Asia Pacific Reader

Asian Institute PhD Seminar Series

Olga Fedorenko
PhD Candidate, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Toronto

Tuesday, January 24, 2012
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Asian Institute, Munk School of Global Affairs
1 Devonshire Place, 208N, North House

Register Online at: http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?EventId=11336

For months I’ve been studying the idea of a “global Taiwan” and early this morning I arrived in Taipei to cover its upcoming presidential election. Despite my preparations, I was still surprised by what I arrived to. It took me one hour and fifteen minutes to get from my immaculate, on time EVA flight to our downtown hostel. Even in the dark of morning (5:30 am) I saw election signs throughout my ride into the city, which was without complication despite my total lack of language skills. Just hours later, I arrived at KMT campaign headquarters (the incumbent party), where volunteers prepared election mementos and supporters came to pick up a T-shirt, poster, mug, scarf, or magnet of President Ma.

Thinking of getting a Master's degree? Have an interest in the Asia Pacific? The Master’s in Asia-Pacific Studies (MAPS) programme allows you to add a specialization designation to your degree upon graduation. You are invited to an informal information session with the programme director, administrator, current MAPS students and alumni. You can learn more about programme, how to apply, as well as possible entry awards and scholarships for eligible students that will support language study or field research in East and South East Asia. Learn about unique resources and opportunities available to MAPS students, such as coordinating graduate conference with fellow Munk School Graduate students, or co-editing an exciting e-journal.

An exhibition presented by The Japan Foundation with support from Shiseido (Canada) Inc. and the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre

3.11 Portrait Project
Photographs of Earthquake/Tsunami Survivors
January 7-27, 2012 at The Japan Foundation, Toronto

The 3.11 Portrait Project supports Eastern Japan Earthquake recovery with the volunteer participation of professional photographers, hair and makeup artists, models, and local NPOs. Their objective is to take authentic portraits of earthquake survivors, clearly different from journalistic photographs, which will leave a meaningful record for the next generation and support the emotional recovery of local communities and Japan as a country.
Exhibition hours and opening dates

Recognizing and celebrating outstanding leadership by undergraduate and graduate
students in support of the study of the Asia-Pacific region

General Criteria/Eligibility:

This award recognizes student leadership and academic achievement in pursuing and
promoting extra-curricular research related to the Asia-Pacific region. Examples of
leadership include, but are not limited to, innovation and improvements to student
organizations such as the Asia-Pacific Reader and Pan-Asia Student Society (PASS). Any
instances of demonstrated leadership that have led to the improvement of the student
experience in the study of Asia-Pacific will be considered. Nominees must be current
undergraduate or graduate students in the Faculty of Arts & Science at the University of

Struggling Cities Tokyo-Toronto Talk Series. Complementing the exhibition "Struggling Cities" at The Japan Foundation, Toronto

Talk No. 1 November 9, 2011, 6:30 p.m. André Sorensen, Associate Professor of Urban Geography, University of Toronto.
Tokyo: City Under Pressure.

University of Toronto
Asian Institute Events & Co-sponsored Event | October 18 - 22

Documenting China: Being a Professional Photographer in the Middle Kingdom
East Asia Seminar Series
Wednesday, October 19, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Ryan Pyle (Award winning documentary photographer)
Sponsored by Asian Institute
Register online at: http://webapp.mcis.utoronto.ca/EventDetails.aspx?eventid=10746
Room 208N, North House, Munk School of Global Affairs, 1 Devonshire Place

FILM WEEKEND CONFERENCE KEYNOTE LECTURE | Cuisine, Commerce and Cultural Poetics: Night Markets in Taiwan
Friday, October 21, 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Scott Simon (Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Ottawa)
Sponsored by Asian Institute

Dr. Wen-Chien Cheng Appointed ROM’s Louise Hawley Stone Chair of East Asian
Art

Janet Carding, Director & CEO of the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), announced
today the appointment of Dr. Wen-Chien Cheng as the new Louise Hawley Stone
Chair of East Asian Art effective October 3, 2011. Dr. Cheng will be
responsible for developing a dynamic program of collection-based scholarship
through acquisitions, permanent and temporary exhibits; will participate in
public programs and public outreach; and will undertake an active program of
research leading to publication and presentation of work in peer-reviewed
scholarly outlets.

Dr. Cheng’s museum experience spans nearly a decade, primarily focused in a
research capacity with the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA). Dr.