Asia Pacific Memo is for those interested in current issues in Asia and across the Pacific. Distributed twice-weekly, we feature 350 word essays or video interviews on contemporary Asia. Each edition addresses a compelling issue and is based in academic research. If you would like to receive the Memo via email, see our “subscribe” page.
We feature accessible scholarly knowledge about contemporary Asia.
One of our editors, Dr. Julian Dierkes explains our key goal:
Asia Pacific Memo is a communications initiative led by the Institute of Asian Research (IAR) at The University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver, Canada.
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Please note that each contributor or author of Asia Pacific Memo retains all copyright in his or her article(s) submitted and published in Asia Pacific Memo. The articles published in Asia Pacific Memo do not necessarily express the views or opinions of the Institute of Asian Research of the University of British Columbia or any of its representatives. Any opinions or views expressed in an article that is published in Asia Pacific Memo are the personal opinions or views of the author of that article.
Asia Pacific Memo Team
Editorial Board
- Julian Dierkes, Tsering Shakya, Timothy Cheek, and Prod Laquain (bios available here)
Associate Editor
- Sophia Woodman (bio available here)
Communications Officer
- Hannah Smith
Student Video Editing Assistant
- Paul Weston
Previous Editorial Board Members
- Paul Evans, Hyung-Gu Lynn, and Jessica Main.
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