By phchow on February 19, 2025
The Asian Library exhibit Space Fantasy: Nagaoka Shusei’s Contributions to Afrofuturist Visual Culture showcases the visionary universe of the diasporic Japanese illustrator Nagaoka Shusei through album covers, interviews, artworks, and books highlighting his legacy in Japan. This exhibit, which notably includes the first known example of Afrofuturistic artwork attributed to Nagaoka, will run from February […]
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By phchow on February 4, 2025
The Asian Library is excited to welcome you and your family to campus on Sunday, February 16, from 10 am to 4 pm! This year’s theme is “Bridge Across Time, Culture, and Seasons in Asia“, which is a collaboration between Asian Library, The Chung | Lind Gallery and the Nitobe Garden. Explore the magic at […]
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By phchow on February 4, 2025
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Japanese
South Asian
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B126 G942 2024
清代粤西诸子学研究 / 郭玉贤著 / 广州 : 暨南大学出版社, 2024
DS715 H86 2024
望长安 : 海外博物馆收藏的中国故事 / 霍宏伟著 / 北京市 : 生活, 读书, 新知三联书店, 2024
DS751.6 S78 Z436 2024
宽容与执拗 : 迂夫司马光和北宋政治 / 赵冬梅著 / 北京 : 中信出版社, 2024
DS777.15 L8 A4 2024
陆征…
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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 […]
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By phchow on January 7, 2025
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South Asian
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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 …
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By phchow on December 3, 2024
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BL1202 R545 2024
ਹਿੰਦੂ ਧਰਮ ਦੀ ਰੂਪ-ਰੇਖਾ / ਡਾ. ਅਰਵਿੰਦ ਰਿਤੂਰਾਜ, ਡਾ. ਜਗਮੋਹਣ ਸਿੰਘ / Patiala : Gracious Books, 2024
DS485 P88 D35 2023
ਖਾੜਕੂ ਸੰਘਰਸ਼ ਦੀ ਸਾਖੀ / ਦਲਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ / ਸ੍ਰੀ ਅਨੰਦਪੁਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ, ਜਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਰੋਪੜ, ਪੰਜਾਬ : ਬਿਬੇਕਗ…
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By phchow on November 19, 2024
As part of BCLA’s 2024 Climate Action Week, the Asian Library and Textile Cartographies Project are hosting a two-part Furoshiki Wrapping for Sustainable Gift-Giving workshop series. On Tuesday, November 5th, we hosted our first workshop in this series called “Planet-Friendly Wrapping: Making Furoshiki for Sustainable Gift-giving.” This event was hosted in partnership with the international […]
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By phchow on November 4, 2024
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BQ8412.3 O43 2024
池田大作と創価学会 : カリスマ亡き後の巨大宗教のゆくえ / 小川寬大 / 東京 : 株式会社文藝春秋, 2024
D805.M65 H87 2024
日本人のモンゴル抑留の新研究 / ボルジギン・フスレ / 東京都文京区 : 三元社, 2024
DS869 A83 K64 2024
古河公方・足利義氏 / 黒田基樹編著 / 東京 : 戎光祥出版, 2024
E183.8 J3 N33…
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By phchow on October 7, 2024
Co- Sponsored by the Hindi-Urdu Language Program Date: Wednesday, October 23rd Time: 12:00pm -12:45pm Location: Asian Centre Auditorium (1871 West Mall) Diwali or Deepavali, which means “a row of lights”, is the most widely celebrated festival in India and throughout the Indian diaspora. Traditionally celebrated on Amavasya (darkest night or no moon day), it usually takes place […]
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