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[edit] Welcome to the Asia Pacific Reader's very own Wiki

The purpose of the wiki is for you, the readers, to have a place to find, collect, write an admission essay, share, and organize information related to the Asia Pacific region. It will include historical, geographic, political, and cultural information on the region, study keys, maps, time lines, course feedback, as well as information about applying for jobs, internships, scholarships, and other exciting Asia-Pacific related opportunities. It would also be a great places for professors to post supplemental information for class, even multimedia as you can upload ogg, mp3, mp4 (open source audio and video formats) as well as all sorts of picture formats and documents (including png, gif, jpg, doc, xls, mpp and pdf). The wiki can be a great place to post and share study notes with your class, or further reading if you found something really interesting in your research or presentation.

This is a place for you to share your knowledge and experiences with the rest of us, so that together we can create a community knowledge base that will benefit us all. This is meant as a repository of things you learn in conversation and things we learn from experience. We encourage you to contribute your knowledge and experience to the wiki so that it continues to grow. Please take a look around, add some new content if you wish, and enjoy.

[edit] A Word to the Focus of the Wiki

The Asia Pacific Reader Wiki is a separate entity from the main Wikipedia site, and is designed to be a repository for knowledge independent of, and more specialized than Wikipedia. Here, Asia Pacific rules, as does our community! The same technology is used for the APR Wiki which operates in the same manner. Feel free to link to the main Wikipedia site when editing your articles.

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[edit] Collaborative Master's in Asia Pacific Studies

This program provides graduates with advanced training in traditional disciplines and also interdisciplinary expertise in historical and social science studies of modern East and Southeast Asia. The major topical areas of study include political economy, modern and contemporary social history, international relations, gender and the family, political and social change, economic development, and cultural studies. Located at Canada's premier research university, the newly created program limits the number of students to 20 in order to facilitate learning and intellectual exchange in a small group setting.

[edit] Dr. David Chu Program in Asia Pacific Studies

Based at the Asian Institute in the Munk Centre for International Studies, The Dr. David Chu Program in Asia Pacific Studies is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program that focuses on current events as well as socio-political and economic trends in the Asia Pacific region. With a great number of Asia related courses to choose from, you can tailor the program to your personal interests.

[edit] Courses

[edit] Scholarships

The University of Toronto offers a number of scholarships for which Asia Pacific Studies students are eligible, most notably the David Chu Scholarships in Asia Pacific Studies, ideal to fund research travel or academic fees. Use this section to find out about existing scholarships and share advice and guidance about applying for them.

[edit] Further Study

This section provides a list of reputable graduate programs in Asia Pacific Studies at universities around the world. It is also a place to share information about applying to a graduate program, from choosing where to apply, contacting faculty members of prospective programs, and getting letters of reference, to writing a statement of interest.

[edit] Classroom Supplements and Multimedia

Sometimes you find something really interesting that pairs up with your presentation perfectly. A song, a poster or even a video clip. Very often professors bring extra materials to class. You have drawn up a chart, timeline or diagram that makes complicated topics easy, or you are pooling notes with your classmates before a big test. This is the place to share those gems, and pass on academic pursuits. Upload the file, post to the relevant page or make a page for it by itself and let people discuss and pass on their knowledge of your artifact. And please at it to the list:

Classroom Supplements and Multimedia List

[edit] Language Study Resources

Looking for online resources to help study for a test in Chinese? Want to find someone to practice speaking Korean with? In search of study abroad programs to supplement your university language classes, or programs that teach languages that are not offered at your university? You can find these resources and more here.

[edit] Careers

You may have a clear idea of the job you want to get when you graduate, or you may be looking for inspiration. Perhaps you are still in school and looking for a summer job that draws on your knowledge of the Asia Pacific. The career resources here can help. There are lists of popular internship and volunteer programs, links to job search databases, alumni career profiles, and advice on making a successful application. As always, we're looking for your own knowledge and experience to build on what's here.

[edit] Research Destinations

Many MAAPS students EASand David Chu Scholarships in Asia Pacific Studies winners take off on incredibly interesting research endeavors around the world. Some they found themselves and fit perfectly with their research goals, others they found by speaking to professors and other students. This is an ongoing repository where you can look up where people went, how they did it, get ideas for your self, make suggestions or even ask to see if anyone knows about a project that fits your imagination.

[edit] Documentaries

Documentaries have taken off over the past few years, and have become a great addition to the classroom and learning outside of the classroom. More of our studies are interdisciplinary and sometimes the fastest way to grasp a large volume of information to do with a subject is through the visual representation of others research. Some deal with the broader issues we all face in our research, others are single issue works residing within the realm of the Asia Pacific region.

Notable documentary titles

===Podcasts===

[edit] Conference Resources & Tools

Many of us spend our precious free moments organizing talks and conferences. This section is dedicated to building a repository for all the hard work done by the committees that came before us. How tos, advice and planning strategies, avoiding other conference dates to compiled lists of conference funding sources and lists of notables previous conferences have attracted, who is an expert on a particular subject. Where do you get cheap lanyards? There is no point in rehashing it every year.

[edit] How to Publish

All of us in our academic pursuits wish to publish articles and maybe even a book. How do you start? What is proper etiquette? Where are your best chances?

How to Publish: A Guide

[edit] Mailing Lists

Many different departments, institutes programs and projects have mailing lists. This is a growing list of mailing lists from universities and programs around the world. Useful to both get information from, and publicise your event. If you have a mailing list, please add it so that everyone can hear you out. If you would like to have you events publicised on the Asia Pacific Reader, click through to see instructions on how to add us to your audience. The end.

Master List of Mailing Lists