Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Chinese Week Events for Wednesday, February 10th

Due to the snow day for Eastern Michigan University, the events today have been cancelled. The 1-3 PM "Living in China: A Kaleidoscopic World" and the 7-9 film "Getting Home" are cancelled for the day and will try to be rescheduled soon.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Thank You

Thank you to all those who attended the Gala, and we hope that you enjoyed your evening.
Please continue on with Chinese week by attending the free events that are taking place through out the week.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Reserved Tickets

If you have reserved tickets and haven't picked them up yet, they will be at the registration table for pick up.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Gala Ticket Update

Please be informed that as of now, with less than a week to the event, EMU ticket offices will no longer accept personal checks for the Gala ticket purchase. Only the following manners will be accepted when purchasing tickets as of now:

Cash (no additional charge at the time of purchase)
Credit Card (4% service charge apply in addition to 15$ ticket price)
Internal Requisition (no additional charges)
Credit Card purchase by phone or online (4% service charge plus additional process fees at $1.50 to $2.50 per ticket depending on the quantity)

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Gala Speaker

Provost Kay will be the guest speaker during the Chinese Gala on February 7th.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

EMU Chinese Week Sponsers

The American Chinese Students Association (Mei Hua Tong Xue Hui) Presents
2010 Chinese Week at EMU
Sponsors:
Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA)
EMU Student Government
Campus Life
Office of International Students
Department of World Languages
School of Technology Engineering
Collegiate Entrepreneur Organization
Halle Library
Study Abroad Program
Ann Arbor Chinese Center of Michigan (AACCOM)
Cultural Division/Taipei Economic & Cultural Office of Chicago
Ford Chinese Association
Chia-Hsiang Restaurant (Ann Arbor)
China Market (Ann Arbor)
Hidden Dragon Restaurant (Ypsilanti)
Jingdezhen Porcelain Manufacturer
Mr. Dan Burns
Mr. Stuart Baggaley and Ms. Amy Seetoo
Mr. and Mr. James Bertrand
Ms. Maureen Burns
Dr. and Mrs. Liqun Cao
Dr. and Mrs. Marcus Chao
Dr. and Mrs. San Duanmu
Mrs. Florence Dunning
Mr. and Mrs. John Howell
Mr. and Mrs. Tzu-ren Ko
Mr. and Mrs. Xiangying Liu
Mr. and Mrs. Zhiyuan Liu
Ms. Nora Macdonald
Mr. Rudi von Meister
Yen-ling von Meister
Dr. Wendy Wang
Mr. and Mrs. John S. Wilson
Mr. Wenbin Yu
Dr. and Mrs. Dequan Yu

Friday, January 15, 2010

2010 Chinese Spring Festival Gala Poster

*Click to enlarge*
This is the poster for the Gala on February 7th, 2009.
Please share with your friends.

Chinese Week Poster

*Click to enlarge*
This is a calendar layout of the events posted in the previous post.
Please share with your friends.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Chinese Week 2010

Chinese Week
Presented by the American Chinese Student Association
(Mei Hua Tong Xue Hui 美华同学会)
February 7-14, 2010
Event Listing
Except for the Exhibits, All Other Events Qualify for LBC Credits
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Chinese Spring Festival Gala
  • 4:00 PM to 9:30 PM
  • EMU Student Center Ballroom
  • $15 per person, available at all EMU Ticket Offices (734.487.2282, http://www.emutix.com/)
  • Cost includes games, cultural display, buffet dinner, performance, lucky draw, dance (DJ-Mr. Ryan Patrick)

Monday, February 8, 2010

Special Exhibits

  • Halle Lirary Lobby
  • Free and open to the public

Panel Discussion: Women in the 21st Century

  • 300 Halle Library, 1-3 PM
  • Moderator:
  • Panelists:
  • Free and open to the public

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Special Exhibits

  • Halle Library Lobby
  • Dpeartment of World Languages, 2nd Floor Alexander Building
  • Free and open to the public

Seminar: Chinese Etiquette: Dealing with Chinese from a Social Context

  • 300 Halle Lirary, 1-3 PM
  • Presenter: Yen-ling von Meister, EMU Mandarin Instructor
  • Free and open to the public

