
Cutting across disciplines and area studies
The Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies provides an intellectual meeting ground for critical and self-reflexive conversations that cut across conventional academic disciplines and traditional area studies.
The program sponsors activities that bring the Asia-Pacific into global conversations about the most pressing issues we face in the contemporary world, while at the same time reflecting on the significance of the past for us today.
While the “Asia-Pacific” signifies a geographical region of the world, we recognize that it is ultimately an imaginary space whose boundaries are subject to negotiation and which may shift according to the issues we encounter. In a rough sense, however, we promote knowledge of Asia and its geographically contiguous Pacific region, while also addressing the presence of Asia and Asian populations in North America and throughout the world.
Activities
Our activities are aimed to strengthen undergraduate and graduate education, to contribute to excellence in scholarship, to support student initiatives and leadership development, and to advance knowledge of the Asia-Pacific in the wider community. Prospective students can visit the pages for the Contemporary Asian Studies undergraduate program and Collaborative Master's Specialization in East and Southeast Asia to learn more about these programs which we support.

People
Tong Lam, Director, Dr. David Chu Program in Asia-Pacific Studies, Asian Institute
** Most images used on this webpage were originally submissions to the Program’s annual photo contest

CONTACT US
TONG LAM
Director
416-946-8995
tong.lam@utoronto.ca
ARBA BARDHI
Event Coordinator
416-946-8996
asian.institute@utoronto.ca
REBECCA (JIAYING) BI
Program Advisor and Communications Officer
416-946-8832
ai.asianstudies@utoronto.ca