By eshghi on December 9, 2024
Within the Gaps: Intracommunity Voices in Chinese Canadian and Korean Canadian Records December 10, 2024 to February 9, 2025 Asian Library, Asian Centre 1871 West Mall, UBC Vancouver The UBC Asian Library and UBC Rare Books and Special Collections (RBSC) are excited to present “Within the Gaps: Intracommunity Voices in Chinese Canadian and Korean Canadian […]
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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 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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By phchow on May 31, 2024
Now is a good time to plant! Come get some seeds for your garden or a windowsill pot at the Seed Lending Library, newly opened in Asian Library. The process is simple: “Sign out” seeds by writing the date, your name, and which seeds you are taking in the Visitor’s Log Take the seeds with […]
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By phchow on May 7, 2024
Please come by the Asian Centre foyer to view “Patterns as Poetic Practice: A Global Conversation Through Textile Cartographies.” The exhibition will run from May 7 to July 3, 2024. This collaboration between the Art Education Program, The Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy and the Asian Library offers an enriching experience that transcends cultural boundaries […]
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By phchow on May 6, 2024
We invite all our users to come and view our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in Asia display, located on the upper floor of the Asian Library. The display underscores how EDI challenges and developments are not universal. Asia is home to a vast plethora of countries and therefore diverse cultures, ethnicities, religions, languages, and […]
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By phchow on April 8, 2024
April is Sikh Heritage Month in B.C. and is a special time for celebrating Sikh culture, art, and history, as well as honoring the invaluable contributions of the Sikh community to Canada. It carries great significance for Sikhs as it was during this auspicious month that Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth and last human Sikh […]
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