UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
Southern California
East Asian Calendar of Events and Exhibitions
March 2000
Ongoing Exhibitions | Lectures,
conferences and performances
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Ongoing Exhibitions
Sat. & Sun. Month of March
Chinese Culture
Kidseum
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, California
11 a.m.-3:30 p.m.- Beijing artisans demonstrate traditional
Chinese arts. Create your own Chinese Art projects & have your face painted with good
luck symbols.
2-3p.m. - Chinese stories and folktales by the South Coast
Storytellers Guild.
Call (714) 480-1520 for any activity and entertainment updates.
Through mid April 2000
Miniature Chinese Ceramics
This exhibition of miniature Chinese ceramics will be
drawn from the fine collection of former Ambassador and Mrs. Jack Lydman and several other
collectors.
Pacific
Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Avenue,
one half block north of Colorado Boulevard in downtown Pasadena.
For more information about Pacific Asia Museum call
626/449-2742 or fax 626/449-2754.
Through May 21, 2000
Precious Cargo: Treasures of the China Trade
This exhibition features approximately 110 works encompassing the extraordinary breadth
of Chinese export art of the 18th and 19th centuries, with examples in painting,
metalwork, lacquerware, ceramics, carving and textiles. Drawn mainly from the collection
of the Kelton Foundation and supplemented by Museum's collection and loans, this
exhibition explores the creative expression of mostly unknown Chinese artists. Most of
these works are selected from the extensive collection of The Kelton Foundation and
supplemented with the Museum's collection and other loans. Richard Kelton, who assembled
the collection, remarks "Neither purely Chinese or European, these objects represent
a new art form. They demonstrate the cultural exchange between Asia, Europe and
America."
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
1130 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2746
Phone: (805) 963-4364 Fax: (805) 966-6840
Admission: Adults $5; Seniors (65+) $3; Students w ID $2; Youth (6-17) $2; Under 6 free
Through May 21, 2000
Of Battle and Beauty: Felice Beato's Photographs of China
Of Battle and Beauty features photographs made by Felice Beato (1820s-1907) as part of
the Anglo-French campaign that finally ended the Second Opium War in China in 1860.
Beato's photographs survive in the form of private albums, which were originally compiled
by British officers as a record of their experiences. Now, as the principal visual record
of this conflict and as the earliest known photographs of Beijing, these albums constitute
an important historical document; they also reveal how photography functioned as an
integral component of British imperialism in preserving and transmitting information and
in shaping perceptions about a distant country and culture. The exhibition is based upon
an album of 85 photographs in the private collection of Michael G. Wilson and also draws
from other private and institutional sources; it comprises approximately 100 photographs,
maps, and publications. It is accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue.The exhibition
is organized by the Santa Barbara Museum of Art. It is co-curated by David Harris, an
independent curator, and Karen Sinsheimer, Curator of Photography at the Santa Barbara
Museum of Art.
Santa Barbara Museum of Art
1130 State Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101-2746
Phone: (805) 963-4364 Fax: (805) 966-6840
Admission: Adults $5; Seniors (65+) $3; Students w ID $2; Youth (6-17) $2; Under 6 free
Through September 3, 2000
"Secret World of the
Forbidden City: Splendors From China's Imperial Palace"
This exhibition features the largest
collection of items (more than 300 objects) ever loaned by Beijing's Palace Museum.
According to the museum, these objects have been in storage and are now being displayed
for the first time. In addition to various items of clothing, jewelry, paintings, and
ceramics, the exhibition includes a recreation of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Bowers Museum
of Cultural Art
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, California
Exhibition
website
Exhibition hours: Tuesday - Friday 10 am -
4 pm; Saturday - Sunday 10 am - 6 pm
Exhibition admission (price includes audio
tour):
|
weekdays |
weekends |
| adults |
$14 |
$16 |
| seniors/students |
$12 |
$14 |
| children 5-18 |
$8 |
$10 |
| children under 5 |
free |
free |
Vista Ticketing
(877) 250-8999
Lectures, conferences, and performances
March 3, 2000
"Marginalized Elite
in the Hong Kyongnae Rebellion of 1812: Competition, Division and Conflict"
Sunjoo Kim
University of Washington
3 pm
243 Royce Hall, UCLA
Sunjoo Kim is a candidate for a position in the UCLA Department of East Asian Languages and
Cultures. This talk is sponsored by the Department and the UCLA Center for Korean Studies. Call (310)
825-3284 for additional information.
