Fall 2004 Events

Meeting with specialization students

CASID-WID Friday Forum
Sustainable Development Strategies for Poverty Reduction in Orissa, India
Jagdananda, Director of the Center for Youth and Social Development in Orissa, India

Afghanistan Week
Film Screening: Osama
Preceded by discussion with Abdul Tokhy, Humphrey Fellow from Afghanistan

"Ethics and Calligraphy" Presented by Peimin Ni, Professor of Philosophy and Coordinator of East Asian Studies at Grand Valley State University

2004 Fall Colloquium Series
The United States and China after 9/11
David M. Lampton (Johns Hopkins)

Japan Week
Japanese Garden Picnic

Japan Week
The Real History Behind The Last Samurai
Ethan Segal (MSU)

Asian Music Series (PDF)*
Noh What? An Introduction to the Music and Dance of Japanese Noh Theatre
Elizabeth Dowd

Japanese Film Series: Onibaba

Japanese Film Series: Firefly Dreams

Joseph Lee Lecture (PDF)*
"The Poetic Works of Wu Weiye (1608-1671)"
Professor Zhang Peihang (Beijing University)

2004 Fall Colloquium Series :
Sino-US Cooperation on the War on Terroism since 9/11: Targeting Muslim Terroists in China
Dru Gladney (University of Hawaii)

"Meet & Greet" with Dr. TN Srinivasan,this year's keynote speaker for the Kapur Endowed Lecture in Indian Studies. (PDF)*

Annual Kapur Endowed Lecture in Indian Studies
"India in the World Economy: Economic Reforms and Globalization"
Keynote Speaker T.N. Srinivasan (Yale University)
Respondents:
MSU Professors of Economics, John Giles and Mordechai Kreinin
(PDF)*

Hannah Community Center
819 Abbott Road
East Lansing, MI 48823

United Nations Day 2004 Celebration
The Role of Women's Rights & Empowerment in Global Economic Development
Awards dinner for student essay contest winner and outstanding teachers in the field of international education.

Asia Music Series (PDF)*
Niezheng Assassinates the King of Han: The evolution of an Ancient Composition for the Seven-String Zither
Bell Yung

Japanese Film Series: She and He

2004 Fall Colloquium Series :
Post 9/11 Bello-ism: Mixing Filipino Politics and World Forums
Peter Chua (San Jose State University)

Special Lecture by Film Director Sachi Hamano (PDF)*
Hamano will speak on her experience as a female film director in Japan.

Japanese Film Series: Yurisai (Lily Festival)
(PDF)*
Director Sachi Hamano and screen writer Kuninori Yamazaki, will be present to introduce their film.

Beautiful Women and the Men Who Played Them: Prints of the Kabuki Theater
Gallery Talk by Joanna Hecker

A new exhibit of the same title will be on view in Kresge Art Museum's Works on Paper Gallery, November 6 - December 17. This exhibit includes over 25 19th-century Japanese prints featuring Kabuki actors.

Japanese Film Series: Yoshino's Barber Shop

Focus on North Korea (PDF)*:
Understanding North Korea after 9/11
Doug Kim (MSU)

Focus on North Korea (PDF)*
Documentary: North Korea, Beyond the DMZ

MSU Education Policy Center presents:
Dr. Chongjae Lee, President of Korean Educational Development Institute

Lee will speak on private tutoring programs in Korea, addressing their negative consequences.

2004 Fall Colloquium Series
Reinforcing vs. Undermining Democracy: Lessons from South and Southeast Asia
Gretchen Casper
(PDF)*

Asian Music Series (PDF)*
Japanese Kabuki Music
William Malm

Divided States/Contested Territories in Southeast Asia: Majorities, Minorities, and Islamic Politics
Keynote Speakers: Danny Unger (NIU), Robert Hefner (Boston U) and Thomas McKenna (SRI Consulting Business Intelligence)
MSU Respondents: Bryan Ritchie, Beth Drexler, and Richard Bernsten
(PDF)*

McPherson Professors Lecture Series:
Robert J. Lang will speak on, "The Ancient Art of Japanese Paper Folding: Discovering Mathematical Principles and How Flapping Birds Evolved into Space Station Telescopes (and Beyond!)"

FROM INNER WORLDS TO OUTER SPACE
An Evening of Performance with Dan Kwong

Karnataka Sangeeta: The Classical Music of South India
David Reck (Ameherst College)

McPherson Professors Lecture Series:
Mel Chin will speak on, "Epiphanies: The Conception of Works of Art"