East Asian Library events
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Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, 1/F Robarts Library, Toronto Reference Library
linkhttps://east.library.utoronto.ca/highlight/body-fukushima-reflections-nuclear-everyday-life
Since 2014 Eiko Otake and William Johnston have photographed the performer among the ruins and abandoned places that have been left in the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe of March 2011.
Exhibit Locations:
Robarts Library, 1st Floor exhibition area, 130 St. George Street
Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, 8th floor of Robarts Library, 130 St. George Street
Toronto Reference Library, 3rd and 5th floors, 789 Yonge Street
Free admission - All welcome
This exhibition is… Read more about this event
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2 - 4 pm
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Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
linkhttps://east.library.utoronto.ca/eal-newsletter/culinary-journey-through-toronto-chinatowns
Leo Chan will take us on a memory trip to Toronto’s hustling and bustling Chinatowns. He will discuss the intersectionality between the Chinese Canadian immigration, the development of Chinatowns, and the growing Chinese food community in Toronto.
Speaker: Professor Chef Leo J. K. Chan is the recipient of numerous achievement awards from the hospitality and food industry in Canada and Professor at George Brown Hospitality Centre and Humber Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning… Read more about this event
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2 - 4 pm
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Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
linkhttps://east.library.utoronto.ca/eal-newsletter/line-verse-exhibition-closing-ceremony
The Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library invites you to attend our closing ceremony of the “Line & Verse: An Exploration of Visual Arts and Poetry, between Canada and Taiwan” Exhibition.
Imagery lies at the core of both visual art and poetry. But the relationship between the two is a complex one that involves vocabulary, interpretation, metaphor, symbolism, formalism and transcendence.
The panel will discuss issues that arise from exploring not just the connection between poetry and… Read more about this event
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4 - 7 pm
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Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
linkhttps://east.library.utoronto.ca/eal-newsletter/dr-anthony-b-chan-tribute-asianadian-40th-anniversary
This event will pay tribute to Tony’s enormous contribution to the Asian Canadian community. From the co-founding of The Asianadian to his many film productions, including The Panama, to his publications, such as Perpetually Cool: The Many Lives of Anna May Wong, Dr. Chan explored the complexity of intersectionality in the Asian American experience.
Dr. Chan put his heart and soul into The Asianadian (1978-1985). Considered disruptive at the time,… Read more about this event
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4:00 - 6:30 pm
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Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
linkhttps://east.library.utoronto.ca/eal-newsletter/line-verse-exhibition-opening-ceremony
The "Line & Verse Exhibition: An Exploration of Visual Arts and Poetry, between Canada and Taiwan" project was initiated by artists Carlina Chen (Canada) and Hsieh, Chi-Chang (Taiwan), who share a mutual interest in the intersection of poetry and the visual arts and the fostering of a cultural conversation. In the fall of 2016, one poem from each of three Canadian poets, Anne Carson, Patrick Lane and Claire Caldwell, was selected; and three works were chosen from two… Read more about this event
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Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
linkhttps://east.library.utoronto.ca/highlight/line-verse-exhibition
The “Line & Verse: An Exploration of Visual Arts and Poetry, between Canada and Taiwan” Exhibition features works on paper by 21 Canadian artists and 21 Taiwanese artists. The Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library will host their first Canada exhibition.
This project was initiated by artists Carlina Chen (Canada) and Hsieh, Chi-Chang (Taiwan), who share a mutual interest in the intersection of poetry and the visual arts and the fostering of a cultural… Read more about this event
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Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library, 8th floor, Robarts Library
linkhttps://east.library.utoronto.ca/eal-newsletter/literasian-toronto
Date: Thursday, November 1, 2018
Time: 3:00 - 6:30 pm
Location: Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
Seats are sold out - Standing room only. Event Registration Link
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2 - 4 pm
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Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
linkhttps://east.library.utoronto.ca/eal-newsletter/2018-korea-week-golden-bell-quiz-show
2018 Korea Week
The Golden Bell Quiz Show, presented by the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library and KOVA.
How much do you know Korea? Are you interested in competing in a quiz show to win prizes?
Join us on Mnday, October 22, 2018 to test your general knowledge of Korea and the University of Toronto. The contestent with the highest score will take away the grand cash prize of $200!
Follow the link to register. Registration closes on Thursday, October 18
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1:15 - 3:30 pm
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Media Commons Theatre, Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
linkhttps://east.library.utoronto.ca/eal-newsletter/gao-songs-film-screening-my-hometown-across-ocean
The Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library invites you to attend our screening of a documentary by Gao Song, My Hometown Across the Ocean. This documentary is an authentic reflection of the Canadian Missionaries who lived in China from 1892 to 1952. The stories shown are monumental moments in history and moments which deepened the bond of friendship between the people of Canada and China.
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Film Screening: 1:15 - 2:15 pm (Door opens at 1 pm)… Read more about this event
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Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library
linkhttps://east.library.utoronto.ca/highlight/beautiful-china-exhibition-february-11th-2014
The University of Toronto Libraries is pleased to announce the opening of Beautiful China exhibition in Robarts Library in February 11, 2014.