By Lauren Wong on July 23, 2024
Welcome to our blog series exploring Japan-related materials from our Open Collections! This week, we begin with Part 1, where we delve into the fascinating world of kamishibai plays from the private collection of Dr. Sharalyn Orbaugh, Department Head and Professor of Modern Japanese Literature and Popular Culture at UBC’s Asian Studies. While our previous […]
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By Lauren W on July 9, 2024
In one of our blog posts in May, we briefly touched on the Chinese Head Tax, a burdensome imposition on many Chinese Canadians from the 1885 to 1923. This week, we will take a closer look at the life of Chuck Lee, one of the very few Chinese Canadians in Halifax in the early 1900s, […]
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By Library Communications on July 4, 2024
Alexei Villareal, 3rd year Faculty of Arts student, shares his story about winning the UBC Undergraduate Prize in Library Research: “Scholarships like this one, which recognize that research is something undergraduates can perform, are incredibly validating.”
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By phchow on July 3, 2024
Korean
Chinese
Japanese
South Asian
BQ974 N64 Y83 2023
허공 에 가득한 깨달음 영허 녹원 : 27명 의 후학들 이 전하는 수행자 영허 녹원 대종사 이야기 / 유 철주 지음 / 서울시 : 조계종 출판사, 2023
DS913.392 Y37 N36 2023
조선 최초 의병장 양 달사 장군 문헌집 / 이 영현 옮김 ; 노 기욱 감수 ; 편집 기획 양 달사 현창 사업회 / 경기도 파주시 : 한국 학술 정보,…
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By Lauren W on June 25, 2024
Remember the year 2000? As the clock ticked closer to midnight on December 31st, 1999, the world was preparing for the potential chaos of the infamous Y2K bug. In this week’s blog post, we’ll take a trip down memory lane and revisit some materials in our open collections that are related to the Y2K crisis! […]
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By Library Communications on June 24, 2024
UBC Library is pleased to announce the 2024 recipients of UBC Library Awards. Each year, the Library Awards Program shines a light on faculty and staff who have demonstrated exceptional creativity, innovation, leadership, excellence and a dedication to customer service through their work.
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