UBC Asian Library
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"Heaven uses a hundred misfortunes to fashion one ci writer" (). A new documentary, Like the Dyer's Hand (), features UBC Asian Studies Professor Emerita Yeh Chia-ying () on her lifelong dedication to classical Chinese poetry. Premiered nationwide in China in mid-Oct. Watch the trailer at https://youtu.be/M8eGENj-YdU.

Register now for this Friday's webinar organized by UBC Hong Kong Studies Initiative. Prof. Brian Kwok will introduce the neon signs of Hong Kong, an integral part of the visual culture of the city. https://hksi.ubc.ca/events/event/webinar-archiving-memory/

Join us on 10/15 for the next event in our VIRTUAL BOOK LAUNCH SERIES! We will be hosting Erin L. Brightwell, author of REFLECTING THE PAST: PLACE, LANGUAGE, A...ND PRINCIPLE IN JAPAN'S MEDIEVAL MIRROR GENRE (Harvard University Press) with Michael McCarty and Roberta Strippoli! Register here: https://ubc.zoom.us//20160157713/WN_c5vlqf4xQSKcNOvyJxYF6g For more information, please visit: https://cjr.iar.ubc.ca/reflecting-the-past/

Today is Hangul Day in South Korea! It is a national holiday to commemorate the invention and proclamation of the Korean alphabet, Hangul, in 1446 by King Sejong. Check out these books and documentaries and learn more about the history of the Korean language!

It's tomorrow! Register in this webinar and learn how to use Juris-M, a citation management tool, to collect and organize your multilingual research materials. http://bit.ly/2RW9gH2

Happy Mid-Autumn (Moon) Festival! Moon is a popular theme in literature, folklore and art. Check out these Asian-language materials about moon and the festival in our collections: /, (PL2518.8 M65 Z46 2003) = One hundred views of the moon / ; ; (NE1325.T76 A4 2017)... Seollal/Chuseok [videorecording] = / : Korea's national holiday (DS904 S465 2012 dvd)