Events at: C.K. Choi Building

2015 Lunar New Year Festival

  Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the Institute of Asian Research at the C.K. Choi Building. Welcome the year of the sheep with music, food and entertainment! Program Schedule: 12:30pm – 12:45pm (Main Entrance) and 1:00pm – 1:15pm (Room 120) Lion dance performance by the UBC Kung Fu Association 11:30am – 2:30pm (IAR Lobby) […]

Special Events to Mark the 3.11 Disaster in Japan

Special Events to Mark the 3.11 Disaster in Japan Presented By The Centre for Japanese Research, UBC EVENT #1 12pm to 2pm – Lunchtime Presentations “The ‘Triple Disaster’ in Japan on March 11 2011 – Four Years Later” CK Choi Building, Room 120, 1855 West Mall, UBC Affected Communities in Northern Japan Struggle for Recovery […]

Graduate Student Conference: What is Asia? Security and social Change in the Asia Pacific region

The UBC Master of Arts Asia Pacific Policy Studies (MAAPPS) program is hosting an International Graduate Conference on contemporary issues in the Asia-Pacific Region. The conference will be an interdisciplinary forum for graduate students to exchange ideas, compare methodologies and discuss current research on contemporary Asia and Asia-Pacific affairs. The conference keynote speech and opening […]

Thailand Corner @ UBC

Find out why Thailand, Land of Smiles, is one of the world’s most popular destinations through displays of books and handicrafts with opportunity to win prizes and taste delicious Thai food. Program Schedule 11.00 am: Registration 11.15 am: Opening Ceremony with ribbon cutting by President Santa Ono 11.30 am: “Getting to know Thailand” Video Presentation […]

ubc-remembrance-dayRemembrance Day

IAR Office to be closed. Since the opening of the War Memorial Gym in 1951, The University of British Columbia has held a ceremony commemorating November 11. This year, 2016 will mark sixty-five years that The University of British Columbia has hosted a Remembrance Day ceremony. The ceremonies on both the Vancouver and Okanagan campuses […]

CJR Annual Open House Reception

UBC’s Centre for Japanese Research (CJR) is pleased to announce its Annual Open House Reception on Friday, Jan 20 from 4:30 to 6:00 pm. The Open House Reception will also serve as a belated New Year’s celebration. We welcome anyone interested in Japan to join us for light refreshments and traditional Japanese dishes while learning about the diverse events […]

Lunar New Year 2018

Come Celebrate the Year of the Dog With Us! Featuring student performances, speeches and light refreshments. This event will be followed by a lecture by Dr. Sylvia J. Martin on the Transnational Ties Between the Hollywood and Hong Kong Entertainment Industries at 1:30pm. For more information on that event, please click here. Please RSVP early as […]

SPPGA Book Fair

Books available by donation, topics including international relations, Canadian and US politics, political theory and psychology, political science, public policy, environmental policy and much more!