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<p class=MsoNormal>(<em><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>apology
for cross-posting)</span></em><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>On behalf of the East Asian Library Team at the University
of Toronto…<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dear
Colleagues and Friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>       
I think by now you will have heard the shocking news of a very unsettling situation
at the University of Toronto.  The Dean of Arts and Science plans to
dismantle the core Department of East Asian Studies at the University of
Toronto, and submerge it into a new school of Language and Literature where all
other foreign language courses will also reside. English and French departments
will remain intact in this restructuring. All other East Asian courses will be
dispersed into various general departmental disciplines.  The Dean of Arts
and Science plans to push ahead with this decision very soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>        
The Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Toronto has been a
distinct multi-disciplinary but integrated administrative unit with a history
going back  more than 70 years. Its integrated program of East Asian
studies is well established, vibrant, and very successful. Its enrolment has
more than 1,000 major, minor and specialized students and is still growing. The
decision to eliminate this successful department with a strong core program of
studies in the biggest university in Canada at a time when Canada’s
political, economic and cultural relations with East Asia are expanding and
strengthening is truly regrettable and very unsettling. This course of action
bodes an ominous future for East Asian studies and will undoubtedly have dire
consequences for the university and Canada. It may cast an even longer and
wider dark shadow on the broadening development and growth of East Asian
studies in the academic arena of North America.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>       
We need your help immediately to reverse and prevent this ill-conceived
decision from going forward.  Please sign the petition and also write to
the President Or Vice President of the University of Toronto with a copy to the
Dean of the University to oppose the dissolution of the Department of East
Asian Studies. Please also ask your faculty to write to oppose this disastrous
course of action that may negatively affect the future of East Asian studies in
North America. Many thanks for your help and support. <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please
sign the petition, add comments if you wish.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p><span
 style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></u></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Save the East
Asian Studies Program at the University of Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="http://www.petitiononline.com/saveeas/petition.html" target="_blank">http://www.petitiononline.com/saveeas/petition.html</a><br>
<br>
<b><u>Please also write to:<o:p></o:p></u></b></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Dr. David Naylor
is the President of the University<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mailing
Address: </span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>   <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:david.naylor@utoronto.ca">david.naylor@utoronto.ca</a>,  or <a
href="mailto:president@utoronto.ca">president@utoronto.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Office of the
President<br>
University of Toronto<br>
27 King's College Circle, Room 206<br>
Toronto ON Canada<br>
M5S 1A1<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Professor
Cheryl Misak is the UofT Vice-President and Provost<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mailing
Address<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a
href="mailto:provost@utoronto.ca">provost@utoronto.ca </a>  or  </span><span
style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:cheryl.misak@utoronto.ca">cheryl.misak@utoronto.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>University of
Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-CA style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Simcoe
Hall, Room 225 <br>
27 King's College Circle, Toronto, Ontario  M5S 1A1 <br>
</span><span lang=EN-CA> </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Professor
Meric Gertler is the Dean of Arts and Science,   <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Mailing
Address:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="mailto:officeofthedean.artsci@utoronto.ca">officeofthedean.artsci@utoronto.ca</a> 
or  <a href="mailto:meric.gertler@utoronto.ca">meric.gertler@utoronto.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>University
of Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Faculty
of Arts & Science<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>100
St. George Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Toronto,
ON CANADA M5S 3G3<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>You can
also find more information about this decision and developing situation by
following these links:</span></u></b><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <br>
 Letter from the Dean Regarding Plans for East Asian Studies Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://noschooloflal.blogspot.com/2010/07/letter-from-dean-regarding-plans-for.html">http://noschooloflal.blogspot.com/2010/07/letter-from-dean-regarding-plans-for.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Response from
Prof. Thomas Keirstead, East Asian Studies Department: <o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://noschooloflal.blogspot.com/2010/07/response-from-prof-thomas-keirstead.html">http://noschooloflal.blogspot.com/2010/07/response-from-prof-thomas-keirstead.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Memorandum
from Vice-Dean Baker to Graduate Students: <a
href="http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=140492929295640&topic=130">http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=140492929295640&topic=130</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Collective
Opposition Letter to Dean Gertler from the East Asian Studies Graduate Students
Union: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=140492929295640&topic=134">http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=140492929295640&topic=134</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The Varsity
article about the A&S changes:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://thevarsity.ca/articles/31644">http://thevarsity.ca/articles/31644</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Blogs
and Websites:<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (Blog)
Students Against the School of Languages & Literature at UofT<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://noschooloflal.blogspot.com/p/protest.html">http://noschooloflal.blogspot.com/p/protest.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Blog) Save
East Asian Studies at U of T<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://saveeastasianstudies.wordpress.com/">http://saveeastasianstudies.wordpress.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>(Facebook)
Save the East Asian Studies Program at the University of Toronto<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a
href="http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=122802167763519&start=10&hash=d154280f5d877ef37ab6ff2ff4b87877#!/group.php?gid=140492929295640&ref=share">http://www.facebook.com/posted.php?id=122802167763519&start=10&hash=d154280f5d877ef37ab6ff2ff4b87877#!/group.php?gid=140492929295640&ref=share</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Anna
U   <a href="mailto:anna.u@utoronto.ca">anna.u@utoronto.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hana
Kim  <a href="mailto:hn.kim@utoronto.ca">hn.kim@utoronto.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Fabiano
Takashi Rocha   <a href="mailto:fabiano.rocha@utoronto.ca">fabiano.rocha@utoronto.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Lucy
Gan  <a href="mailto:Lucy.gan@utoronto.ca">lucy.gan@utoronto.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Stephen
Qiao  <a href="mailto:Stephen.qiao@utoront.ca">Stephen.qiao@utoront.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Anna Liang U<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Director<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Cheng Yu Tung East Asian Library<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>University of Toronto Libraries<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Tel 416.978.7690<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal>Fax 416.978.0863<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:anna.u@utoronto.ca">anna.u@utoronto.ca</a><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>...<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hana
Kim</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>,
</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Korea
Studies Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cheng
Yu Tung East Asian Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>University
of Toronto Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>130
St. George Street, 8th Floor, Room 8049 </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Toronto,
Ontario </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Canada
M5S 1A5 </span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Tel.</span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>   </span><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(416)  978
1570 (7th Fl.)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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