Between 1945 and 1949, up to 113,000 American soldiers were stationed in China for various missions. This talk analyzes the vibrant debate over “Jeep girls” (吉普女郎), a term coined to describe […]
Ani Bond: Choying Drolma (2023), Screening and Dialogue with Director Fen Jennifer Lin Discussants: Georgios Halkias, Glorious Sun Professor in Buddhist Studies & Director, Centre of Buddhist Studies, HKU […]
Doing History is back this semester to help you further sharpen your skills in historical research and writing! Reading for Research Date: 2 March 2026 (Monday) Time: 4:00-5:30pm Venue: 10.66, 10/F, […]
History Majors: Career Pathways Launch Event! March 24, 6:00-8:00 p.m. Room 10.66, RRST Limited capacity: first 15 to register (priority given to juniors and seniors) Workshop: Shape Your Career Path […]
This talk will discuss my current book project, tentatively titled Medicalizing Animals as Food and Drugs in Chinese Asia. As the title indicates, this project focuses on animals and their consumption at […]
This seminar run by the Editor of the Pacific Historical Review, Professor Marc Rodriguez, Portland State University, will talk about the nuts and bolts of publishing in the journal. Historians, […]
Speaker Professor Xu Guoqi David H Y Chang Professor in Chinese History, Department of History Founding Director, Institute of Transnational History of China The University of Hong Kong Discussant Professor […]
Since its foundation, Irish people have played an extraordinary role in the construction and development of Hong Kong, in government, the army, police, judiciary, finance and in civil society – […]
In the early 1970s, global manufacturers rushed to Taiwan and the U.S.-Mexico Border to take advantage of new export-industrial zones. Mexico’s maquiladora industry and Taiwan’s Export Processing Zones promised transnational firms “an […]
This documentary adopts a traditional historical approach, drawing on published sources and archival manuscripts from both Hong Kong and London. It explores five key themes: 1) water, infrastructure, and the […]
We welcome you to attend our first alumni event, the History Homecoming Reception, on April 29th, 2026. Please join us for a memorable evening, reconnect with other alumni, and meet […]
In today’s world, societies are facing increasing challenges: trade wars, genocides, anti-immigration sentiments, rising cost of living crisis, etc. The destabilisation of global institutions herald in the decline of mutual […]