Spotlight on Faculty: Henry Yu
Redefining Migrant Stories Dr. Henry Yu was born in Vancouver, but comes from a family of migrants—his parents, grandfather, and great grandfather migrated to Canada from China at different periods in history. As a child in school, Canadian history never resonated with him, the textbooks didn’t tell the stories of how Chinese migrants contributed […]
Q&A with the Editors of the Atlas: Undergraduate Journal of World History
Caroline Cassinelli and Rebecca Silver, Editors in Chief for the Atlas, reflect on the process of how papers are reviewed and chosen for the publication, and provide tips for students interested in submitting their research. 1. Tell us about the journal’s publication process. How are the papers chosen, and prepped for publication? All papers go […]
Q&A with the History Student Association
Attention undergraduate students: What is the HSA? Should you join? The 2018-2019 HSA Executive Team provides some insight into their community, who should join, and what the benefits are to joining the association with this 8 question Q&A! 1. What does the HSA do? The History Students Association represents UBC’s history majors, minors, and all […]
Spotlight on Faculty- Arlene Sindelar
“History has made my world so much bigger than I could imagine.” We honour Arlene Sindelar’s upcoming retirement with a look back on her life and career- 17 years in the UBC History Department She also offers her thoughts on history, her life outside of UBC and some advice for students in a short Q&A […]
Spotlight on Faculty: Jessica Hanser
Q&A with Jessica Hanser: UBC History’s Incoming Professor Professor Jessica Hanser will be joining the UBC History Department in July 2019. In anticipation of her start date, Jessica has provided some insight into her area of expertise, her teaching style and interests outside of academia with a short Q&A. When did you become interested in […]