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Ethnicity and Urbanism
Duke University presents a public talk on "Ethnicity and Urbanism" on February 29, 2012.
Where
Speakers:
Herbert Tam, Curator/Director of Exhibitions, Museum of Chinese in America
"Vernacular Architecture in Chinese Communities"
Dwayne Dixon, Doctoral Candidate in Cultural Anthropology, Duke University
"The City and the City"
Discussant:
Eileen Cheng-yin Chow, Visiting Associate Professor of Chinese Cultural Studies, Duke University
Sponsored by the Triangle China Forum on Urbanization and Migration (with support from the Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, the Franklin Humanities Institute, the Provost's Office, and UNC Carolina Asia Center and the UNC Center for Global Initiatives).
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