAR until July 2017. He is working with Peter Vandergeest (Geography) on the […]
Hong Saihwa to speak at York University on April 19th
Hong Saihwa Hong (Hong Sehwa), one of the most prominent figures in progressive movement in South Korea, will speak at York University on 19 April […]
YCAR Associate | Hyun Ok Park
The Capitalist Unconscious: From Korean Unification to Transnational Korea, Professor Park’s (Sociology) recent book published by Columbia University Press, has been accorded Honourable Mention status […]
YCAR Associate | Kabita Chakraborty
“The Emotions of Migration and Children’s Migration across Asia” is currently under-review as a special issue in Children’s Geographies, after the concept note was accepted […]
YCAR Associate | Jean Michel Montsion
Jean Michel Montsion (International Studies, Glendon) was recently appointed to serve as a Senior Fellow at the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada. APF Canada is […]
YCAR Associate | R. Patrick Alcedo
Patrick Alcedo is co-editor of Religious Festivals in Contemporary Southeast Asia, which was published in late 2016 by Ateneo de Manila University Press. Emphasizing the […]
YCAR Associates | Susan Henders and Mary Young
Susan Henders (Faculty Associate, Political Science) and Mary Young (Research Associate) have co-edited a special issue of the Hague Journal of Diplomacy 11(4)(2016) on ‘Other […]
YCAR welcomes submissions for Undergraduate Asia and Asian Diaspora Essay Awards
The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) invites York faculty members or teaching assistants to nominate exceptional undergraduate student papers for our inaugural YCAR Undergraduate […]
YCAR Associate | Jacqueline Ristola
YCAR Graduate Associate Jacqueline Ristola’s (Cinema and Media Studies) first paper has been published in Animation Studies, an open access online journal by the Society […]
CCK Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Chinese Studies, 2017-2018
Deadline: Friday, 28 April 2017 Discipline: Social Sciences and Humanities Fellowship location: York University, Toronto, Canada Eligibility Emerging scholars who are Canadian citizens or Permanent […]
YCAR is offering 10 awards to cover AAS membership and 2017 conference registration fee
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) Conference will be held in Toronto at the Sheraton Centre on 16-19 March 2017. For York University students who […]
Transnational Configurations of Tamil Identities (submissions deadline 10 February 2017)
Transnational Configurations of Tamil Identities Tamil Studies Symposium 2017 York University New Submissions Deadline: 10 February 2017 Tamil migrations have moved across multiple continents in […]
Call for Papers: The Geotechnical Politics of Ocean Frontiers: The Canadian North and the Indo-Pacific
27-28 April 2017, York University Abstract submission deadline: Wednesday, 15 February 2017 Context: Ocean frontier politics is part of the earthly politics of deploying science, […]
Social Life and Shifting Meaning of Collected Objects: Japanese Ceramics of Sir William Cornelius Van Horne (1843–1915)
The newest addition to YCAR’s Asia Research Brief’s series is From Japan to Canadian Museum Storage: Shifting Meaning of Objects from the Japanese Ceramics Collection […]
YCAR Associates | Student associates organize cross-university workshop on feminist political ecology methods.
