The Department of Asian Studies offers programs of study that lead to degrees in the Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and a Ph.D. Our programs offer students the opportunity to learn about the impact of Asian cultures and develop their linguistic competencies in up to nine Asian languages.

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Asian Studies Ph.D. candidate Minoru Takano awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation

 
Congratulations to Asian Studies doctoral student Minoru Takano, who was recently awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship of the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange.

“Exploring Premodern Japan” new video releases

 
Since 2020, Asian Studies graduate students Miaoling Xue, Saeko Suzuki, and José Manuel Escalona Echániz have been collaborating with Dr. Christina Laffin to create a video series named "Exploring Premodern Japan" that capture aspects of research on premodern Japan.

KORN students thrive in the 16th Annual Toronto Korean Speech Contest

 
The 16th Annual Toronto Korean Speech Contest, which was co-hosted by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Toronto and the Centre for the Study of Korea at University of Toronto, was held virtually on March 19, 2022.
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Asian Studies Ph.D. candidate Minoru Takano awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation

July 12, 2022

“Exploring Premodern Japan” new video releases

May 30, 2022

KORN students thrive in the 16th Annual Toronto Korean Speech Contest

April 19, 2022
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Away of the Devil’s hands to the Report of a Fall: the Journey of a Writer Story Reading with Aziz Allah Nehefta

August 28, 2022
11:00 am
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