We are a community of York University researchers who are committed to analyzing the changing historical and contemporary dynamics of societies in Asia, understanding Asia’s place in the world, and studying the experiences of Asian communities in Canada and around the globe.
March 2025
Mar 27 - 28 2025
All Day
Women, Life, Freedom: Exhibiting Art by Afghan Women ARTivists
Mar 31 2025
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Hot Stuff: Exposing Indonesia’s Geothermal Dreams
April 2025
Apr 10 2025
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Industry-Academia-Government Collaborative Innovation Mechanism: A Study of Canada’s Mitacs in Comparison with the “Innovation China” Platform
Apr 12 2025
11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Dalit History Month Celebration: Reclaiming Dalit History, Culture and Resistance
Tomken Twin Arena, Mississauga
- SADAN—South Asian Dalit Adivasi Network, Canada
Apr 19 2025
All Day
Recent Social Movements in the Middle East
Room 305, Senior Common Room, Founder College, Keele Campus, York University
- Fereydoon Rahmani and Khatereh Sheibani
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- YCAR Launches New Postdoctoral Fellowship in Asian Studies
- YCAR to screen Lalit Vachani’s new documentary
- New volume celebrates the scholarship of Joshua Fogel
- YCAR’s 2024–25 Research Collaboration Fellowship recipients
- Connections to Thailand: Launch of two new books by York members on Nov. 7
- Blind Folio, solo show by YCAR Graduate Associate Wang Zi
- Building Long-term Relationships to Foster Canada-ASEAN Economic Security and Resilience
Funding Opportunities
Discover our award and funding opportunities
PostDoc Fellowship in Asian Studies
Apply to join YCAR as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Asian Studies, with faculty mentorship, opportunities for research, seminars, and public scholarship.
Research Clusters
Become familiar with the research clusters funded by YCAR!
Climate Dystopias Series
Explores environmental vulnerabilities, renewable energy, and the social and political impacts of the climate crisis in Asia
YCAR Update
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South Asia Lecture Series
Explores themes of youth mobilization, urban politics, environmental renewal and social citizenship across South Asia.