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Institute of Asian Research

Research institute at the University of British Columbia

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Research institute at the University of British Columbia

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The Institute of Asian Research (IAR) is a research institute founded in 1978 at the University of British Columbia (UBC) as the university's focal point for Asia-related policy and current affairs as well as interdisciplinary scholarship on contemporary Asia. It houses major endowments and five research centres that cover Southeast Asia, South Asia, Korea, Japan, and China. It also houses the academic journal Pacific Affairs, which has been published continuously since 1928.

The institute was a founding partner of UBC's School of Public Policy and Global Affairs and its Master of Public Policy and Global Affairs program. It hosts over 50 events and lectures each year that bring together scholars, practitioners, and community members. Its IAR Fellows program has welcomed over 150 fellows to date.

List of affiliated faculty

Timothy Cheek, Louis Cha Chair in Chinese Research; Co-Director, Centre for Chinese Research
Paul Evans, Professor Emeritus
Qiang Fu, Associate Professor (Sociology); Co-Director, Centre for Chinese Research
Kristen Hopewell, Canada Research Chair in Global Policy and Professor
Tarun Khanna, Assistant Professor
Soo Yeon Kim, Korea Foundation Chair in Korean Research and Associate Professor; Editor, Pacific Affairs
Steven Lee, Associate Professor (History); Director, Centre for Korean Research
Alex Yu-Ting Lin, Assistant Professor
Juliet Lu, Assistant Professor
Kai Ostwald, HSBC Chair in Asian Research and Associate Professor; Director, Institute of Asian Research
M.V. Ramana, Simons Chair in Disarmament; Co-Director, Centre for India and South Asia Research
John Roosa, Professor (History); Director, Centre for Southeast Asia Research
Tsering Shakya, CRC Chair in Religion and Contemporary Society of Asia, Co-Lead, Himalaya Program
Sara Shneiderman, Associate Professor; Co-Lead, Himalaya Program
Veena Sriram, Assistant Professor
Yves Tiberghien, Konwakai Chair and Professor; Director, Centre for Japanese Research

C. K. Choi Building

C.K. Choi Memorial Bell at the building's south plaza

Main article: C. K. Choi Building

The institute is housed in the C. K. Choi Building, a 1995 building notable for its environmentally-friendly design. It was designed by Matsuzaki Wright Architects of Vancouver as the UBC's "flagship environmental building". It features Asian architectural motifs, such as curved roofs.

The building is named after Dr. Cheung-Kok Choi, a businessman and philanthropist as well as a major donor to UBC.

References

[http://www.publicaffairs.ubc.ca/media/releases/1996/mr-96-68.html UBC press release 1996-10-06] {{webarchive. link. (2011-04-04)
[https://web.archive.org/web/20071024181213/http://www.cascadiagbc.org/resources/case-studies/ckchoicasestudy.pdf Cascadia Building Council]
Cole and Steiger, p.7
[http://www.sustain.ubc.ca/green-buildings UBC Sustainability] {{webarchive. link. (2010-11-14)
[http://www.encyclopediecanadienne.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009284 The Canadian Encyclopedia]
[http://www.iar.ubc.ca/aboutus/history.aspx IAR History] {{webarchive. link. (2011-10-02)
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