Tong Lam’s Images of Surreal Chinese Landscapes
September 19, 2013
Historian of modern China and AI core faculty member Tong Lam’s solo photo exhibit, UNREAL ESTATE, is on at the University of California, Berkeley, this fall.
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Spotlight on Students at the Asian Institute Video Series
September 12, 2013
Asian Institute alumna Vivian Wei discusses the career development opportunities she had as a student.
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CAS400Y Students Bound for China/North Korea Border for 2013-14 ICM
September 6, 2013
Students in CAS400Y: Critical Perspectives on Asian Modernity and EAS466H1: Historiography of North Korea will travel to the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in northeast China, on the North Korean border, in May 2014 as part of a Faculty of Arts and Science funded ICM to study this fascinating border region.
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Collaborative Master’s Program in Asia-Pacific Studies
August 28, 2013
The Collaborative Master’s Program in Asia-Pacific Studies offers students the chance to combine studies in a traditional discipline with an interdisciplinary, regional approach.
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Contemporary Asian Studies
August 28, 2013
The new Contemporary Asian Studies major and minor program offers undergraduate students the opportunity to delve deep into the complexities of this changing region through a pan-Asian, interdisciplinary approach.
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Students Blog about Asia
August 28, 2013
The Asian Institute launches a blog featuring posts about contemporary Asia and Asian Studies, written by University of Toronto students and alumni.
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Conversations in Asia about the Global
August 28, 2013
The Asian Institute brings a unique perspective to the study of contemporary Asia.
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A Century of Chinese Cinema
June 9, 2013
Asian Institute collaborates with TIFF’s flagship summer programme, A Century of Chinese Cinema, which features a major film retrospective of over 80 titles, with roundtables and talks by leading scholars on Chinese cinema.
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Dr. David Chu Scholarships Recognize Student Leadership
May 15, 2013
Carmen Ho, Aaron Wilson, and Betty Xie have been selected as winners of the Dr. David Chu Leadership Award for 2012–13. The award recognizes undergraduate and graduate student leadership and academic achievement in pursuing and promoting extra-curricular research related to...
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Asian Institute Students Stand Out
May 9, 2013
This has been an exciting year for Asian Institute students. In 2012–13, students in our Contemporary Asian Studies program have conducted research in Asia, won a variety of awards and grants, and put on a large-scale conference that drew speakers and audience members from around the world.
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