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Discover the Oversize Book Collection at UBC Asian Library

Have you ever come across a book so beautifully designed that its size makes it stand out? At UBC Asian Library, our foyer space is currently showcasing some titles from the Oversize Book Collection, which brings together a wide range of large-format m…

New Books at the Asian Library (July 2025)

New titles have been added to the Asian Library collections. Check them out online or in-person!

Stories in Panels: Graphic Novels at UBC Asian Library

UBC Asian Library invites you to explore our newly launched collection of graphic novels in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. The Asian Library Graphic Novels collection can be found on the upper level of the Asian Library. Comic books are a widely access…

WE ARE HUMAN!: Documentary Film Screening + Panel Discussion at UBC Asian Library

Event Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2024 Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (PST) Location: Hybrid (Asian Centre Auditorium: 1871 West Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z2, and Online) Registration Link: https://libcal.library.ubc.ca/calendar/vancouver/we-are-human  We honour, celebrate and thank the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) and Syilx Okanagan peoples on whose territories the main campuses of the University of British Columbia have […]

New books at the Asian Library (December 2023)

South Asian
Chinese
Japanese
Korean

PK2659 A276 K856 2023
ਕੁਇਨਜ਼ ਲੈਂਡ: ਕਹਾਣੀ ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ / ਆਗ਼ਾਜ਼ਬੀਰ / ਲੁਧਿਆਣਾ : ਚੇਤਨਾ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ਨ
PK2659 D4465 B344 2023
ਬਾਗ਼ੀ ਹੋਈ ਪੌਣ / ਮਹਿੰਦਰਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਧਾਲੀਵਾਲ / ਬਰਗਾੜੀ, ਪੰਜਾਬ : ਪੀਪਲਜ਼ ਫ਼ੋਰਮ
PK2659 D46576 H38 2023
ਹੌਲ : ਨਾ…

New books at the Asian Library (November 2023)

Korean
Chinese
Japanese

DS557.7 Y86 2023
두 번째 베트남 전쟁 : 한국 의 전쟁 기억 과 기억 투쟁 / 윤 충로 지음 / 서울시 : 푸른 역사
DS712 P35 2023
대한 민국 임시 정부 의 현장 을 가다 / 박 환 / 서울시 : 선인
DS915.49 K63 2023
태평양 시대 의 서막 과 신대한 의 꿈 : 최 남선, 현 순, 이 승만 / 고 정휴 지음 / 경기도 파주시 : 나남 출판
DS917.5 C4…

New books at the Asian Library (October 2023)

Japanese
Chinese
Korean

BL2224.25 K3 H67 2023
中世神祇講式の文化史 / 星優也 / 京都市 : 法藏館
BQ5899 J34 I43 2023
近代日本の仏教と福祉 : 公共性と社会倫理の視点から / 井川裕覚 / 京都市 : 法藏館
DS731 J3 T784 2023
満洲の日本人 / 塚瀬進 / 東京都文京区 : 吉川弘文館
DS832 K45 2023
アイヌ民族と日本人 : 東アジアのなかの蝦夷地 / 菊池勇夫 / 東京 : 吉川弘文館…

A Guide to the Asian Library New Exhibit, “Hidden Gems at Asian Library”

UBC Asian Library is known for its collection of Asian-language scholarly resources to support the research, teaching, and learning activities of scholars, students, and community members at UBC. Have you ever wondered what odd, unique, or wonderful items we have accumulated in the course of building our library collections for over 60 years? We are […]