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Past Events: public talk
Joshua Rosenzweig, Ph.D. candidate in Chinese Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong
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The UCLA Center for Chinese Studies presents Robin Ruizendaal, speaking about the development of puppet theatre in Taiwan from the stage performance to the television screen and its role as a symbol of a distinct Taiwanese identity.
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University presents a discussion by Professor Wang Xixin.
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies at the George Washington University presents Jeffrey Becker, speaking about his book, "Social Ties, Resources, and Migrant Labor Contention in Contemporary China: From Peasants to Protesters."
Indiana University Bloomington presents Dr. Shuhan C. Wang as she highlights progress made in the Chinese language field in the United States over the past decade, analyzes issues associated with its expansion, and explores promising opportunities to build a robust Chinese learning and teaching environment.
The Institute of East Asian Studies at the University of California, Berkeley presents a colloquium featuring speaker Dirk Meyer- professor of Oriental Studies at University of Oxford.
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies and the Institute for International Economic Policy presents a talk by Steven Balla.
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University presents a talk "Tasting Chocolate at the Kangxi Court: Medicine, Politics, and Global Trade Flows in the 17th Century" by Beatriz Puente-Ballesteros on Monday, October 20, 2014, 4:00pm to 5:30pm.
Dr. Suzanne Cahill, Guest Curator, Professor of Chinese History, UCSD, raises provocative questions prompted by the recent finds from the historical sites at Sanxingdui and Jinsha, such as the meaning of the objects buried there, the source of the elephant tusks, and the cause of the rather sudden disappearance of people at both sites. Mask-making workshop follows in the John M. Lee Court from 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM.
The Museum of Chinese in America presents "MOCATALKS: Interpreting History through the Archives" on Saturday, October 18, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM.