Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
Sensing Taiwan: Hakka Music Events
The Indiana University - Bloomington East Asian Studies Center presents Sensing Taiwan: Hakka music events with music from Taiwan.
When:
September 20, 2015 3:00pm to September 21, 2015 9:00pm
Where
Traditional Hakka Music, Opera, and Folksongs featuring Taiwan’s Miao-Li Chen Family Pei-Kuan Pa-Yin Group, directed by Dr. Cheng Rom-Shing
As part of its month-long Sensing Taiwan series, the Indiana University-Bloomington East Asian Studies Center and the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of China (Taiwan) are pleased to present the Miao-Li Chen Family Pei-Kuan Pa-Yin Group ((苗栗陳家班北管八音團), directed by Dr. Cheng Rom-Shing (鄭榮興). Dr. Cheng is the fifth generation of directors of this group, which was formed over a century ago by traditional Hakka musicians in northern Taiwan. Prof. Cheng and his group are committed to preserving and promoting the music, folk arts, and cultural heritage of Taiwan’s Hakka community. In 2010, this highly acclaimed troupe of musicians was designated by the Taiwanese government as the primary preserver of Hakka pa-yin music. While in Bloomington, Director Cheng and ten musicians will participate in performances, musical conversations, and educational programs.
Performance #1
DATE: Sunday, September 20th
TIME: 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Virgil T. DeVault Alumni Center, 1000 E 17th St
Performance #2 and Lecture
DATE: September 21, 2015
TIME: 12:00 PM
LOCATION: Hoagy Carmichael Room, Morrison Hall 006, 1165 E 3rd St (behind Memorial Hall)
Performances will include storytelling and brief introductions to Hakka music and culture by ethnomusicologist Dr. Hsin-Wen Hsu (許馨文; PhD, IU, 2014).
Performance #3 feat. Brad Leftwich and the Hogwire Band
DATE: September 21, 2015
TIME: 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Performance and Lecture Hall, 800 N Indiana Ave
Performances will include storytelling and brief introductions to Hakka music and culture by ethnomusicologist Dr. Hsin-Wen Hsu (許馨文; PhD, IU, 2014).
Cost:
Free and Open to the Public
Phone Number:
(812) 855-3765 or (800) 441-3272
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