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Dr. Vivienne Poy

Dr. Vivienne Poy receives 2022 CCAE Friend of Education Award

May 18, 2022

Congratulations to the Honourable Dr. Vivienne Poy, long-time friend of the Asian Institute, for this recognition from the Canadian Council for the Advancement of Education.

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Celebrating the 2022 Imaging the Asia Pacific Photo and Video Competition Winners

May 11, 2022

Thanks to all who submitted to this year’s competition! We received many incredible submissions, and we are delighted to announce the awardees. Congratulations to Alazne Qaisar who received First Place in the Photo Series category for the series War Games,...

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E-Magazine by and for BIPOC women and allies

May 11, 2022

Featuring contributions from Asian Institute alumni and faculty, Otherwise is a new e-magazine produced by and for BIPOC women and allies in the Department of Political Science. Yuijia Shi, a former student researcher with the Asian Institute’s Richard Charles Lee...

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Poster on white background with an illustration of a pencil in blue and pink; Asian Institute logo is centred at the bottom. Poster reads "Anti-Racism International Youth Writing Contest 2022 Write an essay of up to 1000 words in response to the quote “We have always lived in a pandemic of racism.”

CALL FOR WRITING: ANTI-RACISM INTERNATION’L YOUTH WRITING CONTEST

May 3, 2022

The discourse of multiculturalism too often frames racism as an isolated historical phenomenon that was successfully replaced by cultural diversity. This rhetoric fails to acknowledge the legacy of discriminatory policies that continue to impact many racialized communities today. The pandemic...

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A Bersih rally in Kuala Lumpur. Photo courtesy of Bersih

THE STREET AND THE BALLOT BOX: A Q&A WITH LYNETTE ONG

March 29, 2022

Lynette Ong’s new book explores Malaysia’s 2018 election and the Bersih Movement, a broad-based movement that united Malaysians and succeeded in its calls for electoral reform.

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compilation of book covers from Asian Institute faculty's recent publications. All of the book titles are listed in the article.

New Books by Our Affiliated Faculty

March 16, 2022

Congratulations to Jacques Bertrand, Kajri Jain, Tania Li, Shivaji Mukherjee, Lynette Ong, and Joseph Wong on their recent publications!

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"Call for Peer Reviewers: Anti-Racism International Youth Writing Contest 2022!" is written on a white background with the tagline "Hear what youth across the world have to say about anti-racism!" Below this white text in a dark blue rectangle reads: "Register by March 11th at 11:59 EST"

CALL FOR PEER REVIEWERS: THE 2022 ANTI-RACISM INT’L YOUTH WRITING CONTEST!

March 2, 2022

Build your skills related to anti-racist discourse—hear what youth across the world have to say!

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Global Careers through Asia: March 4, 2022. Image of woman sitting at table in courtyard, as seen through doorway.

Global Careers through Asia Conference 2022

February 14, 2022

This year’s conference features accomplished alumni and fellows and is now open for registration.

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ITAC & Exploring Global Taiwan are spelled out on a dark purple background with the text "*Funded* Student Research Opportunities" spelled out to the right. The letters "ITAC" and "Taiwan" are made up of images of past student research projects.

Funded Student Research Opportunities at the Asian Institute

February 14, 2022

Awarded students will be FUNDED to conduct research on a professor-led project over the summer semester.

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ITAC & Exploring Global Taiwan are spelled out on a dark purple background with the text "*Funded* Student Research Opportunities" spelled out to the right. The letters "ITAC" and "Taiwan" are made up of images of past student research projects.

ATTN ALL STUDENTS! Apply for Research Funding by Feb. 18, 2022

February 2, 2022

Apply by February 18, 2022!

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