March 3, 2000
"The Impact of the
Taiwanese Election on Party Politics in Taiwan"
Lai I-chung
Director, Taiwan Democratic Progressive Party Mission to the US
noon
4269 Bunche Hall, UCLA
On March 18, Taiwan voters will
select a president to replace Lee Teng-hui. Dr. Lai will discuss political trends in
Taiwan and how these trends may impact Taiwan-China relations. Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies. Call (310)
825-8683 for more information.
March 3, 2000
Subject to be announced.
Paola Dematte
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA
4 pm
A153 UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
This talk is part of the "Talks on Chinese Art &
Archaeology" series organized by Lothar
von Falkenhausen (Art History, UCLA). These talks are variously sponsored by
the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, the Costen Institute of Archaeology, and the UCLA Department of
Art History.
March 4 and 5, 2000
Okinawa Classical Dance
Saturday, March 4 8 pm
Sunday, March 5 2 pm
Japan America Theater
224 South San Pedro Street
Downtown Los Angeles
These performances feature the finest musicians and dancers from Japan's southernmost
islands. In addition to the performances, guests can view props, costumes and instruments
at the North Gallery of the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center. Call the box
office (213 680-3700) for ticket prices and to reserve seats. These performances are
sponsored by the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, the Japan Foundation,
the LA Consulate General of Japan, the Okinawa Prefecture and the Okinawa Association of
America.
March 5, 2000
"The Forbidden City: China's Attic?"
Caron Smith
Curator of Asian Art, San Diego Museum of Art
2 p.m.
Bowers
Museum of Cultural Art
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, California
Review of late Qing imperial decorative taste. Museum Members
$10, non-Members $15. For advance reservations (MUSEUM MEMBERS ONLY) call (714) 567-3680.
March 6, 2000
"Marginal Japanese
Women in the Wider Empire"
Barbara Brooks
History, CUNY
3 p.m.
Hacienda, UCLA Faculty Center
Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Japanese
Studies. Call (310) 825-8681 for additional information.
March 6, 2000
Okinawa Classical Dance & Music Troupe
Lecture/Demonstration & Workshop by visiting artists on the unique music and dance
of Okinawa, the southern most Islands of Japan.
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
International Room, UCLA Bradley International Hall
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Parking: UCLA Parking Lot 8 - parking is $5; enter campus from Strathmore Drive (at
Gayley Ave.) or Westwood Plaza (south entrance).
Program: Part 1: Lecture/Demonstration (6:00 - 7:15 PM)
Part 2: Master Workshops in dance and music (7:30 - 8:30 PM)
Part 3: Reception/Conversation with artists (8:30 - 9 PM)
To RSVP, please call (310) 206-1335.
Sponsored by UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance, Dashew International Student
Center, Department of World Arts & Cultures, Center for Japanese Studies, East Asian
Studies Center, Department of Ethnomusicology, Center for Pacific Rim Studies, and the
Asian American Studies Center, in partnership with the Japan Foundation & the Japanese
American Cultural Community Center with support from the Japan Information and Culture
Center, Consulate-General of Japan.
March 7, 2000
"Recent Archaeology and Restoration at Pagan (Burma)"
Bob Hudson
Archaeology, University of Sydney, Australia
11 a.m.
248 Dodd Hall, UCLA
An informal discussion arranged by the Archaeology program and Department of Art
History. For more information contact the UCLA
Center for Southeast Asian Studies at (310) 206-9163.
March 8, 2000
“Chinese Indonesians in the New Political Climate in Indonesia”
Benny Subianto,
Jakarta-based Consultant
12 noon
11377 Bunche Hall, UCLA
Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Southeast
Asian Studies. For more information please contact (310) 206-9163.
