Fall 2005 Events

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August

13 Sa	1:30 PM	International Center Library	Chinese Geography and History
20 Sa	1:30 PM	International Center Library	Conversations on China with Delia Koo The People of China
29 Mo			First Day of classes

September

8 Thu	4:00 PM	303 International Center	The Rolling Back of Democracy in Hong Kong and its Implications for Beijing-Taipei Relations ( University of Waterloo)
13 Tu	4:00 PM	303 International Center	Recent Thai Elections and the Progress of Democratic Reform in Thailand (University of Michigan)
17 Sa	1:30 PM	International Center Library	Education in China
24 Sa	3:00 PM	International Center Library	Chinese Languages
23 Fri - 25 Su		Kellogg Conference Center
23 Fri	8:00 AM - 5:00 PM	339 Case Hall	A Workshop for K-12 Teachers
26 Wed	7:00 PM	Kelogg Center Auditorium	The Twelfth Annual Joseph (Jen-Hwa) Lee Memorial Lecture
27 Tues	4:00 PM	303 International Center	Lucy Ho (restauranteur, Tallahassee FL) & John Ho (Florida State University)
29 Thu	4:00 PM	303 International Center	Democratic Reform in Taiwan and the U.N. Question ( New York Law School)
29 Thu	7:00 PM	B106 Wells Hall	>Celebration of Chinese Cinema: Award Winning Films from 1982 to 1999 Rickshaw Boy Directed by Ling Zifeng (1982; 120min)

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4 Tue	7:30 PM	Music Auditorium, School of Music	*Tea for Two* A concert featuring MSU faculty Melanie Helton, Molly Fillmore, Richard Fracker, and Shenyang Conservatory faculty Haijing Fu in a evening of opera arias, duets, and quartets as well as American and Chinese songs.
6 Thur	7:30 PM	Music Auditorium, School of Music	Eastside - Westside All a "Round" in Song A concert featuring 8 vocal students from MSU and 8 vocal students from Shenyang Conservatory in a concert of areas, duets, ensembles and Chinese and American songs.
9 Su	3:00 PM	School of Music	"International Concert" by the Verdehr Trio Featuring works by international composers including the world premier of the works of Akane Tsuji. There will be a pre-concert discussion with British composer Peter Dickinson.
9 Su	3:30 PM	International Center Library	Conversations on China with Delia Koo Chinese Culture
10 Mon	3:00 PM	201 International Center	"Islam, Islamism and Politics in Post-Suharto Indonesia" Greg Barton (Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia)
11 Tu	4:00 PM	303 International Center	ASN Fall Colloquium: Riding the "Third Wave": Recent Electoral Trends and the Rising Tide of Democracy in Asia 'Healthy Democracies': The Cases of Taiwan and South Korea Joseph Wong (University of Toronto)
13 Thu	7:00 PM	B106 Wells Hall	Celebration of Chinese Cinema: Award Winning Films from 1982 to 1999 Country Teachers Directed by He Qun (1993; 100min)
15 Sa	10:00 AM	International Center Library	Kapur Endowed Lecture in Indian Studies India's Rise and Prospects: The Role of Religion and Ideology Prabhu Guptara (Executive Director, Organizational Development, Wolfsberg Corporation) Discussants: Pamela Lothspeich (MSU, Linguistics & Languages) & Judy Pugh (MSU, Anthropology)
15 Sa	1:30 PM	International Center Library	Conversations on China with Delia Koo Religion and Philosophy
18 Tu	4:00 PM	303 International Center	ASN Fall Colloquium: Riding the "Third Wave": Recent Electoral Trends and the Rising Tide of Democracy in Asia Recent Indonesian Elections and the Quest for Democratic Reform William Liddle (Ohio State University)
20 Thu	7:00 PM	B106 Wells Hall	Celebration of Chinese Cinema: Award Winning Films from 1982 to 1999 Woman Sesame Oil Maker Directed by Xie Fei (1993; 106 min)
24 Mon	4:00 PM	303 International Center	ASN Fall Colloquium: Riding the "Third Wave": Recent Electoral Trends and the Rising Tide of Democracy in Asia The East Asian Democracy Barometer Chu Yun-han (National Taiwan University)

26 Wed	Noon to 5 PM	MSU Union second floor	International Opportunities Fair Internships abroad, Volunteer opportunities abroad Teaching abroad,Working abroad
26 Wed	7:00 PM	Kelogg Center Auditorium	The Twelfth Annual Joseph (Jen-Hwa) Lee Memorial Lecture >The Brilliant Culture of Dunhuang Zhang Yongquan (Zhejian University, China)
27 Thu	7:00 PM	B106 Wells Hall	Celebration of Chinese Cinema: Award Winning Films from 1982 to 1999 Saga of Mulan Directed by Xiao Lang & Qiu Lili (1994; 90min
31 Mon	4:00 PM	303 International Center	Japan Week Tossing the American Football: Why U.S. Ties Were at Issue in Japan's September Elections Mark Tilton (Purdue University) With a welcome by the Honorable Yoshiyuki Sadaoka, Consul General of Japan in Detroit

