To commemorate a century of Asian communities at UBC, the Asian Canadian and Asian Migration (ACAM) Program presents a screening of vignettes made from the ACAM Centennial Alumni Project: Retelling UBC’s History from an Asian Canadian Lens. An inter-generational conversation will follow, featuring UBC alumnus and former UBC Chancellor, Dr. Robert H. Lee, and Carol Lee. The afternoon begins with a celebration of the graduating class of UBC’s new Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies program with keynote speaker Elder Larry Grant, followed by a community reception.
Videos included in the event can be viewed here:
- Building Community: UBC’s first Asian Canadian and Japanese Graduate
- An Act of Grace: UBC’s first Sikh Immigrant Family
- Beginning Relationships: Filipino Presence at UBC and Beyond
- An Ocean Apart: From Indonesia to Canada
- A Doctor Beyond Borders: Fleeing War-torn Vietnam
This event was funded by the Centennial Initiative Fund and organized by the UBC Asian Canadian and Asian Migration Studies Program and took place on May 24, 2016.
Select Articles and Books Available at UBC Library
Goh, R. B. H., Wong, S., & Project Muse University Press Archival eBooks. (2004). Asian diasporas: Cultures, identities, representations. Hong Kong: Honk Kong University Press. [Link]
Ma, S. (2012;2014;). Asian diaspora and east-west modernity. West Lafayette, Ind: Purdue University Press. [Available at Koerner – DS12 .M3 2012] [Link]
Zhang, B. (2008). Asian diaspora poetry in north america. New York: Routledge. [Available at Koerner – PS153.A84 Z63 2008]
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