March 8, 2000
"Hungry for Linkages: Domestic Demand for
Internationalization in China"
David Zweig
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
noon
6275 Bunche Hall, UCLA
Prof. Zweig will discuss how localities exploited officially
sanctioned "channels of globalization" to advance their own interests, thereby
accelerating the speed with which China's economy is being integrated into the
international economy. Sponsored
by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies. Call
(310) 825-8683 for more information.
March 8, 2000
"Secret World of the Forbidden City: History & Architecture"
Janet Baker
Bowers Museum Curator of Asian Art
7 p.m.
The first of a four-part series by Janet Baker for those wishing to gain a broader
understanding of Chinese art. The lectures will be hosted in a Fellow's home and will cost
$15 per session. Also on March 15, 22, 29. Call (714) 567-3672 for Fellows information. Bowers Museum of
Cultural Art
March 8-10, 2000
Milken Institute 2000 Global Conference
Beverly Hilton Hotel
9876 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
Never has an understanding of today's global economy and the new
technologies been so critical. As we begin the 21st century, nations of the world are
increasingly intertwined. Rapid changes in technology, new political realities,
demographic shifts, innovations within finance, and other recent developments have altered
the global outlook. Who wins and loses? What opportunities and risks will dominate in this
new world order? Which countries will be best able to take advantage of globalization, and
which will be left behind?
The Milken Institute 2000 Global Conference will take a long-term,
structural look at those factors affecting the economies, financial markets and societies
of the world. The Conference features nine Nobel Laureates in Economic Science and over
100 speakers. It offers attendees a detailed look at the major economic, financial,
business, technological and policy issues facing the world in the coming year.
March 8, 2000
2:00 pm - 10:00 pm: Registration
3:00 pm - 5:30 pm: Early Arrival Reception and Book Fair
5:30 pm - 6:45 pm: Reception
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Dinner
NOBEL LAUREATES I
In a repeat of the trademark sessions from past Milken Institute Global Conferences, four
Nobel Laureates in Economic Science will discuss the important issues of the day from the
perspective of their distinguished careers. This Wednesday evening event opens the
Conference.
Moderator:
Michael Milken, Chairman, Milken Institute
Panelists:
Kenneth J. Arrow, Professor of Economics (Emeritus), Stanford University (Palo Alto),Gary
S. Becker, Professor of Economics and Sociology, University of Chicago, James M. Buchanan,
Advisory General Director, Center for Study of Public Choice, and Distinguished Professor
of Economics (Emeritus), George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) Lawrence R. Klein,
Professor of Economics (Emeritus), University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)
Thursday, March 9, 2000
6:00 am - 7:15 am: Breakfast
7:30 am - 8:45 am: GENERAL SESSION - Global Overview 2000
This session will investigate the major global developments, risks and opportunities in
both developed and developing economies and societies. What are the structural issues?
Where are the economies headed? Why? What policy initiatives seem appropriate?
Inappropriate? How is technology changing the world? What's next? What about economic
reform?
8:45 am - 10:00 am: GENERAL SESSION - Globalfinance.com
New financial technologies are spawning innovations and firms that threaten the
status quo in financial services. Better and more complete information is available
faster, cheaper and wider. Electronic trading. New ways. Is "The Street"
threatened? What does this all mean? New regulations? What puts a firm or a practice in
jeopardy? What's next from the entrepreneurs and innovators?
10:15 am - 11:30 am: CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Global High-Tech Clusters and National Competitiveness
Global Capital Access: Development, Rules and Governance
Japan: Fundamentally Strong or Weak?
Since the 1989 bubble, Japan's economy has staggered but held together in the presence
of major turmoil around it. Now showing signs of life, what are Japan's assets and
liabilities? Is cyclical stimulus all that is needed? What about real structural reforms,
outside ownership, banking changes, debt overhang, the giant keiretsu, risk taking and
entrepreneurial activity? Will technology innovation ever take hold? Who will lead it?
