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
- 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