On 19 November 2016, YCAR Graduate Associates Kimberly Roberts and Sarah Allen (Geography) organized a cross-university workshop on Feminist Political Ecology Methods. The workshop brought […]
Call for submissions | Transnational Configurations of Tamil Identities: Tamil Studies Symposium 2017
Tamil migrations have moved across multiple continents in the present, and maintained an interconnectivity often borne through shared linguistic, cultural, economic and political links. These […]
YCAR Associate | New book by Kusno on Visual Cultures of the Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia
Faculty Associate Abidin Kusno’s (Environmental Studies) new book, Visual Cultures of the Ethnic Chinese in Indonesia (Roman & Littlefield International, 2016), explores how visual representations […]
Call | Research at the Interface of Activism and Academia in Southeast Asia
*** The submissions deadline has been EXTENDED to 13 January 2017 *** Organized by: The York Centre for Asian Research, York University, Toronto Southeast Asia […]
Transnational Filipinx Studies Workshop
On Monday 14 November 2016 YCAR co-sponsored the Transnational Filipinx Studies workshop which brought together scholars and community members from both the United States and […]
Sundar Sarukkai on science, philosophy and non-western traditions of knowledge
FOR AUDIO of the talk: CLICK HERE ***The below was originally published in The Excalibur (10 November 2016)*** by Kanchi Uttamchandani | Assistant News Editor […]
Funding & Awards
*New Opportunities* CCK Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Chinese Studies, 2017-2018 (28 April 2017 deadline) * * * * * The Centre provides funding for research activities […]
Anand Teltumbde and The Politics of Caste in Contemporary India
To listen to an audio recording from Dr. Anand Teltumbde’s talk on 18 November: CLICK HERE Dr. Anand Teltumbde, a well-known human rights activist, writer […]
YCAR Associate | Marxist Class Theory for a Skeptical World is new book by Raju Das
Professor Raju Das’ new book, Marxist Class Theory for a Skeptical World (Brill 2016), is a critique of some of the influential radical theories of […]
Call for Papers | Retrospect and Prospect: International Symposium on Chinese Canadian Literature and Media
In celebration of Canada’s 150th anniversary of Confederation, York University will host an international symposium exploring the theme “Retrospect and Prospect” in Chinese Canadian literature […]
YCAR Associate | Alicia Turner on religious difference and indifference in colonial Burma
Professor Turner (Humanities) was invited to present her research on religious difference and indifference in colonial Burma at the Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at […]
Found in Translation: Cosmopolitics and The Value of Biotech
Organized by YCAR Faculty Associates Anna Agathangelou (Political Science) and Bernard Lightman (Humanities), Found in Translation: Cosmopolitics and The Value of Biotech will explore the […]
Asia Research Briefs
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 […]
Asia Research Brief | The Socio-ecological Implications of US Food Aid in the South Korean “Miracle”
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”. […]
Graduate Diploma in Asian Studies
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 […]
YCAR Associate | Cheung on North Korea and its foreign policy
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 […]
Women’s friendships focus of new article co-authored by YCAR alumni
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 […]
YCAR Associate | Sai Latt on peace and reconciliation in Myanmar
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 […]
ABMP signs C$5 million MOU with Beijing Institute of Education for education training programs
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 […]
YCAR Associate | Sankaran honoured as Legend of Rhythm
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 […]
York profs on China and this month’s G20 meeting
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 […]
Marking the 30th anniversary of the rescue of Tamil refugees off the coast of Newfoundland
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 […]
Nga Dao recognized as ‘Hotspot Hero’ for outstanding conservation effort
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund recognized York alumnus Dr Nga Dao (Development Studies and YCAR Research Associate ) as one of its 15 ‘Hotspot Heroes’ for […]
Call for Papers | Asian Connections: Linking Mobilities of Capital and Labour in Theory and Practice
May 12th-13th 2017 York University Toronto, Canada Deadline for Paper Proposals: October 31, 2016 Capitalist development in all parts of the world has always been […]
Call for Papers | Association for Asian Studies
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is now accepting proposals for panels, roundtables, workshops, and individual papers for its 2017 conference to be held in Toronto. […]
The Second Annual International Symposium on Aging and Old-Age in Asia-Pacific
Thomas Klassen co-organized The Second Annual International Symposium on Aging and Old-Age in Asia-Pacific held at Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand on June 30-July 2, 2016. […]
Associate Publications on Chinese and Indian Regional Economic Policies
YCAR external associate, Nivedita Das Kundu, published two books this year on socio-economic issues in China and India. India’s Emerging Partnerships with Eurasia – Strategies of New […]
Congratulations! 2015-16 Defended Dissertations
Congratulations to all the YCAR graduate associates who defended their dissertations in 2015-16! Nadia Z. Hasan (Political Science), Unscripting Piety: Muslim Women, Pakistani Nationalism, and […]
ChATSEA Working Papers Now Available on T-Space
17 working papers from the Challenges of Agrarian Transition in Southeast Asia (ChATSEA) project are now available on the University of Toronto’s T-space. ChATSEA is a […]
Associate Publication on Ecotourism in Cambodia | La Conquête Territoriale par L’écotourisme: Le Cas de Chi Phat Dans les Cardamomes
YCAR Postdoctoral Fellow, Jonathan Tardif, explores the complex, political and multilevel nature of ecotourism in his latest co-authored book chapter with Bruno Sarrasin, “La conquête territoriale […]
Shazia Javed Speaks With The Times of India About Muslim Women, Divorce and the UCC
YCAR Graduate Associate, Shazia Javed (Film), was interviewed by the Times of India about her latest film project on the vulnerability of Muslim women in […]