Will Japn's conservative risk-averse society and culture slow its growth in the
Internet era?
Moderator:
James Fallows, Chairman, New America Foundation (Seattle)
Panelists:
Kent E. Calder, Professor, Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University,Robert A. Feldman,
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (Tokyo), Haruo Shimada, Professor, Economics
Department, Keio University (Tokyo)
The Healthcare Industry and Medical Research
11:45 am - 1:00 pm: CONCURRENT SESSIONS
The Revolution: Telecommunications, Information and Entertainment
The New Global Demographic Divide
Are India and the Subcontinent Ready?
India will be more populous than China in fewer than 20 years. Can its
technical talent and history of governance be harnessed for investment,
growth and economic advance? Can India become a new Asian "tiger" even with a
massive underclass that is so very poor? Can foreign firms compete effectively in India?
What does India offer - or need? Can its software capabilities be capitalized on? What are
Bangalore's unique characteristics? Can Indian firms compete internationally?
Moderator:
Deepak K. Lal, Professor of International Development Studies, University of California,
Los Angeles
Panelists:
Sridar Iyengar,Chief Executive Officer, KPMG India (Mumbai)
Shezad Rokerya, Chief Executive Officer, The Interlink Companies (Los
Angeles),Hilton Root, Acting Director of Global Studies, Milken Institute
1:15 pm - 2:30 pm: Lunch
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Michael Milken, Chairman, Milken Institute
2:45 pm - 4:00 pm: CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Boom and Bust in Global Real Estate
Euroland and the Rest of Europe
Thinking About China
China's economy came through the "Asian crisis" reasonably well. Economic
reforms are confronting cultural, social, and governmental practices and norms that are
highly rigid. How do opportunities in China compare to those elsewhere? Will other nations
feel threatened by a resurgent China? What about China's entry into the WTO? How will new
technologies affect its future?
Moderator:
Frank B. Gibney, President, Pacific Basin Institute (Claremont, CA)
Panelists:
Richard Paul Margolis, First Vice President, China Strategy, Merill Lynch (Asia Pacific)
Ltd. (Hong Kong) Minxin Pei, Senior Associate, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
(Washington, DC), Richard Tan, Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Millennium Corporation
(Hong Kong)
Ying Wu, President and Chief Executive Officer, UTStarcom China (Beijing)
The U.S-Mexico Connection
4:15 pm - 5:30 pm: CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Venture Capital's Role
Reconstructing Russia
Emerging Markets in Our Own Backyard
African Dawn?
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Reception
7:00 pm - 9:30 pm: Dinner
TECHNOLOGY, THE ECONOMY AND SOCIETY
Friday, March 10, 2000
6:00 am - 7:15 am: Breakfast
7:30 am - 8:45 am: GENERAL SESSION - United States Overview 2000
8:45 am - 10:00 am: GENERAL SESSION - Electronic Commerce
10:15 am - 11:30 am: CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Banking, Globalization and the Information Age
How Vulnerable Is East Asia?
The economic statistics look better than a year or two ago in East Asia. Where should
direct and portfolio investors focus right now? Structural reforms have been
implemented in some countries, but not in others.
Washington/IMF advice has been only partially heeded. Were Asia's problems wrongly
analyzed? Are the non-reformers destined to fail again? If so, what then?
Moderator:
Thomas Gordon Plate, Professor, Policy and Communications Studies,
University of California, Los Angeles; Contributing Editor and Columnist,
Los Angeles Times; and Founder, Asia Pacific Media Network
Panelists
Steven C. Clemons, New American Foundation (Washington, DC)
Kenneth S. Courtis, Managing Director, Strategist and Chief Economist,
Deutsche Bank Group Asia Pacific (Tokyo)
Hilton Root, Acting Director of Global Studies, Milken Institute
Is Latin America's Future Secure?
Forecasting in the Information Age
11:45 am - 1:30 pm: Lunch
NOBEL LAUREATES II
This closing session will again feature more Nobel Laureates in Economic
Science - an appropriate retrospective closing to the Milken Institute
Global Conference.
