Faculty of Art
June 11 – George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation: Wayson Choy
Celebrate the 22nd recipient of the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award, the province’s most prestigious literary honour. The special presentation will be followed by a reading by Wayson Choy, who will join the library’s “Walk of Fame”. Past award recipients include: Jean Barman, W.P Kinsella, Alice Munro, David Suzuki and William New. The evening will […]
Framed as/in Asian Canadian: A Talk A Reading An Evening with Roy Miki
Please join us for a special evening with Roy Miki on the occasion of the Vancouver launch of the new journal Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas (ADVA). A reception will follow the event. Thursday, May 21, 2015, 7:00pm The Audain Gallery Simon Fraser University Goldcorp Centre for the Arts 149 West Hastings Street As a […]
Public Lecture on UBC’s Pang Jingtang Collection
Featuring guest Professor B. Yao, Peking University Library and Dr. Bruce Rusk, UBC Department of Asian Studies Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2015 Time: 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm Venue: C.K. Choi Building, 1855 West Mall (Room 120) Note: The lecture will be in Mandarin with English translation. Public seating is limited – please RSVP for […]
DALOY-PUSO: Flowing from the Heart
Performing Inter-cultural Leadership Among Filipino-Canadian Youth in British Columbia To nurture a strong Filipino-Canadian community in British Columbia, we need to inspire and strengthen leadership skills among our youth. Through an exciting series of talks by dynamic youth leaders in the community, theatre and skits, this event aims to inspire our youth for greater recognition, respect, […]
ACAM is one year old!
Come celebrate with ACAM on May 8th!
Apr 25 – Curse of the Livable City Panel Discussion
ACAM Faculty member Prof. Glenn Deer will participate on the Panel Discussion entitled “Curse of the Livable City Panel Discussion” at the Richmond Art Gallery. Click link for additional program details GREG GIRARD: RICHMOND/KOWLOON April 18 to June 28, 2015 Opening Reception: Friday, April 17, 7:00-9:00pm Vancouver-based Greg Girard spent three decades working and living […]
Mar 24 – Asians on Stage/Asians on Screen
A Conversation with Kuan Foo, Diana Bang, and Nelson Wong (from Assaulted Fish Sketch Comedy) Date: Tuesday, March 24 (12:30 – 1:30 PM) Venue: Meekison Arts Student Space Lounge (BUCHANAN D140) In recent years, actors of Asian descent have been seen in increasingly diverse roles in theatre, television, and film. How can actors of Asian […]
March 2-7: A Week of South Asia Events at UBC
MONDAY, March 2: Brenda Beck (Toronto): “Is This Just One More Folk Legend?” Centre for India and South Asia Research, IAR CK Choi Building, Room 351 (1855 West Mall) 12-2.30 PM For more info, please visit: http://tinyurl.com/mga3d5h THURSDAY, March 5: 7th Annual Celebration of Punjabi, featuring: Samuel John, in dialogue with Margo Kane, “At […]
Mar 6 – Mind-Dancing with Language by Shauna Singh Baldwin
Shauna discusses a few steps you can take to show the beauty and pathos of characters moving to unheard music.
Mar 3 – Looking back at the Umbrella Revolution
Free talk at St. John’s College
Tuesday, March 3 at 6:00pm
