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photo by Man Yin Tsang. Image of tree covered hills with tightrope hanging and acrobats crossing on bicycling and hanging down.

Call for Submissions – Imaging the Asia-Pacific Photo Contest 2016-17

December 8, 2016

The fifth annual photo contest will accept submissions until January 23, 2017.

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Global Careers through Asia | January 27, 2017

Save the Date: Global Careers through Asia Conference

December 8, 2016

In January, the Asian Institute will host a conference for students to showcase pathways for engaging with Asia in the world – both within and beyond the university. Stay tuned for more details.

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The Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs Presents: The Richard Charles Lee Insights through Asia Challenge: Big Ideas, Big Prizes, Big Student Opportunities

Student Competition Invites Transformative Ideas

November 29, 2016

The Richard Charles Lee Insights through Asia Challenge asks students to develop research projects aimed at making a difference in Asia.

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Asia Sitings/Citing Asias: November 4, 2016. Black and white image of the silhouettes of 3 people overlooking the Hong Kong skyline at night.

Examining the Origins and Futures of Asian Studies

October 24, 2016

What is Asian Studies today, and where is it going? Join us for an open dialogue among AI faculty members.

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Wenjie Wu and students on Kakehashi Project trip to Japan

MAPS Graduate Wenjie (Shirley) Wu Featured in U of T News

October 13, 2016

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Memorial statue for the remembrance of “comfort women” near Ehwa Women’s University in Seoul (2016), by Benson Cheung.

Alumna Megane Visette Writes on Comfort Women for NATO Association

October 4, 2016

Mégane Visette is editor of the Women in Security program at the NATO Association of Canada.

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Lynette Ong

YOUTH ENGAGEMENT IS THE KEY TO UNDERSTANDING CHINA, SAYS LYNETTE ONG

September 30, 2016

Canadians are largely uninformed about China, but youth engagement could help improve our cultural literacy.

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students pitch their Big Ideas for the Asian Institute's Richard Charles Lee Big Ideas Competition

U of T Students Tackle Real World Problems in Asia

April 12, 2016

At the Final Pitch on April 11, five student teams received funding for their projects in the Richard Charles Lee Big Ideas Competition.

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motorcyclists in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

DA NANG AND HO CHI MINH CITY ARE A STUDY IN CONTRASTS FOR UNDERGRADUATES

April 6, 2016

Read the Faculty of Arts and Science’s feature on our CAS students’ ICM to Vietnam.

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Members of Synergy (left) and CASSU (right) hold their award plaques at the UTSU Unity Ball.

CAS Student Groups Recognized with UTSU Awards

March 24, 2016

The Contemporary Asian Studies Student Union (CASSU) and Synergy: The Journal of Contemporary Asian Studies were both honoured with awards at the University of Toronto Student Union’s annual Unity Ball.

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