Canadian Studies Announcements

You may have been wondering where we’ve been. The last two weeks have been a busy time for the Program. Most importantly, as of July 1, Professor Hidetaka Hirota has assumed sole leadership of Canadian Studies after the official retirement of longtime co-director, Professor Emeritus Richard A. Rhodes. Please join us in congratulating Professor Hirota and thanking Professor Rhodes for his many years of service.

We’ve also been involved with a lot of events recently, across both the Bay Area and Canada! These events help us build the connections that strengthen our network of friends across North America, at a time when cross-border, person-to-person relationships are more important than ever. In this newsletter, we’re excited to share with you some of the many goings-on during these last packed weeks!

Canadian Studies Goes to Canada

Afterwards, Professor Rhodes travelled to Quebec City to confer with Professor Luc Baronian, a linguist at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. The two are working on a book on varieties of North American French, based on research first presented at a Canadian Studies conference. Meanwhile, Tomás took a detour to Montreal to meet board member Kathryn Exon Smith and check in with Hildebrand Fellow Jennifer Kaplan, who is researching new forms of gender-neutral French.

Canada Day Flag Raising at San Francisco City Hall

Sneak Peak of the San Francisco Premiere of Kim’s Convenience

Finally, the Program would like to extend our warm thanks to the Consulate General of Canada for inviting the Canadian Studies team to a sneak peek of the first-ever San Francisco production of Kim’s Convenience, the original play behind the hit CBC sitcom. It was such a pleasure to celebrate this iconic show with its creator, the brilliant Ins Choi (who will play Appa in the SF production).

The reception was jointly hosted by American Conservatory Theater (ACT) and the consulates of Canada and South Korea. Canadian Studies board member Jennifer Wong represented the Program, joined by Marie Alnwick and Kate Walter from the Consulate and Sarah Price from the DML.

Kim’s Convenience opens at the ACT Toni Rembe Theater on September 18. Stay tuned for more information!

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