Moderator:
Michael Milken, Chairman, Milken Institute
Panelists:
Franco Modigliani, Institute Professor (Emeritus), Sloan School of
Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge)
John F. Nash, Senior Research Mathematician, Princeton University
Douglass C. North, Professor in Arts and Sciences, Washington University (St. Louis)
Myron S. Scholes, Partner, Oak Hill Capital Partners, Inc., and Professor of Finance
(Emeritus), Graduate School of Business, Stanford University (Palo Alto)
Reinhard Selten, Professor (Emeritus), University of Bonn
The cost of the Milken Institute 2000 Global Conference is $950. For more information
please visit the Milken
Institute website.
March 9 -12, 2000
Association for Asian Studies 52nd Annual Meeting
Town and Country Resort and Convention Center
San Diego, California
(619) 291-7131
This year's meeting features more than 200 panels and roundtable
sessions and exhibitions by more than 100 publishers and organizations.
Association for Asian Studies website
meeting website
March 9, 2000
Committee on Teaching About Asia Conference
9 am - 2 pm
Price Center, Gallery A
University of California, San Diego
The Committee on Teaching About Asia (CTA) is sponsoring several meetings in
conjunction with the Association for Asian Studies 2000 meeting in San Diego. Teachers and
librarians at all grade levels are cordially invited to attend three sessions structured
to strengthen and inform their teaching about Asia .
9 - 10:30am Richard H. Minear (History, University of Massachusetts) speaks on
his recent publication, Dr. Seuss Goes to War. Following the slide
presentation, Professor Minear will challenge the audience to expand upon several Seuss
cartoons much as they might in a classroom setting.
10:45 to 11:30 Lynda Claassen, Director, Special Collections at Geisel Library will
lead participants through the Seuss Birthday exhibition and other materials bearing on
Asian studies.
1 to 2 p.m. Lucien Ellington, Editor, Education About Asia (Sociology,
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga) will lead a panel of contributors and users of
teaching potentials found in Education About Asia . EAA is a publication of the
Association for Asian Studies devoted to enhancing student understanding of Asia and
building bridges between colleges, universities, and schools. Sample copies will be used
to highlight the K-16 teaching materials found in several recent issues.
The program will be held in the Price Center, Gallery A. Price Center is adjacent to
the central Geisel Library. Parking permits and maps are available at the Information
Center on Gilman Drive at the south end of campus.
Questions may be directed to Paul Otis, Department of History, UCSD, e-mail potis@ucsd.edu or phone (858) 534-1996.
March 10, 2000
"The Problem of Urban Migrants in China"
Qiang Li Sociology,
Chinese People's University (Beijing)
12 - 1:30 pm
4355D Public Policy (ISSR Conf. Rm.), UCLA
This presentation is sponsored by the California Center for Population Research.
For more information on upcoming workshops visit http://www.ccpr.ucla.edu/workshops.htm
UCLA MAP http://www.ucla.edu/map/campus.html
March 10, 2000
Asian Update Series: Korea Briefing 2000, Challenges and Change at the Turn of
the Century
South Korea's Financial Crisis and Economic Restructuring
Doowon Lee Economics, Yonsei University
Social Crisis in Korea
Kyung-Sup Chang Sociology, Seoul National University
Moderator: Kongdan Oh, Institute for Defense Analyses
12:30p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Banquet Room, Faculty Center University of Southern California Southwest corner of Hoover
Street and Child's Way Parking: Gate 3 on the USC campus, located on Figueroa St. at 35th
St.
The seminar is hosted by the USC East Asian
Studies Center, CIBEAR, and the Asia Society. Corporate sponsorship by Korean Air.
Space is limited and reservations are required. Please reserve your seat(s) by
Wednesday, March 8, 2000 by fax (213) 624-0158, phone (213) 624-0945, or email aihsienh@asiasoc.org 24 hours cancellation
requested for all programs.
