On September 1, 2016, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau witnessed the signature of 56 new contracts and agreements between Canadian and Chinese companies and institutions during his first official visit to China. The Asian Business & Management Program at York University’s Schulich Executive Education Centre, and the Beijing Institute of Education signed a new Memorandum of […]
Professor Emeritus Trichy Sankaran (Music) was honoured as a Rhythmfest Legend of Rhythm at this year’s festival in August. An Indian percussionist, one of the foremost virtuosos of the mridangam, and the founding director of Indian music studies at York, this is one many accolades in his distinguished career. Rhythmfest is a one-day celebration of the universal […]
Policy Options invited Qiang Zha (Education) to write a piece on Canada-China education relations, as part of a special series of articles on Canada-China relations that preceded the Prime Minister’s visit to China and the G20 meeting titled “Canada was once a pioneer in establishing links with Chinese universities. Ottawa should examine what we did right […]
Harini Sivlaingam (Socio-legal Studies) was co-organizer of a public symposium to mark the thirtieth anniversary of the rescue of Tamil refugees off the coast of Newfoundland. The event was co-organized with Dr Yolande Pottie-Sherman (Memorial University). Jennifer Hyndman (Social Science and Geography) also participated in the panel. Read more about the event at https://gazette.mun.ca/campus-and-community/migration-by-water/. A similar event […]
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund recognized York alumnus Dr Nga Dao (Development Studies and YCAR Research Associate ) as one of its 15 ‘Hotspot Heroes’ for outstanding conservation efforts. The Indo-Burma Hotspot Hero, Dr Dao is the co-founder and director of the Center for Water Resources Conservation and Development (WARECOD), a Vietnamese nongovernmental organization that focuses on […]
May 12th-13th 2017 York University Toronto, Canada Deadline for Paper Proposals: November 30, 2016 Purpose This workshop seeks to reunite the study of corporate and migrant transnationalisms by exploring how they are causally or structurally connected in the context of cross-border mobilities of capital and labour into, out of, and within, Asia. The workshop aims […]
May 12th-13th 2017 York University Toronto, Canada Deadline for Paper Proposals: October 31, 2016 Capitalist development in all parts of the world has always been characterized by the restless mobility of both capital and labour, in search of profit and livelihood respectively. Capital, in the form of transnational corporate organizations, may relocate or outsource production […]
YCAR warmly invites all York students and faculty interested in Asia/Asian diaspora to meet with members of our research community and learn more about what is happening at YCAR in the year ahead. For details visit the event page at https://yorku.ca/research/ycar/event/welcom-back-2016-meet-and-greet/
The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is now accepting proposals for panels, roundtables, workshops, and individual papers for its 2017 conference to be held in Toronto. The deadline for submissions is 9 August 2016. Submissions can be made electronically on their website. For more information, visit http://www.asian-studies.org/Conferences/AAS-Annual-Conference-2017/Call-for-Papers-Annual-Conference
Thomas Klassen co-organized The Second Annual International Symposium on Aging and Old-Age in Asia-Pacific held at Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand on June 30-July 2, 2016. The symposium brought together contributors to the forthcoming Handbook of Ageing and Old Age in Asia-Pacific (Routledge 2017) that Klassen is co-editing. Details about the book are available at: http://336230788576663006.weebly.com/. Find […]