The AI Governance in Global Dynamics at the Crossroads of Geopolitics and Technopolitics workshop is scheduled for 12–13 September 2024 at York University, organized by Wenhong Chen (University of Texas Austin) and Muyang Li (York University). Artificial Intelligence (AI) holds transformative potential but also raises concerns about surveillance, data ethics, social inclusion, digital colonialism, and […]
Congratulations to Amy Choi, the 2023 recipient of the Dr. Sangdeok Woo & Mrs. Kwisoon Lim Woo Memorial Graduate Award. A doctoral student in Sociology, Amy’s research interests include internalized racism, critical consciousness, public policy, anti-Asian racism, and the model minority stereotype. For her MA thesis, Amy examined the lack of critical consciousness of anti-Asian […]
Nagaratnam Sivalingam was a pioneer and leader of the Tamil community in Canada, who dedicated his life to promoting both Tamil culture and issues of concern to the community. His family created this award to encourage and promote research with a substantive focus on Tamil language, history, culture, society or the Tamil diaspora, but comparative […]
The York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) is accepting applications for awards for students whose research relates to Asia or Asian diasporas. Awards to support research and fieldwork travel | Deadline: Monday, 30 October 2023 at 16:00 EDT Visit https://yorku.ca/research/ycar/research-fellowships-awards/ for more details on eligibility criteria and application process. Essay Award | Deadline: Wednesday, […]
Congratulations to Faculty Associates Nga Dao (Social Science) and Vanessa Lamb (Social Science) on their receipt of a SSHRC Partnership Development Grant for their project on slow violence and water (in)justice: Feminist political ecologies of intergenerational struggles in the Mekong region. They will work with a team of researchers and partner organizations from Vietnam, Thailand […]
Congratulation to Ching Pong Fong who is 2023 recipient of the Global Hong Kong Essay and Creative Project Award. A doctoral student in the Graduate Program in Social Work, Ching Pong’s paper examines identity negotiation of Hong Kong immigrants who have participated in the social movements associated with the 2019 Hong Kong Protests Nick Mulé, […]
The Canadian Southeast Asian Studies Initiative (CSEASI) will fund graduate students to attend the Canadian Council for Southeast Asian Studies (CCSEAS) conference in Québec City, 12 to 14 October 2023. To be eligible, you should be a graduate student at one of the consortium universities studying Southeast Asia and/or its diasporas. You do not need […]
Deadline: Tuesday, 25 July 2023 York University faculty members engaged in research and research creation broadly related to Philippines and/or its diasporas are invited to submit an application for research/creation funding and/or publication support. The Philippine Studies Group at the York Centre for Asian Research is offering up to five minor research grants of up […]