Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library

📢 Library Closure Notice

Please note that the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library will be closed on June 29 and June 30 for the University of Toronto's Presidential Days, and on July 1 for Canada Day. The library will reopen on Thursday, July 2.

We wish everyone a safe and enjoyable long weekend!

📚 Did you know that the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library hosts a virtual exhibit exploring the life and legacy of James G. Endicott (1898-1993), a Canadian missionary, educator, and peace activist whose work helped shape China–Canada relations in the twentieth century?

Education for Troubled Times: The Life and Legacy of James G. Endicott traces Endicott's remarkable journey through periods of war, revolution, and social change. The exhibit features historical artifacts, personal reflections, and memories from those who knew him, offering a unique perspective on a life dedicated to education, international understanding, and peace.

🌏 Explore a story that bridges continents, cultures, and generations.

🔗 Visit the virtual exhibit:
https://exhibits.library.utoronto.ca/exhibits/show/the-life-and-legacy-of-james-g

Curated by Mark Lush and Kara Kaifang Ma
Hosted and developed by the Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library

🛶Happy Duanwu Festival 端午节 (Dragon Boat Festival)! Celebrated by people of many ethnic groups in China and around the world, the festival is marked by eating zongzi (粽子) and racing dragon boats (龍舟).

The festival is believed to have originated in ancient China. While several theories exist about its origins, the best-known tradition commemorates Qu Yuan, a poet and statesman of the Chu Kingdom during the Warring States period, who died in 278 BCE.

📖 The Hyŏndae munhak (現代文學) Full Online Archive is available to the U of T community through U of T Libraries.

One of Korea's leading literary journals, Hyŏndae munhak, provides access to more than 40,000 works of contemporary Korean literature and literary criticism, including poetry, fiction, essays, and reviews spanning decades of literary activity.

The East Asian Library also continues to collect the journal in print, with current issues available in the library.

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