Welcome

The Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies is growing and changing. We are offering a much wider selection of exciting new courses through the new Contemporary Asian Studies major and minor program. As a result, we will no longer be accepting new majors or minors into Asia-Pacific Studies. To learn more about Contemporary Asian Studies, please visit www.utoronto.ca/cas

Students who enrolled in the Asia-Pacific Studies major or minor prior to January 2012 can choose to complete the Asia-Pacific Studies or Contemporary Asian Studies program requirements. All new students will be enrolled in the Contemporary Asian Studies program. Please direct questions to the Program Administrator, Katherine MacIvor, at ai.asianstudies@utoronto.ca.

The extraordinary growth of economies in the Asia Pacific region in the past two decades, in combination with a revolution in communications and the shattering forces of globalization, has transformed national societies, redefined relations among nations and people, and established new links connecting the region with the rest of the world. Whether we are discussing economic development, peace and conflict, the activities of multi-national corporations, religious tolerance, the well being of children or simply the distribution of power within nations, Canadians need comparative knowledge of cultures in the Asia Pacific and the capacity to use the languages of countries about which questions are posed.

The Dr. David Chu Program is a place where the study and learning of this important region of the world takes place. The goal of the Program is to work cooperatively, both inside and outside the University, to gain new perspectives in the study of the Asia Pacific. The Program has direct ties with the Department of East Asian Studies. Our major activities include:

• Undergraduate Teaching
• Scholarships - March 15 application deadline
• Distinguished Leaders Program
• Visiting Scholars and Research Projects
• Community Network involving speakers, seminars and workshops

Join the Pan-Asia Student Society (PASS) facebook group for updates on events and opportunities, or visit their website.

Contribute to the Asia Pacific Reader (APR), one of the world's largest, online intellectual communities on the Asia Pacific region. To learn more about the APR and to view a colllection of published essays, photo essays, blogs, and articles about the Asia Pacific, please visit their website.