Book exhibit：Ŭigwe- The Royal Protocols of the Chosŏn Dynasty
Ŭigwe (의궤 儀軌) – The Royal Protocols of the Chosŏn Dynasty (1392~1910) Date: May 01 – August 14, 2015 Hours: 9am – 5pm (Mon-Fri) Location: Asian Library (Upper Floor) Click here to view the embedded...
View ArticleSummer Book Display: The Education of the Women as Citizens of “Modern Japan”
UBC Asian Library’s Summer Book Display The Education of the Women as Citizens of “Modern Japan” Date: July 6 – August 21, 2015 Hours: 9am – 5pm (Mon-Fri) Location: Asian Centre Foyer What changes can...
View ArticleRecording of Chinese rare materials lecture is now on YouTube
More than 50 people joined us on May 19 in the UBC Library Chinese Rare Materials lecture. Thank you to Prof. Boyue Yao (姚伯岳教授) from the Peking University Library and Dr. Bruce Rusk (阮思德教授) from the...
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Display in memory of Master Toa Wong – Legend of Cantonese Opera
Master Toa Wong (黃滔) is an honored and respected Cantonese opera master who passed away on June 30th this year at the age of 101. In the past years, Master Wong donated more than 600 items of books and...
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Great Reads for the Holidays
Click here to view the photos of the event! Date: Tuesday, December 1st, 2015 Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm Location: Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2 Great Reads at UBC Library was launched...
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Vast Ocean, Vast Heaven: A multi-site exhibition on Nitobe Memorial Garden
Join CAUSA (Collective for the Advanced and Unified Studies in the Visual Arts) for this multi-site exhibition – Nitobe Memorial Garden: Vast Ocean, Vast Heaven from December 3, 2015 to January 31,...
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Be a part of the UBC Centennial Lunar New Year Festival!
Join us in February 2016 when UBC celebrates the Year of the Monkey in grand style. The UBC Centennial Lunar New Year Festival is a great opportunity for the UBC community to get involved in one of...
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Japanese Rare Books Workshop
The UBC Department of Asian Studies, Asian Library, Rare Books and Special Collections, Centre for Japanese Research, Peking University Institute for the Study of Buddhist Texts and Arts, and the Peter...
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Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the Asian Library!
The Year of the Monkey is coming! Come and celebrate with the Asian Library! Friday, February 5 1:00-5:00pm @ the AMS Nest (6133 University Boulevard) (map) Join the Asian Library and other campus...
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Korean Folk Tale Book Illustration Exhibition
UBC Asian Library holds more than 100 Korean folk tale books and children’s literature. Out of these items, ten illustrated books have been selected to celebrate and promote the art of Korean...
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Asian Centre Book Art Installation
From March 15 to May 31 visitors to the Asian Centre will encounter a new exhibit by Naomi Kasumi. Naomi Kasumi is an artist-scholar based in Seattle whose work extends to book art, printmaking, video,...
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Family History with a Smartphone
Do you have an elder in your family who has stories to tell but few members of the family have heard them? Would you like to learn how to record and preserve the stories of struggle and triumph of your...
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“The Hidden Treasures”– Chinese Rare & Special Collections at Asian Library
Date: June 13 to September 30, 2016 (hours) Location: UBC Asian Centre Foyer (1871 West Mall, Vancouver) The University of British Columbia (UBC) Asian Library has the largest Chinese collection in...
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Book Exhibit: Chinese Association Publications in British Columbia
Date: July 6 to September 20, 2016 [hours] Location: Asian Library (Upper Floor) Since the influx of Chinese immigrants to British Columbia in the mid-19th century, different types of Chinese...
View ArticleAsian-Language Book Clubs are coming!
The UBC Asian Library in partnership with Alumni UBC will be offering two Asian-language book clubs (in Japanese and Chinese) in October/November this year: Chinese-Language Book Club The...
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Living Library Pilot
Date: Thursday November 3, 2016 Time: 6:00-7:30 pm Place: UBC Asian Centre (1871 West Mall) (map) Co-hosts: UBC Asian Library and Pacific Canada Heritage Centre – Museum of Migration Admission: Free,...
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New art exhibit: The Reflections of Seasons
Date: October 28, 2016 to January 4, 2017 Hours: Same as the Asian Library open hours (see hours here) Location: Asian Centre Foyer (1871 West Mall) (map) Foggy winter The Reflections of Seasons (四季...
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