March 10, 2000
"Models of Indo-Iranian Origins"
James Mallory
Queen's University, Belfast
4 pm
A153 UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
This talk is part of the "Talks on Chinese Art &
Archaeology" series organized by Lothar
von Falkenhausen (Art History, UCLA). These talks are variously sponsored by
the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, the Costen Institute of Archaeology, and the UCLA Department of
Art History.
March 12, 2000
Film: Meishu: Travels in Chinese Art
2 p.m.
Bowers
Museum of Cultural Art
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, California
This series combines art history and travelogue in a journey
through China. Part 2 China & the World explores the relationship between
trade, ideology, and cultural distinction in China's historical evolution. (55mins) Free
with Museum admission.
March 13, 2000
"Identity and Assimilation: Cheju Island Under the Koryo and Choson
Governments"
Kimiaki Takahashi
Nagoya University
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
243 Royce Hall, UCLA
Presented by the UCLA Center for Korean
Studies and the International Studies and Overseas Programs. For more
information contact (310) 825-3284.
March 13, 2000
"Gender and Nation: Contemporary Taiwanese Fiction"
Mei Chia-ling
Taiwan National University
noon
243 Royce Hall, UCLA
Prof. Mei, speaking in Chinese, will examine the construction and deconstruction of
patriarchal national imagination in Taiwan literature from the colonial era to the
present. Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies. Call (310)
825-8683 for more information.
March 13, 2000
A Roundtable discussion
with Chinese Author Mo Yan
5 pm
243 Royce Hall, UCLA
Mo Yan (b. 1956) is the author of numerous novels and short story collections. Among
his best known are Red Sorghum, The Garlic Ballads, and Explosions
and Other Stories. Sponsored by
the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies and the
UCLA Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures. Call (310) 825-8683 for more
information.
March 14, 2000
Taiwan's Presidential Election: The Palpitations of Democracy
8 - 10 a.m.
Hotel Inter-Continental Los Angeles,
Los Angeles, CA, 90012
Breakfast briefing will be hosted by Wilbur Woo of the Beth and Wilbur Woo Foundation.
Dr. Clark, a leading expert on Taiwan, will give an update on Taiwan's presidential
election. This single speaker program will be held one week before the election. Dr. Clark
is an Alumni Professor of Political Science at Auburn University. Sponsored by the Asia
Society. Additional corporate support provided by Cathay Pacific Airways.
March 14, 2000
“On Garuda's Wings: Indonesian Migrants to Southern California”
Clark Cunningham
University of Illinois, Urbana
noon
11377 Bunche Hall, UCLA
Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Southeast
Asian Studies. For more information please contact (310) 206-9163.
March 15, 2000
"Depictions of Ethical Transmission: South Korean Narratives of Formation
in the 1970s"
Helen Koh
University of Chicago
3 pm
243 Royce Hall
Helen Koh is a candidate for a position in the UCLA Department of East Asian Languages and
Cultures. This talk is sponsored by the Department and the UCLA Center for Korean Studies. Call (310)
825-3284 for additional information.
March 15, 2000
The Dried Corpses Of Xinjiang In Context: Archaeological & Historical
Perpectives
Lin Meicun (Department of Archaeology, Peking Univ.)
Rong Xinjiang (Department of History, Peking Univ.)
Shui Tao (Archaeology Program, Department of History, Nanjing Univ.)
Xu Wenkan (Senior Researcher, Shanghai People's Publishing House)
4-6 pm
Common Room, Institute of Archaeology (Fowler Museum, A153) UCLA
Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese
Studies, and the Costen Institute of
Archaeology. Call (310) 825-8683
for more information.
March 15, 2000
"Secret World of the Forbidden City: Ritual & Adornment"
Janet Baker
Curator of Asian Art, Bowers Museum
7 p.m.
