Chinese Week 2012

Chinese Week 2011 Video

Thank you for all those who attended the Chinese Week 2011.

A video of Chinese Week 2011 has been created and can be seen here.

Once again, thank you to all those who attended.

Chinese Week 2011 Sponsers

We would like to recognize the following sponsors for their generous contributions. The 2011 Chinese Week at EMU project could not have happened without their support.
Thank you!


From the EMU community
(in alphabetical order)

Campus Life
Center for Multicultural Affairs
Department of World Languages
Division of Communications
Event Planning
LIFE Residential Theme Community
Halle Library
Office of International Students
Residence Hall Association
School of Music Percussion Section
Student Center

From greater EMU communities
(in alphabetical order)

Dr. and Mrs. Marcus Chao
Mr. Sean Yu-Hsuan Cheng (Sean4love.photoshop.com)
Detroit International Auto Salon
King's Keyboard House
Ms. Nancy Keppelman
Michigan Taiwanese American Organization
The PACGroup
Mr. and Mrs. Rudi von Meister

Chinese Week 2011 Event Descriptions

Sunday, January 30 to Saturday, February 4
Halle Library Lobby

Chinese Cultural Display
by Mei Hua Tongxue Hui Calligraphy Group members and students in the Mandarin Chinese classes

Special thanks to Professor Daqing Wang, visiting scholar from Dongbei University, China, for the calligraphy and brush painting practice.

Sunday, January 30
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
EMU Student Center Auditorium
Tickets are $10
LBC to eligible individuals

2011 Chinese Spring Festival Gala
Keynote Speech by Dr. Susan Martin
President, Eastern Michigan University


Monday, January 31
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
350 Student Center
LBC to eligible individuals

Practice of Gift Giving and Guanxi

*Change of Speaker

by Yen-ling von Meister, Mandarin Chinese Instructor, Department of World Languages

The session will talk about the significance of gift-giving in Chinese culture. The dos and the don'ts in giving gifts as well as strategies in building relationships (guanxi).


Tuesday, February 1
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
350 Student Center
LBC to eligible individuals

Tai Chi Chuan 太极拳 "Shaolin Temple Boxing: Strength and Conditioning - A demonstration of exercises that connect the mind and body" by EMU Martial Arts Masters

Tai Chi Chuan is movement system composed of graceful circular movements, which most people use as a health-promoting exercise. But contained within are both a profound philosophy of life and an effective self-defense. Exercises bring health, flexibility, strength, focus and understanding of one's self (mindfulness).

Steve Harrigan - Currently teaching Tai Chi at EMU; has been teaching around the Ann Arbor area for about 30 years.
Mario Aguirre - Currently teaching a PEGN 177 Special Topics course at EMU - Kung Fu: Strength and Conditioning. He has been active in martial arts for 20 years. Mario has been a practitioner of Shaolin Boxing for 10 years, learning various external and internal styles.
Karla Groesbeck - Business owner of "Teacup Wedding"; has been playing Tai Chi for about 10 years.
Malverne Winborne - Charter School Coordinator for EMU; has been playing Tai Chi for about 10 years.
Malcolm Barrett - Recently graduated from EMU; has been playing Tai Chi for 4 years.


Wednesday, February 2
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
350 Student Center
LBC to eligible individuals

Tourism and Miao (Hmong) Women's Traditional Handicraft in Fenghuang, China

by Assistant Professor Xianghong Feng 丰向红教授, Department of Anthropology at EMU

This talk focuses on the impacts tourism has on the local Miao (Hmong) women and their traditional handicraft practice. According to the official state development discourse, local Hmong's traditional ethnic culture is associated with both poverty and the solution to poverty. This ethnographic research looks at local Hmong women and their handicraft practice in the context of tourism to illustrate how local people react to this dilemma, and how ethnic minorities and rural residents are being drawn into the widening orbit of contemporary China’s economic growth in the process of accommodation, competition, and resistance.

Xianghong Feng, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Anthropology at EMU, is a cultural and applied anthropologist. She received her doctoral degree in anthropology at Washington State University, and her master’s degree in folklore and bachelor’s degree in journalism from Central University for Nationalities (now Minzu University of China) in Beijing, China. She worked as a journalist for national newspapers and a magazine in Beijing, China, before she came to the U.S. for doctoral training in anthropology. Her primary research interests are tourism development and sustainability, social inequality, power and scale, global impacts on local communities; Chinese Miao (Hmong) and their gendered handicraft, ritual and belief; and comparative cultural studies between American’s and Chinese.

Wednesday, February 2
6:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Walton/Putman Main Lounge
LBC to eligible individuals

Chinese Brush Painting 中国水墨画

by Jophie Chen, Graduate Student at EMU

This is a 2-hour entry level Chinese painting session led by Ms. Chen. Participants will experience unique skills using brushes to paint shrimp, bamboo, etc. Painting supplies will be provided. There might also be an opportunity to learn how to write your Chinese name.

Jophie Chen was born and raised in China who came to the U.S. 2.5 years ago. She had learned Chinese brush painting for three years when she was young.

Co-sponsors:
Center for Multicultural Affairs
Residence Hall Association
LIFE Residential Theme Communities at EMU


Thursday, February 3
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
350 Student Center
LBC to eligible individuals

Chinese New Year's Day!

Chinese Games: Mahjong, Chess, Go, Jianzi, etc. and games created by students in the Mandarin Chinese classes.　
中国传统游戏：麻将、象棋、围棋、踢毽子、等等，以及汉语班学生自创游戏　


Co-sponsor: EMU International Students Association


Friday, February 4
4:00 - 6:00 p.m.
300 Student Center

Karaoke

Co-sponsor: Office of International Students


Saturday, February 5
8:00 p.m.
Student Center Auditorium
LBC to eligible individuals

Chinese Film "A Woman, A Gun, and A Noodle Shop"
电影欣赏：“三枪拍案惊奇”
Director：Zhang Yimou张艺谋导演

"Remade in China: Coen Brothers’ Tale of Infidelity and Re-venge" (A.O. Scott of New York Times. For the complete review, click here.

Trailer

Directed by Zhang Yimou; written by Xu Zhenghao and Shi Jian-quan, based on the motion picture “Blood Simple” by Joel and Ethan Coen; director of photography, Zhao Xiaoding; edited by Meng Peicong; music by Zhao Lin; production de-signer, Han Zhong; produced by Zhang Weiping, Bill Kong and Gu Hao; released by Sony Pictures Classics. In Mandarin, with English subtitles. Running time: 1 hour 35 minutes.
WITH: Sun Honglei (Zhang), Xiao Shenyang (Li) and Ni Dahong (Wang), Yan Ni (Wang’s wife), Cheng Ye (Zhao) and Mao Mao (Chen).


Sponsored by the Student Center International Film Series

Chinese Week 2011 Gala

Chinese Week will start off again with a Gala. The Gala will take Place on Sunday, January 30th from 5-6:30 PM, with a reception afterward from 7-9 PM. Tickets are $10 a person. For more information, look at the flier above.

We hope to see you there.

Chinese Week 2011

Hello again! Chinese Week is back! Please join us during the festivities running from January 30th till February 5th. The schedule of events is on the flier above.

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.

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.

Reserved Tickets

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

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)

Gala Speaker

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

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

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

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This is a calendar layout of the events posted in the previous post.

Please share with your friends.

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