In this latest Asia Research Brief, Jillian Fulton-Melanson (Social Anthropology) asks how Arab identities are articulated, produced and managed by DJs of Arabic descent in Toronto and Montreal who integrate folk songs into electronic dance music (EDM). Jillian considers the range of ways and extent to which music played and performed in underground EDM venues […]
Earlier this month, York University virtually hosted the sixth Toronto Hakka Conference. Co-organized by the Hakka community in Toronto and the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR), the “One Heart, One World: Healing the Planet Earth” conference brought together a variety of speakers committed to global learning. A key purpose was to discuss ways in […]
We warmly welcome our new Associates to YCAR community! Farah Ahmad, School of Health Policy and ManagementMonique Attrux, EnglishJulia G. Bentley, Global Affairs CanadaMyla Chawla, PoliticsJillian Fulton-MelansonAyan Guha, Jamia HamdardHoma Hedayat, HumanitiesLianrui Jia, University of Toronto ScarboroughLois KamenitzCasey Mecija, Communication and Media StudiesCaitlyn Ng Man Chuen, Communication and CultureF. Evnur Taran, Development StudiesJessica Ticar, York […]
Congratulations to Eve Haque (Languages, Literatures and Linguistics), Jennifer Hyndman (EUC), Jean Michel Montsion (Multidisciplinary Studies, Glendon) and Cary Wu (Sociology) who were recognized for their research contribution as York Research Award Winners in the 2020–21 academic year. Eve was awarded the York Research Chair in Linguistic Diversity and Community Vitality. Jennifer is the 2021 […]
As part of its research spotlight on Asia and the Diaspora this month, the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change profiled the research of its doctoral students and faculty, who also happen to be YCAR Associates! Graduate Research: On the borderlands of university/city: Spatial stories of student housing in India — Chan Arun-Pina Grassroots women […]
The York Centre for Asian Research is pleased to host the Fourth Bernard H. K. Luk Memorial Lecture in Hong Kong Studies in June 2021 as well as three panels inquiring how Hong Kong as a “distinct society” culturally, politically and economically can sustain moving forward within geographical Hong Kong and beyond. *For details, please […]
*The following piece was originally published in The Conversation on 15 April 2021. Anti-Asian racism has been present in Canada for centuries. It is deeply rooted in the historical formation of Canada through the Chinese head tax, Japanese internment camps, the Electoral Franchise Act, which explicitly denied Chinese Canadians the right to vote, and more. […]
YCAR is pleased to support the South Asian Film Festival 2021—“Stories of, by and from South Asia” This FREE, virtual Film Festival is aimed at amplifying South Asian culture and activism to create meaningful dialogues and intercultural awareness. We see these films as important resources for students, researchers, faculties and general film enthusiasts to learn […]
Corals Zheng (Environmental Studies) received funds from the Canada-China Initiatives Fund earlier this year for her graduate fieldwork. Chinatowns have traditionally offered cheap rents, affordable retail, central locations and diverse housing typologies to Chinese diaspora and non-Chinese populations. However, Chinatowns are at present facing development pressures and displacement. In the case of Toronto’s West Chinatown, […]
We at York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) stand in solidarity with Asian-Americans and Asian-Canadians reeling from the violent shootings that took the lives of eight women, six of whom were identified as Asian women, at three different spas earlier this week in Atlanta, Georgia. We would like to express our most heartfelt condolences to the […]