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Yucho Chow, Part 2: Chow’s Enduring Impact

By Jill Henderson on September 11, 2025

In our previous blog post, we introduced the remarkable Yucho Chow, a 20th-century Vancouver photographer who pushed back against the discriminatory racial practices of the era by welcoming anyone—regardless of race or nationality—into his studio. The Wallace B. Chung and Madeline H. Chung Collection and the Uno Langmann Family Collection of B.C. Photographs, both available […]

Posted in Carousel, Chinese Canadian History, Digitizers' Blog, photography, Vancouver history | Read More | No Comments

Celebrating 100 Years of UBC at Point Grey: UBC Library launches pop-up centennial exhibition

By Library Communications on September 8, 2025

Come visit a new pop-up exhibition on display at the Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre from September 8 to December 5, 2025.

Posted in AMS, Carousel, Exhibitions, exhibits, General, UBC Archives | Read More | No Comments

New Books at the Asian Library (August 2025)

By phchow on September 4, 2025

New Books at the Asian Library (August 2025)

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

Eugene Barsky receives 2025 CRKN Ron MacDonald Outstanding Service Award

By Library Communications on September 4, 2025

Congratulations to Eugene Barsky, Research Data Management Librarian at UBC Library, on winning this prestigious award.

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UBC Library welcomes the 2025/2026 EDI Scholars-in-Residence

By Library Communications on September 4, 2025

UBC Library and the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre are excited to introduce the 2025/2026 Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Scholars-in-Residence.

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Welcome to New & Returning Students!

By elimwong on September 2, 2025

Welcome to new and returning students!- From the Law Library Staff

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Law Library Hours

By elimwong on September 2, 2025

See https://hours.library.ubc.ca/#view-law for up-to-date hours, including exception & holiday hours.

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Yucho Chow, Part 1: “Rain or Shine, Anything, Anywhere, Anytime”

By Jill Henderson on August 28, 2025

The early to mid 1900s marked a time of immense social exclusion for immigrants and people of colour in Vancouver, with most white-run businesses catering solely to Anglo customers. Much of the studio photography that has emerged from this era reflects this reality, obscuring the existence of the city’s immigrant families in the process. However, […]

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RBSC and University Archives Reading Room moving to appointment-based system on September 1

By Library Communications on August 28, 2025

Starting September 1, 2025, Rare Books and Special Collection (RBSC) and University Archives (UA) will move to appointment-based Reading Room visits.

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Library Crawl 2025

By phoebe chan on August 27, 2025

From September 2 to 5, get to know your library by visiting all 9 locations for a chance to win a prize.

Posted in Asian Library, Carousel, Chung Lind Gallery, David Lam Library, events, IKBLC, Koerner Library, Law Library, Library Crawl, Music Art and Architecture Library, Research Commons, student spaces, UBC Library Crawl, Woodward Library, Xwi7xwa Library | Read More | No Comments