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Established in 1988, the Centre for Asia-Pacific Initiatives (CAPI) is located at the University of Victoria in British Columbia, Canada. CAPI is a research centre focused on research, education and community engagement in the Asia-Pacific. We facilitate international conferences, events, and research projects for faculty and area experts as well as experiential learning opportunities for students. Since its inception in 1988, CAPI acts as a vital link between UVic and the Asia–Pacific region, providing opportunities and initiatives that bring scholars and others together. Read more
SDG wall in Kuala Lumpur. Photo credit: 2022 CAPI Intern Elly Thompson Recent major works
Supervising a Peace that Never Was: Recollections of Canadian Personnel in Indochina, 1954-1973 (2023). Edited by CAPI Associate Director Helen Lansdowne, CAPI Associate Nick Etheridge and CAPI Senior Research Fellow Phil Calvert
Smart Cities in Asia: Regulations, Problems, and Development (2022). Edited by CAPI Post-Doc Scholar Thanh Phan and Senior Research Fellow Daniela Damian [open access]
Covid-19 in Asia: Law and Policy Contexts (2020). Edited by CAPI Director Victor V. Ramraj
Landscapes of Injustice: A New Perspective on the Internment and Dispossession of Japanese Canadians (2020), the culminating volume of the Landscapes of Injustice Project, edited by Project Director and CAPI Senior Fellow Jordan Stanger-Ross