The second of a four-part series by Dr. Baker for those wishing to gain a broader
understanding of Chinese art. The lectures will be hosted in a Fellow's home and will cost
$15 per session. Also on March 8, 22, 29. Call (714) 567-3672 for Fellows information. Bowers Museum of
Cultural Art
March 16, 2000
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Field Hearing on Religious
Freedom in China
Wei Jingsheng, Chinese dissident and former political prisoner;
Frank Lu, Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy, Hong Kong;
Agya Rinpoche, a high-ranking Tibetan Buddhist leader who will be speaking out for the
first time since fleeing China;
Bob Fu, a leader of the underground Christian church who fled China after several arrests;
Erping Zhang, a spokesman for and practitioner of the Falun Gong spiritual movement;
Harry Wu, a critic of China's human rights record; - a representative of the Uighur Muslim
community.
9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Los Angeles Unified School District Board
Room 450 North Grand Avenue
Downtown Los Angeles
The purpose of the hearing is to gather information for the Commission's annual report
to the Administration and Congress, due May 1.
The Commission on International Religious Freedom was created by the International
Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to give independent recommendations to the executive branch
and the Congress. Call (202) 523-3257 for more information.
March 16, 2000
"The Politics of Freedom in 20th century Philippines and Vietnam"
Ben Kerkvliet
Australian National University
noon
11377 Bunche Hall, UCLA
Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Southeast
Asian Studies. For more information please contact (310) 206-9163.
March 16, 2000
"Mapping Lin'an: Cultural Spaces in the Capital of Approaching Peace"
Hui-shu Lee
Stanford University
3:30 p.m.
275 Dodd Hall, UCLA
Presented by the UCLA Dept. of Art History.
March 17, 2000
"Korea Between Empires, 1895-1919"
Andre Schmid
University of Toronto
3 pm
243 Royce Hall, UCLA
Prof. Schmid is a candidate for a position in the UCLA Department of East Asian Languages and
Cultures. This talk is sponsored by the Department and the UCLA Center for Korean Studies. Call (310)
825-3284 for additional information.
March 17, 2000
"Interpreting the Status of Eurasian Women in the Early Iron Age"
Jeannine Davis-Kimball
University of California, Berkeley
4 pm
A153 UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
This talk is part of the "Talks on Chinese Art &
Archaeology" series organized by Lothar
von Falkenhausen (Art History, UCLA). These talks are variously sponsored by
the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies, the Costen Institute of Archaeology, and the UCLA Department of
Art History.
March 17, 2000
"Taiwan's Elections: Ramifications for US-China Relations"
Yuan Ming
Institute of International Relations, Beijing University
noon
4269 Bunche Hall, UCLA
Professor Yuan Ming is the Director of the Institute of International Relations at
Peking University, and has had extensive scholarly experience in the United States and the
U.K., as a visiting scholar or visiting fellow at institutions such as U.C. Berkeley,
Oxford University, The Carter Center in Atlanta, GA, the Carnegie Endowment for
International Peace, and the Brookings Institute.
Professor Yuan has published widely on U.S.-China relations, foreign policy, culture, and
international relations. She is widely recognized as one of the most influential PRC
scholars in the field of Chinese-American relations, and is an important foreign policy
advisor to the Chinese government. Sponsored by the UCLA
Center for Chinese Studies. Call (310) 825-8683 for more information.
March 19, 2000
"Scenic Splendors of China & Tibet"
Janet Baker,
Curator of Asian Art, Bowers Museum
2 p.m.
Bowers
Museum of Cultural Art
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, California
A Preview of the Bowers Museum trip scheduled for July 2000. You
do not need to sign up for the trip to enjoy this exciting visual narrative. Museum
Members $10, non-Members $15. For advance reservations (MUSEUM MEMBERS ONLY) call (714)
567-3680.
March 20, 2000
“Penis Implants in Southeast Asia: The Resurgence of an Historical
Tradition”
Dr. Terry Hull,
Australian National University
noon
11377 Bunche Hall, UCLA
Lunch will be provided.
Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Southeast
Asian Studies. For more information please contact (310) 206-9163.
March 20, 2000
"The Occupation
Cinema and Hieroglyphic Inscription of History"
Mitsuhiro Yoshimoto
Asian Languages and Literature, University of Iowa
3 p.m.
