Korean Food: More Important Than Sex?
May 13, 2011
This question is one of many to be explored at the 2011 Asian Foodprints conference, Exploring Korea Through Its Foods and Foodways, to be held on Friday, June 10.
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Asian Institute Welcomes Professor William Hurst
April 20, 2011
The Asian Institute is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Professor William Hurst to political science at the Department of Social Sciences, UTSC. Professor Hurst will be affiliated with the Asian Institute beginning in the fall of 2011.
Read full articleAsia-Pacific Club Folds 2190 Cranes for Japan
April 6, 2011
U of T’s Asia-Pacific Club wrapped up its week-long One Thousand Cranes for Japan fundraiser on Friday, April 1, after a week of crane folding in the lobby of Sidney Smith Hall. The group raised $1,076.22 and folded an astounding 2,190 cranes.
Read full articleOne Thousand Cranes for Japan
March 28, 2011
From March 28 to April 1, the Asia-Pacific Club and the Asian Institute will be folding one thousand paper cranes to raise money for Japan in the wake of the devastating damaged caused by the recent earthquake and tsunami.
Read full articleAI Affiliate Ryan Pyle Reflects on the Middle Kingdom Ride
March 2, 2011
Since completing his circumnavigation of China by motorcycle, AI Affiliate Ryan Pyle has been busy reflecting on his journey. Read about his recent activities in his own words, and attend his talk as part of Asian Heritage Month.
Read full articleCSAS Welcomes Visiting Professor Nonica Datta
January 26, 2011
Professor Datta’s visit is the first phase of an international cooperation in education and research, a joint initiative between the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) in New Delhi and the Faculty of Arts and Science.
Read full articleFAS Sends Asia-Pacific Studies and Geography Students to Chengdu, China
January 25, 2011
Led by Professor Alana Boland, ASI400 and GGR343 students will travel to Chengdu, China, in May 2011 to conduct field research funded by the Faculty of Arts and Science Internationalized Course Module (ICM) program.
Read full articleU of T Hosts the First Exhibition of North Korean Art in Canada
January 18, 2011
“North Korean Images At Utopia’s Edge” will be held at the U of T Art Centre from January 18-March 19, 2011.
Read full articleAI and RCLL Welcome Visiting Scholar Dr. Kui-Wai Li
January 7, 2011
Professor Kui-Wai Li (City University of Hong Kong) has been awarded a Richard Charles Lee Canada Hong Kong Library (RCLL) short-term travel grant, and will be Visiting Professor at the Asian Institute and the RCLL from January to March 2011.
Read full articleRitu Birla Wins British Studies’ 2010 Albion Book Prize
November 25, 2010
Professor Birla’s book Stages of Capital: Law, Culture, and Market Governance in Late Colonial India has been awarded the North American Conference on British Studies’ 2010 Albion Book Prize for the best book in any aspect of British Studies since
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