Our Community’s Reciprocal Empowerment Will Inspire You To Thrive: TAWLs’ Successful Experiences in the Chinese Language Program
Oftentimes, when students take Mandarin classes with the Chinese Language Program (CLP), they find heartwarming connections with the Chinese culture and community that they are learning from. Behind the thriving program which has brought inspiration to so many students, is a meticulous and dedicated team of professors, Teaching Assistants and Worklearns (TAWLs) who strive to […]
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Boundaries Transcended: Recap of the 2022 Undergraduate Conference of Chinese Studies 3MT Competition
Co-hosted by both the Chinese Language Program of UBC’s Department of Asian Studies and the UBC Student Association of Sinology, the Undergraduate Conference of Chinese Studies 3-Minute Thesis Competition (hereafter UCCS 3MT 2022) was held at the UBC Asian Centre Auditorium with a live Zoom broadcast on April 1, 2022. As a burgeoning academic forum, […]
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Lanterns Lighted, Poetry Revived: Recap of the 2022 Chinese Language Program Lantern Festival Poetry Event
Over the past three months, the 2022 UBC Lantern Festival Poetry Event organized by the Chinese Language Program (CLP) attracted significant attention and achieved great success. Held for the fifth time, the event this year showcased 102 artworks related to Chinese poetry submitted by CLP students, and shared 20 multilingual presentations by distinguished guest speakers […]
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Culminating Collaboration and Sustained Growth – The 2022 Chinese Language Program Student Employee Appreciation Event
As the end of term draws near, members of the Chinese Language Program (CLP) came together over Zoom to celebrate the remarkable contributions of its exceptional teaching assistants, Work Learn assistants, and volunteers. All of them have worked tirelessly to help Chinese language learners improve their language proficiency and intercultural communication through various co-curricular and […]
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Alumni Spotlight – Liam Bates’s Roadmap to Success via Cultural Curiosity
Liam Bates, an alumnus of the UBC Chinese Language Program (CLP), was a student eager to learn about the world outside his bubble. While at the CLP, he dedicated himself to his studies, going beyond his comfort zone and treating challenges as learning opportunities for personal growth. Inspired by his studies at the CLP, Liam […]
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2022 Asian Studies Annual Careers Night
The Department of Asian Studies is delighted to invite you to our annual Careers Night! Navigating life after graduation can be hard, so each year we bring in alumni with diverse experiences – at home and in Asia – to inform and inspire current students. This event will feature a panel discussion and a round-robin […]
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More Than One Way to Be a Tiger: Experiencing the 2022 Lunar New Year with “Tiger Power”
Traditionally, the Lunar New Year is a time for people to gather together as a community, share good food, and welcome the upcoming year of favor and fortune. As 2022 ushers in the Year of the Tiger, this Lunar New Year celebration especially serves as a renewal of our tiger-like strength and courage. For the […]
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Chinatown Opera Theater in North America
We are excited to announce a three lecture series by Professor Nancy Rao of Rutgers University, a leading scholar on Chinese theater in North America. This three-lecture series is funded by the UBC Interdisciplinary Histories Research Cluster, and is sponsored by the UBC School of Music, UBC Library, and Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden. […]
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Appreciating Poetry with the Community: Two Community Outreach Events through Classical Chinese Poetry
With its long-lasting tradition and aesthetic power, classical Chinese poetry has been appealing to numerous people for thousands of years. The UBC Chinese Language Program (CLP) not only offers a wide range of courses on the poetic corpuses, but also extends its reach to wider learning communities through the literary resonance of classical Chinese poems. […]
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Virtual Asian Studies Careers Workshop: Foreign Language Intelligence Analyst (Chinese) with Communications Security Establishment
Date Monday January 31, 2022 TIME 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM COST Free LOCATION Zoom RSVP Wondering where an Asian Studies degree can take you? The Virtual Asian Studies Careers Workshop is a pilot program that will connect Asian Studies students with employers and career opportunities. The aim of the workshop is to help students […]
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