Fall 2002 Events

September 5: Orientation

• Location: 258 Dwinelle
• Time: 7-8:30 PM
• Why you need to come: We're going to have free food and fun games! Come and make some cool friends!!

September 12: Taking the Dragon Share: Business in China

• Speaker: Professor George Lee, International Business, SFSU
• Location: 258 Dwinelle
• Time: 7:8-30 PM
• Description:
  Ever since China opened its doors to the world, business in China has become the hot topic of the day, EveryDay. But to be able to take advantage of any opportunities arising, one must be kept aware as fast as the face of business in China is changing nowadays. On September 12, you will be able to learn more about emerging industries in China, business strategies as compared to those used in the US business environment, the role of guanxi in fostering successful business networks, and real life stories of those early starters who have already braved China's business territory.

  The presentation will be conducted by Professor George Lee, Professor of International Business at the San Francisco State University, who has shown hefty expertise in China's Economic Zones, US/China economic and political relations, and the impact of monopolies and oligopolies in the market.

September 20: Moon Festival Celebration

• Location: Meet on CAMPUS, UNDERHILL PARKING LOT (no more North Gate) There was a change in meeting location from North Gate. Underhill Parking Lot is right between Unit 1 and Unit 2 (Channing/College and Haste/College). Any questions or concerns, please call Alice at 510-332-7380. Sorry for the inconvenience and late notice.

  San Francisco Chinatown and Ocean Beach, SF

• Time: 5:30PM
• Cost: Dinner (>$10), Festival materials ($3 non-member, $2 member, FREE for driver)
• Description:
  The Chinese Moon Festival is one of the most celebrated tradition in the Chinese Community. If you want to have a feel of how it is, i.e. eat some excellent Chinese food, including homemade Mooncakes, light some colorful Chinese lanterns by the beach, have a bonfire, and play some games, don't miss this awesome event!

  You don't have to be a member to come and you are certainly welcome to bring friends.

  If you decided to meet us at the restaurant or at the beach because it is more convenient for you, please RSVP to Aubrey Lau by Wednesday 9/18 to reserve your spot

September 26: The Erotic Body in Late Qing Fiction --- Theme Series

• Speaker: Professor Paola Zamperini, Languages and Literatures, Arizona State University
• Location: 258 Dwinelle
• Time: 7-8:30PM
• Description: Although body in late Imperial Chinese culture was said to be invisible, a whole array of it was actually embedded deeply there. Prof. Zamperini, Chinese Language Dept, UCB, will give a presentation on the language and imagery employed in the representation of the female and male body in Ming and Qing vernacular fiction. The discussion will include erotic novels, romance narratives and martical adventures. The focus will be on the representation of homosexuality in the historically conservative society.

October 3: Movie Night: Lan Yu with after-film discussion --- Theme Series

• Movie info: Directed by Stanley Kwan, 86 min, Release July 2002, Entry 54th Cannes Film Festival
• Official site: http://lanyu.gstage.com/english/index.html
• Discussant: Associate Professor Chris Berry, Film Studies and Dramatic Arts, UCB
• Location: 219 Dwinelle -- Location change
• Time: 6-9 PM -- Time change
• Description:
  Filmed secretly in mainland China, Stanley Kwan translated a cult gay novel ("Beijing Story") which was published pseudonymously (credited to a "Beijing Comrade") to screen. Set against the tumultuous events of China during the late 1980's, Handong, the worldly, macho successful businessman son of a government official, meets the young and innocent architect student, Lan Yu, in a bar, and begins an affair which begins and ends several times throughout an unspecified period of time.

  Professor Chris Berry received his PhD in Film and Television Studies from UCLA in 1999. He taught at La Trobe University in Melbourne for 10 years prior to coming to UC Berkeley. His research interests include Chinese Cinema, Korean Cinema, and the role of the cinema in the production of individual and collective identities.

October 10: Wing Chun in Action

• Demonstration: John Kang, Wing Chun Instructor, China Lo Man Kam Wing Chun Kung Fu Federation
• Location: 258 Dwinelle
• Time: 7-8:30 PM
• Description:
  Developed by a Shaolin Buddhist Nun, Wing Chun Kung Fu has become one of the most prominent Martial Art practiced today, especially for the practical self-defense techniques. Don't miss this unique opportunity to see Wing Chun in action as Mr. John Kang will provide us with a live demonstration along with the history and concepts of combat that made Wing Chun such a particularly powerful Martial Art.

  Demonstration will consists of forms, sticky hands and applications, as well as participation from the audience.

  John Kang is a third generation practitioner of Wing Chun, having studied the art with Sifu Lo Man Kam in Taiwan, who learned it from his uncle, the great Grandmaster Yip Man in Hong Kong. He recently received an M.S. in Traditional Chinese Medicine, and currently teaches Wing Chun in Oakland, San Francisco, and Berkeley

• Location: 258 Dwinelle
• Time: 7-8:30 PM
• Description:
  China is a transitional society right now, from one of the biggest social experiment system to a market economy. It is socially, politically, and economy challenged. There are many views to whether China will fail or succeed.

