Updated January 25, 2005
Maintained by Lawrence Ip,

Fall 2004 Events

Events from Spring 2006

September 15: Game Night

  • Location: 20 Wheeler
  • Time: 7:00 pm - 8.30 pm
  • Description:

    Another week has arrived! Let's try to have fun while learning the traditional Chinese games before midterms strike!!!! SHKCA, society of Hong Kong and Chinese Affairs, would like to invite you to our Game Night. We are going to play:

    • Mahjong
    • Poker
    • GO
    • Dots

    ...and many more fun games!! It's fun!!!! Even if you don't know how to play, no worries!!!! Our officers will teach you!!!! Snacks will be provided for your pleasure!!!! Come and paly with the officers!

September 23: Talk: China's Recent Troubles with Taiwan and Hong Kong

  • Speaker: Professor Dimtter, Department of Political Science at UC Berkeley
  • Location: 174 Barrows
  • Time: 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm

    Description:
    Professor Dittmer received his Ph.D. from The University of Chicago in 1971. His scholarly expertise is the study of contemporary China. He teaches courses on contemporary China, Northeast Asia, and the Pacific Rim. His current research interests include a study of the impact of reform on Chinese Communist authority, a survey of patterns of informal politics in East Asia, and a project on the China-Taiwan-US triangle in the context of East Asian regional politics. Professor Dittmer's recently published books and monographs include: Sino-Soviet Normalization and Its International Implications (University of Washington Press, 1992), China's Quest for National Identity (with Samuel Kim, Cornell University Press, 1993), and China Under Modernization (Westview Press, 1994).
    (from http://www.polisci.berkeley.edu/Faculty/Bio/Permanent/Dittmer,L/)

September 29 : Mid-Autumn Festival Bonfire


  • Date: October 1, 2004
  • Time: meet at 6:00 pm, all cars leave promptly at 6:30 pm
  • Venue: Kroeber Fountain

    Fee: Free for ALL MEMBER and DRIVER!! Only $2 for non-member.

    We will be having a family style dinner in San Francisco, then hold bonfire in Ocean Beach! We will also play games, enjoy moon cakes and have TONs of FUN!!!

    RSVP: Please sign up at our table in Sproul from 11AM to 2PM or email June, our event coordinator at june_june2@yahoo.com. The deadline is Thursday, 9/30/2004. Space is limited, so act quickly!~~

    *If you are a driver and you could offer to drive during that time, we would love to ask for your help with transportation. Your gasoline usage will be reimburse.

October 13: Movie Night - "Full Moon in New York"

  • Location: 20 Wheeler
  • Time: 7:00 pm
  • Event: Moive!!~~

    "Full Moon in New York" by director Stanley Kwan

    Description:
    Having won 8 renowned movie awards, this is the story of three chinese women, each emigrates to New York from very different backgrounds. One is form Hong Kong, one from Taiwan and one from Mainland China. Stchingowa plyas zhao hong, the mainlander. she is married to Thomas, anthoer oversas chinese. However, no matter how hard she tries, she cannot come to terms either with him or his inlaws. Sylvia Chang plays the Taiwanese Wang Hsiung Ping. She has lived in New York for twelve years but is still unable to have a successful relationship with a western man. Maggie Cheung plays Li Feng Jiao, is the archetypal Hong Kong woman: dedecisive, pushy, successful. She runs a restaurant and a stock and real estate business.

    * Free snacks will be provided.


October 20: Minority Languages of China

  • Speaker: Professor James A. Matisoff
  • Location: 20 Wheeler
  • Time: 7:00 pm

    Description:
    In addition to the over one billion Han Chinese who inhabit the most populous country on earth, there are about a hundred million non-Han wholive there as well, belonging to dozens of ethnic minority groups or *minzu* (often translated "nationalities"). Many of these minorities speak languages related to Chinese, belonging to the great Tibeto-Burman family. Many others speak languages not originally related to Chinese, but heavily influenced by it.

    Many puzzles in the history of Chinese can only be clarified by the study of the hundreds of other languages in East and Southeast Asia, one of the great "linguistic areas" of the world. These languages are of extraordinary interest because of their complex sound systems and elusive grammars.

    The Speaker:
    James A. Matisoff is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at UC Berkeley. His chief research interests include Southeast Asian languages (especially Tibeto-Burman and Tai), Chinese, Japanese, field linguistics, Yiddish studies, historical semantics, psychosemantics, language typology, and areal linguistics. After having first taught at Columbia University (1966-69), he joined the Berkeley faculty in 1970. He is considered one of the world's foremost authorities on Southeast Asian Linguistics.

 

October 27: Dams in China

  • Speaker: Kristen McDonald
  • Location: 20 Wheeler
  • Time: 7:00 pm

    Description:
    This talk will address some of the drivers behind dams in China, cover the history of dam building in China, and provide a glimpse into life along one of the most endangered free-flowing rivers in Southeast Asia, the Nu River.

    Speaker:
    Kristen McDonald is a graduate student researcher in Environmental Science, Policy and Management at the Center for Chinese Studies, which is part of the Institute of East Asian Studies.

November 10: A Foreigner in China

  • Speaker: Greg Hulse
  • Location: 20 Wheeler
  • Time: 7:00 pm

    Description:
    Impressions of China in 2004: The changes and general feelings as a tourist, student, tutor and teacher in today's Mainland China. Topics are based on teaching 100 government officials at China's top law and economic university, attending WTO and business meetings, while studying language and traveling to and through about 25 cities (from Harbin to Shenzhen) this year.

    The reality of what Mr. Hulse has seen and experienced in China this year and how the Chinese current view of the world is different than ours. e.g. Education, Media and Information, Bi-lingual Society, Economic changes (perceived and reality), Views of the USA, Freedom, and how they view themselves in the world.

The Speaker:
He has been involved in instruction, communication, and leadership through several organizations including Toastmasters International, Siebel Systems, Inc., California State University, Chico, San Francisco State University, E.I.A. at U.C. Berkeley, Renmin 'The Peoples' University of China, and many others. Business: Former positions have been in Sales, Finance, Software License Agreements, Global Tech Support Service (Siebel) and as an Entrepreneur. Currently, he is writing a book titled: "Practical Guide to Developing Strategic Asia-Pacific Economic and Academic Relations" in conjunction with final applied research project and in preparation for future international business.

November 20: Dim Sum Day

  • Destination: Legendary Palace in Oakland Chinatown
  • Time: 10:30 am (approximately 2-3 hours)

    Are you looking for something to do on Veterans Day? Are you interested in having a typical Chinese luncheon?
    If you do, here's what you might want to check out!!!! Come join us for Dim Sum!!!!

 

 

Past Events:

Events from Fall 2005

Events from Spring 2005

Events from Fall 2004

Events from Spring 2004

Events from Fall 2003

Events from Spring 2003

Events from Fall 2002

Some events from Spring 2002