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Canada and China: A Fifty-Year Journey (New Book)
26-08-2022
Congratulations to B. Michael Frolic] (ABMP and Professor Emeritus, Politics) on the publication of his long-awaited new book, Canada and China: A Fifty-Year Journey (University of Toronto 2022). The book launch is...
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Human Rights, Forced Labour and Sustainability in Global Fisheries: A Potential Canadian Contribution to Enhancing Decent Work in Fishing
24-08-2022
Faculty Associate Peter Vandergeest (Geography) co-authored a report released this summer that considers potential Canadian contributions to enhancing decent work in fishing. Commissioned by Oceana Canada, it draws from Vandergest’s...
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Turning Land into Capital: Development and Dispossession in the Mekong Region (New Book)
22-08-2022
Faculty Associate Nga Dao (Social Science) and Research Associate Vanessa Lamb (University of Melbourne) have authored chapters in a long-anticipated edited collection on development and dispossession in the Mekong Region....
India’s Textile & Pharmaceutical Industries (New Book)
19-07-2022
Congratulations to Faculty Associate Preet Aulakh (Schulich School of Business) who is co-author with Raveendra Chittoor (University of Victoria) of a new book, Coping with Global Institutional Change: A Tale...
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*Site under (re)construction*
21-06-2022
Welcome to the website for the York Centre for Asian Research. We apologize for its state. Due to a cyber attack, we are in the process of rebuilding the site...
Upcoming symposium explores 150 years of Canada-Asia relations
17-06-2022
Crossing the Bridge Mackay Built: 150 years of Canada in East Asia and East Asia in Canada International Symposium will take place virtually on June 23 and 24. On March...
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Embracing young Asian Canadian talent through design
17-06-2022
From designing lipstick packaging to a horror movie title sequence, the creativity of young Asian Canadians was brought together in a diverse, virtual exhibition organized in celebration of Asian Heritage...
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Inaugural recipient of Global Hong Kong Essay and Creative Project Award
31-05-2022
We are pleased to announce that Ernest Leung is the inaugural recipient of the Global Hong Kong Essay and Creative Project Award. Leung, who is a master’s student in the...
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YCAR celebrates its 20th anniversary and Asian Heritage Month this May
19-05-2022
*this article was originally published on 5 May 2022 by the Faculty of Environmental and Urban Change. This year, the York Centre for Asian Research (YCAR) marks a significant milestone:...
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Asia Research Brief #48 | Multiple Minority Modalities: Dialogical Identities of Bengali-Speaking Buddhists in India, Bangladesh, and Myanmar
04-05-2022
In our latest Asia Research Brief, D. Mitra Barua (YCAR External Associate) shares his work on Bengali-speaking Buddhists found in India, Bangladesh and Myanmar. He suggests that their collective identity...
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