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Library service update regarding fines, fees and loan periods

By Anna Moorhouse on July 30, 2024

Starting in August 2024, UBC Library is implementing changes to its loan policies and fines structure, which will affect all library users on both Vancouver and Okanagan campuses.

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Japan in Focus: Part 1 – Kamishibai Plays and Their Diverse Audiences

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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The Lee Family: Enduring Struggles and Separation

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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Revisiting the Y2K bug through open collections

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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New Canadian Open Access Legal Citation Guide

By elimwong on June 12, 2024

There’s a new Canadian legal citation guide, and it’s open access! Launched in June 2024, the COAL-RJAL Guide is for everyone who cites legal materials and it incorporates feedback contributed by reviewers from Canadian courts, law firms, law jour…

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Meet Norman L. Kwong (林佐民): A Remarkable Chinese Canadian Icon

By Lauren W on June 11, 2024

Norman L. Kwong’s path to becoming a significant figure in Canadian sports and society as a Chinese Canadian speaks volumes about resilience and breaking barriers. In this week’s blog post, we will explore his remarkable life, including the challenges he faced and the success he achieved. Early Life and Challenges Norman Kwong (far right, front […]

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Mining in British Columbia

By Lauren W on May 28, 2024

In this week’s blog post, we’ll take a brief look at the history of coal mining in British Columbia and its impact on the region’s industrial landscape. All the materials featured in this post can be found in our open collections. Please feel free to click the captions underneath the photos attached to this blog […]

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Closed for Victoria Day – Monday, May 20, 2024

By elimwong on May 15, 2024

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Exploring Japanese Travel Narratives in Tokugawa Era

By Lauren W on May 14, 2024

This week’s blog post explores the fascinating world of Japanese travel during the Tokugawa period (1603 – 1868), both within Japan and beyond its borders. All materials shown in this blog post are from our Japanese Maps of the Tokugawa Era Collection which is available through Open Collection. 1. Seiyū ryotan (西遊旅譚) [A Diary of […]

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New Books at the Asian Library (April 2024)

By phchow on May 2, 2024

Chinese
Japanese
Korean
South Asian

DS753 W893 2023
制度与知识 : 明代官员通晓律意研究 / 吴艳红著 / 北京 : 商务印书馆
DS799.42 W3574 2023
轉化、交織與再創造 : 泰雅族、太魯閣族、賽德克族社會文化變遷 / 王梅霞著 / 臺北市 : 國立臺灣大學出版中心
DS919 H35125 2023
最寒冷的冬天 : 韓戰啟示錄 / 大衛·哈伯斯坦 ; 王祖寧 / 新北市 : 八旗文化
HD8748.5 J536 202…

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