Hacienda, UCLA Faculty Center
Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Japanese
Studies. Call (310) 825-8681 for additional information.
March 22, 2000
"The Taiwan Election: A View from the Mainland"
Yuan Ming
Director, Institute of International Relations
Director, American Studies Center at Peking University.
3:30 pm
VKC 260, University of Southern California
Prof. Yuan Ming is visiting USC as a Provost's Distinguished Visitor and the seminar is
well timed just after the Taiwan elections which have been in the news lately. Prof. Yuan
is widely recognized as one of the most influential PRC scholars in the field of
U.S.-China relations. Prof. Yuan is a frequent adviser to the Chinese government.
Fellows Lecture Series: Secret World of the Forbidden City Scholarly
Endeavors
Janet Baker
Curator of Asian Art, Bowers Museum
7 p.m.
The third of a four-part series by Dr. Baker for those wishing to gain a broader
understanding of Chinese art. The lectures will be hosted in a Fellow's home and will cost
$15 per session. Also on March 29. Call (714) 567-3672 for Fellows information. Bowers Museum of
Cultural Art
March 27, 2000
USC Provost's Distinguished Visitor Lecture Series:
"The Absence of Antiquity: Imaginary Collections of Art in Ming Dynasty China"
Craig Clunas
Art History, Sussex University
4 pm
101 Harris Hall, University of Southern California
Reception will follow. Enter by Gate 6 on Vermont. Parking $6.
Craig Clunas is Professor and Chair of Art History at the University of Sussex,
England. Prof. Clunas's work uses a cross-cultural perspective and engages a wide range of
theoretical literature to question major assumptions in the fields of social, intellectual
and art history in Europe and Asia. His many books include Pictures and Visuality in
Early Modern China (1997), Fruitful Sites: Garden Culture in Ming Dynasty China
(1996), and Superfluous Things: Social Status and Material Culture in Early Modern
China (1991).
Prof. Clunas's visit and lecture are co-sponsored by the Departments of East Asian
Languages and Cultures and Art History at USC, and the Getty Research Institute. For more
information, contact La Cealya Burns, Dept. of Art History (213) 740-4552; email: <lburns@usc.edu>
March 26, 2000
Film: Meishu: Travels in Chinese Art
2 p.m.
Bowers
Museum of Cultural Art
2002 North Main Street
Santa Ana, California
This series combines art history and travelogue in a journey
through China. Part 3 The Chinese Identity explores the issues of national
character and artistic symbolism as reflected in Chinese Art. (55mins) Free with Museum
admission.
March 29, 2000
Fellows Lecture Series: Secret World of the Forbidden City Leisurely
Pursuits
Janet Baker
Curator of Asian Art, Bowers Museum
7 p.m.
The last of a four-part series by Dr. Baker for those wishing to gain a broader
understanding of Chinese art. The lectures will be hosted in a Fellow's home and will cost
$15 per session. Also on March 8, 15, 22. Call (714) 567-3672 for Fellows information. Bowers Museum of
Cultural Art
March 30, 2000
"A Conversation with Craig Clunas"
4:30-6 pm
USC Campus Student Union Room B1 "Cardinal Conference Room"
(enter via Career Planning and Placement Office)
This informal discussion will focus on Prof. Clunas's review article "Modernity
Gobal and Local: Consumption and the Rise of the West," in American Historical
Review (Dec. 1999). Copies of the article are available from Elizabeth Bleicher, ADM
304 (USC Dean's office). Reservations are necessary. RSVP to the Humanities Initiative:
huminit@usc.edu, (213) 740-2444. This discussion is co-sponsored by the USC Provost's
Distinguished Visitor series and the Ahmanson Initiative in the Humanities. For more
information on Prof. Clunas, please refer to the short biography under March 27 above.
Where to send announcements:
Please send announcements of East Asia-related events, performances, and exhibitions to
Clayton
Dube
UCLA Center for East Asian Studies
11266 Bunche Hall, UCLA
Los Angeles, California 90095-1487
email: <cdube@isop.ucla.edu>
fax: (310) 206-3555
