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CAPI alumni

From long-time staff members, to former Directors and Chairs, and committed members of CAPI's Executive Committee, CAPI's alumni often remain engaged with the Centre through our events and projects.   

  • Harding

    Andrew Harding, Former CAPI Director and Law Program Chair

    Andrew Harding received his MA (Oxon) in 1974, his LLM (Singapore) in 1984, and his PhD (Monash) in 1987. 

  • King

    Richard King, Former Director

    Richard King joined the Centre in July 2004 as Director and completed his term as Director in June 2009.  His principal area of interest is modern Chinese literature and culture.

  • Tyedmers

    Heidi Tyedmers, Program Manager

    Heidi Tyedmers has an Honours BA from the University of Toronto in Anthropology and Biomedical Ethics, and an MA from the University of Victoria in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus on Oceania.

  • Chan

    Stella Chan, Former Secretary

    Stella was the Centre's Secretary from CAPI's inception in 1987 until February 2009.  She can now be found in UVic's Department of Psychology where she is working as the Department's Secretary.

  • Evans

    Nicole Evans, Work Study Student 2010-11

    Nicole is a third year Pacific and Asian Studies and Environmental Studies student. She is interested in connecting science, social science and the humanities and learning about the biophysical environment and its relationships with culture, the economy and society.

  • Farkas

    Kristy Farkas, Former CAPI Program Assistant

    Kristy Farkas has an Honours B.Mus. from Wilfrid Laurier University, in Waterloo, Ontario, and an M.Mus. from UVic, both with a focus on composition.  Before joining CAPI in 2009, she spent two and a half years teaching ESL in Japan.

  • Garrett

    Chris Garrett, Former Executive Committee Member

    Chris Garrett's research centers around physical oceanography, with an emphasis on mixing processes which crucially affect ocean circulation and climate.

  • Huenemann

    Ralph Huenemann, Associate and Former Director

    Following his retirement from UVic in 2005, Ralph Huenemann joined the Faculty of Peking University in Beijing, where he is now Visiting Professor of Economics and International Business at the Guanghua School of Management.

  • Ito

    Go Ito, Japan Program Visitor, Spring 2011

    CAPI Visitor Go Ito, is a Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science at Meiji University. During his time with CAPI, Professor Ito will convene a workshop on the topic of "Frameworks for Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation and Japan-China Relations". Professor Ito has a particular interest in Japanese-Chinese-US relations.

  • Jones

    Colin Jones, Japan Program Visitor, Fall 2010

    Colin P.A. Jones was CAPI's Japan Program Visitor for the Fall of 2010. He is a Professor at Doshisha University Law School in Kyoto, Japan and prior to entering academia, he practiced as a lawyer in New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo with a focus on commerce, finance and telecommunications.