  The purpose in this interactive debate is to bring together people who care about Chinese affairs. They do not necessarily know a lot, but the point is that they care. When people who care come together, they will have plenty to say. Our intent is to create such discussion so that in the process of stimulated thinking, knowledge will be transferred and interest will be built. Our debate title may appear to be rather broad, but that is our intention so that it gives people more space to argue. Topics will cover economic collapse, political collapse, and social collapse. There will be two sides: those who think that China will collapse and those who think China will sustain. We sincerely invite any one who is interested to come and participate in the debate.
  

October 24: Hong Kong Crosstalk

• Speakers: Professor Joseph Chan, Journalism, Chinese University of HK
  http://www.com.cuhk.edu.hk/staff/josephchan/index.htm

  Assistant Professor Julian Chow, Social Welfare, UCB
  http://socialwelfare.berkeley.edu/faculty/chow.htm

• Location: 258 Dwinelle
• Time: 7-8:30 PM
• Description:
  Two experts on HK social issues will converse on the social trends in HK after 1997. Topics to be discussed include the 97' crisis on the middle class and social/political freedom in HK. Professor Joseph Chan (visiting scholar) will discuss "media, politics, and public opinion in HK" and Prof. Jullian Chow will talk about the social trends in HK since the Asian Financial Crisis. The meeting will be in a talk-show format, audience may ask speakers questions directly.

  Professor Chan's research interests include: International communication/cultural globalization; social impact of information technology; media & social change in Greater China; political communication

  Professor Chow's research interests include: Community practice and service delivery in urban poverty, ethnic, and immigrant neighborhoods; community analysis and needs assessment; program planning and development; cultural competency services.

October 31: Stories from Abroad (Confirmed)

• Speakers: Returning EAP students from China and Hong-Kong
• Location: 258 Dwinelle
• Time: 7-8:30PM
• Description:
  Interested in studying abroad in China or Hong-Kong? Come listen to stories and see amazing images from Berkeley students who just returned from studying abroad through EAP. There is no better way to learn about those programs than to hear first-hand experiences from participants themselves! Be smart, and start planning early!

November 7: The Three Gorges Dam, documentary and stories

• Speaker: Doris Shen
• Visit site: Three Gorges Dam Project - ChinaOnline
• Location: 258 Dwinelle
• Time: 7-8:30PM
• Description:
  If completed, the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze will be the largest hydroelectric dam in the world. It would stretch nearly a mile across and tower 575 feet above the world's third longest river. Its reservoir would stretch over 350 miles upstream and force the displacement of close to 1.9 million people. Construction began in 1994 and is scheduled to take 20 years and over $24 billion.

  Doris Shen works with NGOs, journalists, student activists and investors to halt foreign financing of, and bring international attention to, the social and environmental impacts of Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River in China. She has presented papers on human rights and cultural heritage at a World Commission on Dams hearing, and also campaigns on the impacts of large dams financed by the World Bank. Before coming to IRN, Ms. Shen worked as an environmental consultant in toxicology, a research assistant for the Natural Resources Defense Council, and served as a key informant for a PBS documentary film on the Three Gorges Project "Great Wall Across the Yangtze." Ms. Shen joined IRN's staff in July 1998 and has a bachelor's degree in environmental sciences from the University of California, Berkeley.

November 14: CANCELLEDChinese Immigrant Wives in Hong-Kong

• Speaker: Assistant Professor Julian Chow, Social Welfare, UCB
• Location: 258 Dwinelle
• Time: 7-8:30PM
• Description:
  Professor Chow's research interests include:
  Community practice and service delivery in urban poverty, ethnic, and immigrant neighborhoods; community analysis and needs assessment; program planning and development; cultural competency services.

November 21: Cross Country Migration In China, by Professor Lixing Chen, PhD Sociology

• Speaker: Professor Lixing Chen, PhD Sociology
• Location: 258 Dwinelle
• Time: 7-8:30 PM
• Description:
  This Thursday will be the last of the speaker series this semester. Professor Chen will first provide a background of her studies, introducing the current trend of the globalized labor market and labor population diversity between developed and less developed countries. Then she will compare China's experience to other Asian countries'. In particular, she will explore how capital, skills, etc, are transfered and brought back to homeland through cross-national migration.

  Please feel welcome to join the dinner afterwards with Professor Chen.

November 28: The Stories of Buddhist Caves in Dunhuang

• Speaker: Professor Yeh, History, UCB
• Visit site: Sandstone to Sacred Space
  
• Location: 258 Dwinelle
• Time: 7-8:30 PM
• Description:
  Dunhuang, the small town at the edge of the Gobi desert, is located in Gansu Province, China. Dunhuang had become the gateway to the Silk Road during the Han dynasty (205-247BC). The Silk Road had brought Dunhuang not only commercial prosperity but also the development of Buddhist art during the Northern Wei Dynasty (386-533). Here is the chronology and history in detail.

  Legend said a monk, Yue Zun, dug the first cave and also cut a statue of the Buddha into the sandstone cliff face of Mingsha mountain, where are now the famous Mogao Grottoes, about 25 kilometers southeast of Dunhuang. Over 1000 caves were cut out of cliffs between the 4th and 14th centuries. The art of Dunhuang began to decline in the 12th century and was ignored until the early years of the 20th century. Today 492 caves remains in the 1600-meter-long cliff face. The Mogao caves are one of the best preserved and most extensive collections of Buddhist paintings and sculptures in the world.
  Link to source

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