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If you're interested in updates, news or events from Asian Studies please fill out the form below. Note that we will not share your email address with anyone else. If you would like to send some photos (and we would love to have them!) or any other attachments, please email us at asian.studies(at)ubc.ca
We're now on Facebook and Twitter!!
Asian Studies has now created a page on Facebook. Go here to check it out and hopefully like it! Communicating on Facebook is still quite new to us so please let us know if there if you have any suggestions of things you would like to see added, updated or changed.
We're also on Twitter! Follow us at @UBCAsianStudies
Asian Studies nears 50!
2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Department of Asian Studies, and that we hope to mark this milestone with various events and celebrations. A recent check of department records, however, revealed an almost complete absence of archival materials relating to the early decades of the department’s existence. We would dearly love copies or scans of any materials you might have in your personal archives (especially photos) that would help us compile some sort of illustrated history of the department as we edge closer to the 50-year mark.
To share any stories, photos or other materials you may have, please e-mail the material to asian.studies(at)ubc.ca
Be a mentor...
In the tri-mentoring program, you'll have the opportunity to mentor an upper-level UBC student (in their third or fourth year of study) who, in turn, mentors a lower-level UBC student (in their first or second year of study) from their faculty or school.
Benefits of being a mentor
You can:
* Offer students support and inspiration
* Build your professional network
* Improve your communication and leadership skills
* Develop or maintain your UBC connections
* Contribute to the future of your industry by assisting the next generation of leaders
Interested and would like learn more about the program? Email Christine Lee at christine.lee(at)ubc.ca
More questions? Visit our frequently asked questions page on the UBC Careers Services website.http://www.students.ubc.ca/careers/alumni/mentor-students/be-a-mentor/mentoring-frequently-asked-questions/
Be a speaker....
Join us as a speaker for our Careers Night. Share your experiences and career development with students (in second, third and fourth year) who are keen to learn about career opportunities with an Asian Studies degree.
You can:
* share what you did at UBC that helped you succeed
* where you are working now and how you got there
* how you made connections between your program and your current work.
* how to bridge the gap between university and career.
- Asian Studies Careers Night, April 2009.
- Alumni panelists Catherine Yamamoto and Cynthia Yoo.
Upcoming Asian Studies events
For a list of upcoming events in the Department of Asian Studies please see our event listings. Unless posted otherwise, these events are all free & open to the public, we hope to see you there!
"Asian Edge" Newsletter
Want to learn more about the Department and its doings? Click here for current and past issues of "Asian Edge", our department newsletter.