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Talking Points, March 5 - 19, 2008
March 5 - March 19, 2008
China is now viewed unfavorably by a majority of Americans. At least, that is the result of a survey released by the Gallup Organization on Monday. 55% of the 1,007 people polled by phone in mid-February said they held a very unfavorable or mostly unfavorable view of China. A year ago, 47% said they had an unfavorable view of China. Attitudes toward China varied considerably, however, depending on the age and political affiliation of the respondent. 60% of those under age 35 and 46% of Democrats held a favorable opinion of China, significantly higher rates than the population as a whole.
USC Events
03/05/2008: Political Cross Currents in China’s Corporate Restructuring
USC University Club
Time: 4:00PM - 5:30PM
Cost: Free
Stanford University's Jean Oi will examine China's corporate cross currents.
03/06/2008: Investing $1.5 Trillion
USC Davidson Conference Center
Vineyard Room, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Cost: Free
Time: 4:00PM - 5:30PM
Donald Tang, vice chairman of Bear Stearns and chairman of the Asia Society Southern California Center speaks at USC.
California Events
03/06/2008: China's First Empire? Interpreting the Material Record of the Erligang Culture
UCLA 10383 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Cost: Free
Wang Haicheng discusses the widespread material culture known as the Erligang culture after a type site in near the modern city of Zhengzhou.
03/06/2008: Chinese Independent Documentary Series: Women’s Fifty Minutes and Mei Mei
Melnitz Hall
2534 Melnitz Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Cost: Free
Time: 7:00PM - 10:00PM
Presented by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies and the REEL CHINA Documentary Biennial.03/06/2008 - 03/07/2008: China and Human Rights: A Symposium
Marian Miner Cook Athenaeum
Address: Claremont McKenna College, CA
Cost: Free
Claremont McKenna College hosts a two-day symposium.03/08/2008: Rural China: from Late Imperial to Contemporary
UC Irvine
126 Murray Krieger Hall, Irvine, CA
Cost: Free
A panel of distinguished scholars examine rural China.03/10/2008: Religion and the Rise of Printing Reconsidered
IEAS Conference Room
2223 Fulton Street 6th Floor, Berkeley, CA
Cost: Free
Time: 5:00 PM
A talk on a short paper published in 2001 and the absence of any other account of the religious roots of printing in China.
03/11/2008: The Missing Ear in Taiwan Literature
UCLA Bunche Hall 11377, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Cost: Free
Phone: 310-825-8683
Time: 4:30PM - 6:00PM
A talk by Yale University's Jing Tsu.
03/12/2008: Y.R. Chao’s Teaching Tradition and New Developments in Teaching Chinese as a Second Language
UC Berkeley
130 Dwinelle Hall, Berkeley, CA
Cost: Free
Time: 4:00PM - 6:00PM
This talk discusses basic principles and practices of teaching Chinese as a foreign language (TCFL) in the United States, based on the pedagogical model developed by Y. R. Chao in the 40's, and the Declarative/Procedural model discovered recently by Ullman (2001).
03/19/2008: China's First Empire? Interpreting the Material Record of the Erligang Culture
UC Berkeley
Address: Room 101, Archaeological Research Facility, (2251 College Building), Berkeley, CA
Cost: Free
Time: 12:00PM - 2:00PM
Haicheng Wang explores the Erligang culture and its significance.
North America Events:
03/07/2008: The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly: China in 2008
McCastlain Ballroom, UCA campus
Keynote speaker, Professor Terry Weidner will be speaking on the prospects of China in the year 2008.
03/15/2008: CCS Chinese Documentary Film Series: Two Documentaries on AIDS in China
435 South State Street
Address: Auditorium A Angell Hall, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM
The Blood of Yingzhao District(2006) and Care and Love(2006) will be screened.
Exhibitions:
02/02/2008 - 03/29/2008: Shaolin: Temple of Zen
Otis College of Art and Design
9045 Lincoln Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90045
An exhibition and publication that documents the exceptionally private warrior monks of the 1500 year old Shaolin Temple in the Henan province of China, renowned for its association with Zen Buddhism and martial arts.
01/23/2008 - 05/15/2008: Cycle of Life: Awakening - Works by Asian Women Artists
IEAS Gallery
2223 Fulton Street 6th Floor, Berkeley, CA
Email: ieas@berkeley.edu
An exhibition featuring the art works of Asian women artist.
03/06/2008 - 07/27/2008: Chinaman's Chance: Views of the Chinese American Experience
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena , CA 91101
Cost: $7 for adults, $5 for students/seniors
While the experience of being of Chinese heritage and living in America is unique to each individual, this exhibition will investigate the similarities and dissimilarities of these experiences.
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