The Minor in Asian Canadian Studies is an interdisciplinary program focused on understanding and productively engaging with the social, political, historical, economic and cultural conditions that lead Asian Canadians to come to understand themselves as such, and thus what it means to be Asian Canadian. The program addresses how Asian Canadians have participated in the making of their own communities and contributed to the building of contemporary Canadian society. It is concerned with issues of social, political and ecological justice, especially with regards to historical and contemporary exclusion, violence and rupture. In addition, the program addresses Asian migration, hybridity, globality, movement, displacement and diaspora, particularly as they unfold in Canadian and Turtle Island contexts. Conversations about cultural and political agency and responsibility are key, as are conversations about relationships, especially with Indigenous and Black communities and individuals. Some of our interdisciplinary courses connect students with local communities, and every course provides opportunities for students to pursue a choice of research interests. Together we critically investigate and add to knowledge for and about Asian Canadians.
The category "Asian Canadian" is widely understood to refer to people in Canada of East Asian, South Asian, Southeast Asian, and West Asian ancestry.
Students choose from an array of courses in Asian Canadian Studies; and take additional courses related to the larger contexts of Asian Canadian Studies. The Minor in Asian Canadian Studies is easily combined with other disciplines, such as Anthropology, Art, Economics, English, Geography, History, Political Science and Sociology, as well as with interdisciplinary studies such as Contemporary Asian Studies, Diaspora and Transnational Studies, Critical Studies in Equity and Solidarity, East Asian Studies, South Asian Studies, and Near Eastern Studies.
Students will be encouraged to take full advantage of the opportunities available through the Canadian Studies Program, including its journal, ImagiNATIONs, produced by and for undergraduate students and its annual undergraduate student conference. The Canadian Studies Student Union is a focal point for social as well as academic pursuits, and is open to students pursuing a Minor in Asian Canadian Studies.
This is an open enrolment program. A student who has completed 4.0 credits may enrol in the program.
(4.0 credits, including 1.0 credit at the 300+ level).
First Year: No specific first-year requirements. (Students are advised to take introductory courses that will serve as prerequisites for optional courses of interest to them later in the program.)
Subsequent year requirements:
1. 0.5 credit from CDN307H1/ CDN450H1/ CDN455H1
2. 1.0 additional credit from Asian Canadians and Asian Diasporas in Canada which has not previously been taken to fulfill program requirements.
3. 0.5 credit from Contexts of Asian Canadian Studies.
4. 2.0 additional credit from Asian Canadians and Asian Diasporas in Canada and/or Contexts of Asian Canadian Studies and/or from the additional list of approved courses for the Minor in Asian Canadian Studies as listed on the Canadian Studies Program website (www.uc.utoronto.ca/canadianstudies). Please note that not all courses are offered on a regular basis. Courses that include significant Canadian or Asian Canadian content not on the list may be considered for approval by the Canadian Studies Program Director at canadian.studies@utoronto.ca. Students are responsible for checking co- and prerequisites for all courses.
Asian Canadians and Asian Diasporas in Canada:
ANT477H1; CAS413H1; CDN225H1/ CDN325H1; CDN305H1; CDN307H1; CDN367H1; CDN390H1; CDN395H1; CDN420Y1; CDN450H1; CDN455H1; DTS415H1; EAS315H1; EAS388H1; EAS389H1; ENG368H1; ENG369H1; HIS266H1; HIS285H1; HIS307H1; HIS380H1; SAS114H1; SOC218H1; WGS420H1
Contexts of Asian Canadian Studies:
BMS354H1; CAS201H1; CAS413H1; CDN202H1; CDN205H1; CDN218H1; CDN221H1; CDN267H1; CDN268H1; CDN280H1; CDN235H1; CDN305H1; CDN335H1; CDN355H1; CDN367H1; CDN368H1; CDN380H1; CDN385H1; CDN320H1; CDN405H1; CDN406H1; CDN420Y1; CDN425H1; CDN435Y1; CDN440H1; DTS200Y1; EAS236H1; EAS279H1; HIS262H1; HIS264H1; HIS312H1; INS200H1; SOC311H1; SOC336H1; POL467H1.
Other Courses
A full list of approved Asian Canadian Studies courses and the approved list of courses related to the contexts of Asian Canadian Studies can be found on the website at www.uc.utoronto.ca/canadianstudies/. Please note that not all courses are offered on a regular basis. Students are responsible for checking co- and prerequisites for all courses. Courses that are in the current academic Calendar that include significant Asian Canadian or Canadian content may be considered, in consultation with the Canadian Studies Program Director. Consult the Canadian Studies Program Office, Room UC173, University College, 416-946-4025, E-mail: canadian.studies@utoronto.ca