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1 Tues	4:00 PM	303 International Center	Japan Week Folklore and Folklorism in Miyazaki Hayao's Spirited Away Michael Foster (University of California, Riverside)
1 Tues	7:00 PM	B106 Wells Hall	Japan Week Film Screening: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Directed by Hayao Miyazaki (1986; 118min)
2 Wed	4:00 PM	303 International Center	Japan Week Japanese POWs During and After WWII Ulrich Strauss (US Foreign Service)
2 Wed	7:30 PM	Amphitheater 102 MSU Management Education Center (http://www.mectroy.com/planmeeting/directions/default.htm) 811 W. Square Lake Road, Troy MI	Japanese Popular Culture: From Anime to Zatoichi Real Japanese Hip-Hop: From Gansta to Samurai Ian Condry (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
3 Thur	4:00 PM	303 International Center	ASN Fall Colloquium: Riding the "Third Wave": Recent Electoral Trends and the Rising Tide of Democracy in Asia In Institutions We Trust: Corruption and Political Trust in East Asian Democracies Eric Chang (MSU)
3 Thu	7:00 PM	B106 Wells Hall	Celebration of Chinese Cinema: Award Winning Films from 1982 to 1999 Red River Valley Directed by Feng Xiaoning (1996; 120min)
5 Sa	1:30 PM	International Center Library	Conversations on China with Delia Koo Folk Customs
7 Mon	9:10 AM & 7:30 PM	Music Auditorium	Yang We & Betty Xiang World Renown performers of Chinese traditional string instruments will appear at the MSU School of Music. Wei and Xiang are members of Yo-Yo Ma's Silk Road Project and have premiered many new works for pipa and erhu. 9:10 AM - Lecture Recital 7:30 PM - Premiers of New Music
9 Wed	7:30 PM	Amphitheater 102 MSU Management Education Center (http://www.mectroy.com/planmeeting/directions/default.htm) 811 W. Square Lake Road, Troy MI	Japanese Popular Culture: From Anime to Zatoichi Millenial Monsters: Japanese Toys and the Global Imagination Anne Allison (Duke University)
10 Thu	7:00 PM	B106 Wells Hall	Celebration of Chinese Cinema: Award Winning Films from 1982 to 1999 Journey to the Western Xia Empire Directed by Lu Wei (1997; 110min)
11 Fri	5:00 PM	International Center Library	Conversations on China with Delia Koo Chinese Food: After the discussion, participants will have the opportunity to have a group dinner at Golden Wak.
12 Sa	2:00 PM	Amphitheater 102 MSU Management Education Center (http://www.mectroy.com/planmeeting/directions/default.htm) 811 W. Square Lake Road, Troy MI	Japanese Popular Culture: From Anime to Zatoichi Live-Action Manga Double Feature Screening of films: Cutie Honey Directed by Anno Hideaki (2004; 90min) and Koi No Mon: Otakus in Love Directed by Matsuo Suzuki (2004; 114min) Manga from the MSU collection will be on display. Between film screenings, MSU library Special Collections curator, Randy Scott, will give an introduction to manga.
13 Sun	noon - 5:00 PM	MSU Union	Global Festival
14 Mon	4:30 - 6:00 PM	IM West, Lower Basement GYM	Thai Culture Week Muay Thai Kickboxing Demonstration Given by Daniel Smith of American Martial Arts and Fitness Academy (Participation welcome, please wear exercise clothing)
15 Tue	4:00 PM	201 International Center	ASN Fall Colloquium: Riding the "Third Wave": Recent Electoral Trends and the Rising Tide of Democracy in Asia Democracy and Identity in Taiwan: Past, Present, Future Jack Williams (MSU)
16 Wed	6:30 - 9:00 PM	Room 1345, Engineering Building	Thai Culture Week Thai Film and Food: The Legend of Suriyothai Followed by Thai spring rolls, papaya salad and pad thai.
16 Wed	7:30 PM	Amphitheater 102 MSU Management Education Center (http://www.mectroy.com/planmeeting/directions/default.htm) 811 W. Square Lake Road, Troy MI	Japanese Popular Culture: From Anime to Zatoichi Giant Robot Styl> Eric Nakamura & Martin Wong (editors of Giant Robot magazine and website)
17 Thur	7:00 PM	B106 Wells Hall	Celebration of Chinese Cinema: Award Winning Films from 1982 to 1999 Rhapsody of Spring Directed by Teng Wenji (1998; 120min)
18 Fri	8:00 AM	Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center	Greater China Supply Chain Forum
18 Fri	8:30 AM	B100B Wells Hall	Beyond Google: Electronic Resources and Training Workshop in Japanese and Chinese Language Materials for Research and Teaching
18 Fri	4:00 - 6:00 PM	C315 Wells Hall	Thai Culture Week Thai Karaoke and games (with prizes)
19 Sat			Thai Culture Week Trip to Dhammasala Forest Monestery in Perry, MI With talk by the resident monks. (Transportation by van with be provided. You must sign up in advance by e-mailing: mccull67@msu.edu)
30 Wed	7:30 PM	Amphitheater 102 MSU Management Education Center (http://www.mectroy.com/planmeeting/directions/default.htm) 811 W. Square Lake Road, Troy MI	Japanese Popular Culture: From Anime to Zatoichi The Influence of Japanese Popular Culture on Hollywood Ethan Segal (MSU)

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12-16			Finals week

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