July 22, 2008
The Asia Pacific Reader is thrilled to announce a joint effort with the East Asia Forum, a long standing academic journal published by the East Asian Studies Graduate Student Union. The combined efforts will produce an annual journal on East Asia.
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Asian Institute cosponsors a special benefit with proceeds going directly to aid the Burmese people featured in this film and their families. Director Greg Hamilton will be in attendance. The June 4, 7 pm screening will take place at the Bloor Cinema.
Read full entryMay 7, 2008
This projection installation is a lyrical sequence of 252 images by the Hong Kong photo-artist Lee Ka-sing, based on a poem by Leung Ping-Kwan. The visuals are rephotographed from a large library of images Lee shot of Hong Kong in the past twenty years.
Read full entryApril 1, 2008
The Asian Institute organizes an event to debate the headlines on Tibet, on April 8, 6:00-8:00 pm. Professor Tsering Wangdu Shakya, world renowned and widely published Tibetan scholar, is invited to give a lecture to be followed by a Q&A session.
Read full entryMarch 13, 2008
A double bill with Toronto premiere of “Mr. Cinema” and “The Extras” will be co-presented by the Asian Institute, CINSSU, and the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office on March 28.
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Pakistan’s recent national election has significant near- and longer-term implications globally. Ambassador (Rtd) Naeem Hasan will speak on “Pakistan’s Imperative: How to Address Regional Challenges and Global Concerns”, followed by a panel discussion.
Read full entryFebruary 29, 2008
Professor Bernard Luk will give an inaugural lecture on “Education in Hong Kong During the Second World War” on March 7, 4:00-5:30 p.m. in the renovated Library.
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Major General Michael G. Smith AO (Australian Defence Force, Retd) will speak on the transformation in peace operations to meet the demands of security in the twenty-first century.
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The Asian Institute and the Empire Club of Canada postpone today’s event, “Pakistan’s Impending Election: Local Consequences, Global Implications”.
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Mohsin Abbas is an active member of Toronto based exiled journalsits group “Journalists in Exile” (JEX). He joins Professor Ken MacDonald and Ms Mariam Mufti as a panelist in tomorrow’s DEBATING THE HEADLINES: A MUNK CENTRE FORUM ON PAKISTAN.
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