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Public Lecture on the Phantom Nitobe Garden (in Japanese)

By phchow on January 31, 2025

河原典史教授 (Professor Norifumi Kawahara), award-winning researcher and professor of human geography at the College of Letters at Japan’s Ritsumeikan University, will deliver a public lecture titled 幻の新渡戸庭園―『大陸日報』の分析から― (The Phantom Nitobe Garden: An Analysis of Tairiku Nippō). The lecture and discussion will be conducted in Japanese, with no live translation provided. However, a video recording with […]

Posted in Carousel, events, Featured, Japanese culture, Japanese language, Library event | Read More | No Comments

Chinese New Year and “the Chinese Lily.”

By Andrew R. Sandfort-Marchese on January 29, 2025

Happy Lunar New Year! Read about the connections between this holiday and the role of the “Chinese Lily” in it’s celebration.

Posted in Chinese American History, Chinese Canadian History, Chinese New Year, Chung, Chung Lind Gallery, Collections, EarlyBC, Exhibitions, Frontpage Exhibition, Highlights, Immigration and Settlement, Plants | Read More | No Comments

Exploring Tang Quatrains, Part 1: Frontier, Farewell, and Nostalgia

By Tianyi on January 24, 2025

The Tang Dynasty (618–907 CE) is often regarded as the golden age of classical Chinese poetry, celebrated for its exceptional cultural and literary achievements. Tang poetry remains a cornerstone of Chinese literature, attracting both scholars and enthusiasts for centuries. Among the many poetic forms of the era, the Chinese quatrain holds a special place for […]

Posted in Carousel, chinese literature, Chinese Rare Book Collection, Digitizers' Blog, Tang Poetry | Read More | No Comments

Title Words in Allard School of Law Faculty Research Outputs in 2024

By elimwong on January 15, 2025

See Allard School of Law Research Outputs

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New Books at the Asian Library (December 2024)

By phchow on January 7, 2025

Korean
South Asian
Japanese

BJ1533 F5 K56 2024
한국 효 문화 의 이해 / 김 덕균 저 / 대전 광역시 : 시아 북, 2024
DS916.58 S66 K554 2024
고하 송 진우 와 민족 운동 / 김 형석 지음 / 서울 : 東文選, 2024
DS921.4 Y5 2024
6.25 전쟁기 부산 지방 기독교 / 이 상규 지음 / 부산 광역시 : 한국 교회 와 역사 연구소, 2024
DS922.4642 N6 …

Posted in Carousel, Circulation, Collections, Japanese language, Korean language, New Books, South Asian language | Read More | No Comments