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The Impact of the Olympics: Baizhu Chen

March 27, 2009
Baizhu Chen
 

The Impact of the Olympics: Susan Brownell

March 27, 2009
Susan Brownell heads the Department of Anthropology and Languages at t

Screening: Linsanity

Outside the Box [Office] and 408 Films invite you and a guest to a special screening of Linsanity. Followed by a Q&A with Producer Christopher C. Chen.

40th Anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy

San Francisco welcomes a delegation of Table Tennis Olympians
and sports officials, including members of the veterans team who played in the original matches in 1971.

40th Anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy: The Rematch

The Richard Nixon Foundation presents a historic rematch celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Ping Pong Diplomacy in the White House East Room.

China’s Bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics

China formally announced its bid for the 2022 Winter Olympic Games in January. At first blush, it's an unusual proposition: Chongli, the proposed site for the Olympic Village and Nordic skiing events is 150 miles from Beijing, and Yanqing, the town suggested for Alpine competitions, gets about two inches of snow annually. Join Susan Brownell, a world-renowned authority on Chinese sports and the Olympics, as she discusses the significance of the bid for China, what it says about China and about the rest of the world.

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