Hana Ahmed features in CBC interview on Bangladesh's new Interim Prime Minister
10-08-2024
Graduate Associate Hana Ahmed was recently featured on CBC Radio's Here and Now Toronto with Gill Deacon. In the segment titled What Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus' Appointment as Interim Prime...
Research Associate Tiffany Pollock launches her first book
24-07-2024
Research Associate Tiffany Pollock (York University) launched her first book—Fire Dancers in Thailand's Tourism Industry: Art, Affect and Labor—on Thursday at A Different Booklist. Mentor and Emeriti Faculty Associate Penny Van Esterik (Anthropology)...
YCAR Publication Fund | Contemporary Korean Culture from the Edge
24-07-2024
Faculty Associate Thomas Klassen (School of Public Policy and Administration) is recipient of a YCAR Publication Fund to support the preparation of an edited book manuscript titled “Contemporary Korean Culture from the Edge” to...
Our 2024 N. Sivalingam Award in Tamil Studies recipient
24-07-2024
Congratulations to Vinoda Thevaseelan, recipient of the 2024 N. Sivalingam Award in Tamil Studies! Nagaratnam Sivalingam's legacy as a leader and advocate for the Tamil community in Canada continues through...
John Laurier Van Esterik (1943–2024)
10-07-2024
A long-time associate of YCAR, Professor John Laurier Van Esterik (1943–2024) passed away under the compassionate care of Hospice Wellington on 29 June 2024, after a long battle with cancer....
Our 2024 The Penny and John Van Esterik Award for Graduate Research on Southeast Asia recipient
09-06-2024
Congratulations to Htet Min Lwin, recipient of the 2024 The Penny and John Van Esterik Award for Graduate Research on Southeast Asia! The Award is granted annually to a graduate...
Launch of the China Studies Group
21-05-2024
On April 23, 2024, 15 York University researchers gathered on the Keele campus to launch a new research cluster, the China Studies Group within the York Centre for Asian Research...
Event Summary: Building on Canada-ASEAN Security Co-operation: Furthering Strategic Partnership in the Indo-Pacific
19-05-2024
The ‘Building on Canada-ASEAN Security Co-operation’ symposium, hosted by the York Centre for Asian Research’s Canada-ASEAN Initiatives, in collaboration with the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Global Affairs Canada, brought together...
Philippine Studies Group launches Filipiniana collection
09-05-2024
Through its Filipiniana collection development project, the Philippine Studies Group (PSG) at York University acquired 107 titles for donation to York University Libraries (YUL). This project was part of a...
Call for submission | Workshop on AI Governance in Global Dynamics | Deadline: June 15
06-05-2024
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...
