History Speaker Series

February 2025 Speaker: Henry Tsang

White Riot: The 1907 Anti-Asian Riots in Vancouver

Join us on Monday, February 10 at 12:00 PM for the next talk in the History Speaker Series. The event will be held in the MacKirdy Reading Room (HH 117).

Henry Tsang

Henry Tsang is a visual and media artist based on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples that is also known as Vancouver. His projects explore the spatial politics of history, language, community, food and cultural translation in relationship to place, taking the form of gallery exhibitions, pop-up street food offerings, 360 video walking tours, curated dinners, ephemeral and permanent public art, by employing video, photography, language, interactive media and convivial events. 

Four shops with two in the middle in colour and the others in black and white

2022-2023 History Speaker Series

Date Time Location Speaker Registration
September 26, 2022 11:30am Hagey Hall, room 117 & Zoom Dr. Andrew Hunt closed
October 25, 2022 12:00pm Balsillie School of International Affairs, room 1-42 Dr. Katherine Bruce-Lockhart closed
November 15, 2022 2:00pm Hagey Hall, room 117 & Zoom Cody Groat closed
January 18, 2023 2:00pm Zoom Dr. Bonny Ibhawoh closed
February 14, 2023 1:00pm Hagey Hall, room 117 & Zoom Tolulope Akande, Arshad Desai, Abigail Opoku closed
March 27, 2023 1:00pm Hagey Hall, room 117 & Zoom Dr. Matthew Wiseman closed

Previous guest speakers

2021-2022

2019-2020

  • Ida Numbeya Mukuka

2018-2019