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Planet-Friendly Wrapping: Making and Folding Furoshiki for Sustainable Gift-Giving at the Asian Library
As part of BCLA’s 2024 Climate Action Week, the Asian Library and Textile Cartographies Project are hosting a two-part Furoshiki Wrapping for Sustainable Gift-Giving workshop series. On Tuesday, November 5th, we hosted our first workshop in this series called “Planet-Friendly Wrapping: Making Furoshiki for Sustainable Gift-giving.” This event was hosted in partnership with the international […]
Celebrate Diwali with the Asian Library & the Hindi-Urdu Program!
CO- SPONSORED BY THE HINDI-URDU LANGUAGE PROGRAM Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024 Time: 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. Location: Asian Centre Auditorium (1871 West Mall) Diwali or Deepavali, which means “a row of lights”, is the most widely celebrated festival in India and throughout the Indian diaspora. Traditionally celebrated on Amavasya (darkest night or no moon […]
Book Display: Incense in Traditional Asia
UBC Asian Library is pleased to announce our latest exhibit: a compact yet captivating book display centered on the traditions of incense and incense ceremonies in Japan and its neighbouring countries. This exhibit invites you to explore the cultural significance and historical evolution of incense and its use in these regions. The diverse array of […]
Threads of Tradition: Library Resources on Textiles and Patterns from Asia
From May 7 to July 3, 2024, the Asian Library collaborated with the Art Education Program in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy for the exhibition titled “Patterns as Poetic Practice: A Global Conversation Through Textile Cartographies.” Held at the Asian Centre foyer, this exhibition featured over 200 textile artworks from more than 15 countries, […]
