February 12, 2013
In fall 2012 the Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies launched the inaugural Imaging the Asia-Pacific Photo Contest. Open to all students at the University of Toronto, the contest invited entrants to imagine and represent the Asia-Pacific from unique perspectives....
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The Asia Pacific Reader has published the third volume of its e-journal Passages on their website. This year’s publication features work from students who participated in exchanges to Indonesia, China, and Taiwan, as well as work from graduate students across the country....
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July 29, 2011
The Asian Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of the new Dr. David Chu Professor in Asia-Pacific Studies, Takashi Fujitani. Professor Fujitani will be cross-appointed with the Department of History and the Asian Institute and will also serve as...
Read full entryApril 6, 2011
U of T’s Asia-Pacific Club (APC) 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. Betty Xie and Aaron Wytze Wilson, APC...
Read full entryMarch 17, 2011
Last summer, the Dr. David Chu Program hosted two graduate student interns from Oxford University in England. The students conducted research on Indonesian migrant workers in Saudia Arabia and women’s rights. Read about their experience here.
Read full entryMarch 11, 2011
We are pleased to offer an internship opportunity at Mercy Corps in Jakarta, Indonesia for the second year in a row. Mercy Corps is a non-profit international NGO. Their program in Indonesia strives to address the root causes of poverty,...
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The new Minor Program in Asia-Pacific Studies is the perfect fit for students pursuing a specialist in another field but who want to complement their disciplinary knowledge with an Asia-Pacific-focused area specialization. The minor will consist of 3 FCEs, including...
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The Asia-Pacific Studies program will be offering a variety of exciting new courses in 2011-12, including ASI200Y1: Global Asia. This course will act as a gateway into both the major and the new minor in Asia-Pacific Studies, introducing students to Asia’s...
Read full entryJanuary 26, 2011
Please join the Asia-Pacific Club on February 15 from 4-6pm in the Munk School room 208N for Careers in Asia: Striving and Achieving. To register, click here.
Read full entryJanuary 26, 2011
Students in the Dr. David Chu Program’s capstone course Issues in Asia-Pacific Studies (ASI400Y) and Geography’s Changing Geography of China (GGR 343F) were successful in their application for Internationalized Course Module (ICM) funding from the Faculty of Arts and Science. Led by Professor Alana...
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