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Special Exhibits

  • Halle Library Lobby
  • Department of World Languages, 2nd Floor Alexander Music Building
  • Free and open to the public

Panel Discussion: Living in China: A Kaleidoscopic World

  • 300 Halle Library, 1-3 PM
  • Moderator: Dr. Zhongjun Han, Visiting Scholar from Northeastern University, PRC
  • Panelists: Mr. James Edwards, EMU student and a long-term Chinese resident, Mr. Joshua Lyon, EMU alumnus and short-term Chinese resident
  • Free and open to the public

Chinese Film: Getting Home (Luo Ye Gui Gen 落叶归根)

  • 300 Halle Library, 7-9:30 PM
  • A 2007 Chinese comedy/drama film directed by Zhang Yang and starring Chinese comedian Zhao (Zhao Benshan) and Liu (Hong Qiwen). The film opens when Liu unexpectedly dies after a night of drinking and Zhao decides to fulfill a promise to his friend to get him home beginning a long odyssey from Shenzhen to Chongqing with Liu's corpse on his back.
  • Free and open to the public

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Special Exhibits

  • Halle Library Lobby
  • Department of World Languages, 2nd Floor Alexander Music Building
  • Free and open to the public

Friday, February 12, 2010

Special Exhibits

  • Halle Library Lobby
  • Department of World Languages, 2nd Floor Alexander Music Building
  • Free, but if you wish to attend please go to this site to register for the event.
  • All participants of the conference events need to have a name tag, and the registration process is how the name tags are generated. It is important that everyone planning and/or interested in attending to register themselves and their guest. Lunch is provided free of charge for those who register and receive their name tag.

Speech: Success in the Changing World - the Eastern and Western Way

  • EMU Student Center Auditorium, 10:15-11 AM
  • Dr. Jamie Hsu, Professor of Lawrence Tech University, Michigan
  • Collaboration with 13th SESI Annual Midwest Entrepreneurship Conference
  • Free, but if you wish to attend, please go to this site to register for the event.
  • All participants of the conference events need to have a name tag, and the registration process is how the name tags are generated. It is important that everyone planning and/or interested in attending to register themselves and their guests. Lunch is provided free of charge for those who register and receive a name tag.

Panel Discussion: Doing Business in China

  • EMU Student Center Auditorium, 11-11:45 AM
  • Moderator: Dr. Jamie Hsu, Professor of Lawrence Tech University
  • Panelists: Mr. John S. Wilson, Attorney at Law, Mr. Wei Wang, President of Atra Plastics, Inc.
  • Collaboration with 13th SESI Annual Midwest Entrepreneurship Conference
  • Free and open to the public

Presentation: Climbing the Great Wall

  • 300 Halle Library, 1-2 PM
  • Presenters: Ms. Amy Seetoo, President of AAUW Ann Arbor Branch, Mr. Stuart Baggaley, Retired Army Officer
  • Free and open to the public

Chinese Film and Discussion: Please Vote for Me (Qing Tou Wo Yi Piao 请投我一票)

  • 300 Halle Library, 2-4 PM
  • A 2007 documentary film following the election for class monitor in a 3rd grade class of eight year old children in the Evergreen Primary School in the Wuhan, China. This was reported to be the first election of its type for a class monitor held in a school in China, as well as an interesting use of classic democratic voting principles and interpersonal dynamics. It gives a glimpse into China's contemporary urban middle classes. It won the Sterling Feature Award at Silverdocs in 2007. In November 2007, Please Vote for Me was named by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as one of the 15 films on it documentary feature Oscar shortlist. The list was narrowed to five films on January 22, 2008, but Please Vote for Me did not make it to the final five.
  • The film is part of the "Why Democracy?" series. It was aired in no less than 35 different countries around the world in October 2007, including BBC in the UK and PBS in the United States.
  • Discussion Facilator: Yen-ling von Meister, EMU Mandarin Instructor
  • Free and open to the public

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Special Exhibits

  • Halle Library Lobby
  • Department of World Languages, 2nd Floor Alexander Music Building
  • Free and open to the public

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Special Exhibits

  • Halle Library Lobby
  • Department of World Languages, 2nd Floor Alexander Music Building
  • Free and open to the public