Lectures, conferences, and performances
March 1, 2001
"The Missionaries and the Korean 1919 Independence Movement "
Samuel Moffett, Princeton University
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
243 Royce Hall,
UCLA
Sponsored by the UCLA Center
for Korean Studies. For more information please call (310)
825-3284.
March 1-3, 2001
Screening of "Lifecord, (T'ae)," by Oh T'ae-sok.
Translated by Ah-jeong Kim & R.B. Graves. Directed by Cheolseung Kim.
UCLA Dept. of Theater, MFA.
March 1 and 2, 7:30 p.m.
March 3, 2:00 & 7:30 p.m.
1340 Macgowan Hall, UCLA
Admission is free. Oh T'ae-sok is a leading contemporary playwright in
Korea. Since 1960 he has written and directed over 30 plays. His aesthetic
is deeply rooted in Korean culture, but his plays are on the cutting edge of
modern artistic expression. The text for this production of Lifecord uses
the first official English translation which was done by Professor Ah-jeong
Kim of Cal State Northridge (in "The Metacultural Theater of Oh
T'ae-sok: Five Plays from the Korean Avant-Garde, University of Hawaii
Press, 1999). The director, Cheolseung Kim, a promising young Korean
director is currently an MFA directing student at UCLA.
March 2, 2001
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Retrospective: Screening of A Time to Live
and a Time to Die
Los Angeles
County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-6000 (general information)
(323) 857-0098 (TDD)
Other screenings of Hou Hsiao-Hsien's films will be shown on March
3, March 8, March
9, and March 10. For further
information, please call LACMA at 323-857-6177.
March 3, 2001
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Retrospective: Screening of Puppetmaster
Los Angeles
County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-6000 (general information)
(323) 857-0098 (TDD)
Other screenings of Hou Hsiao-Hsien's films will be shown on March
2, March 8, March
9, and March 10. For further
information, please call LACMA at 323-857-6177.
March 3, 2001
"Race, Class, and Identity: Cultural Understanding Through
Cinema"
Screening of Snow Falling on Cedars
1-4 p.m.
Glendale Central Library
A film and discussion series that will include eight feature length films
and videos that represent, engage, and challenge the multicultural identities
of Southern California communities. Other film screenings and discussion
will take place on February
22, March
4, March
10, March
17, March
22, March
31, and April
7.
Admission is free. Co-sponsored by the Asia Society. For
more information please contact (213) 624-0945 or email aslastaff@asiasoc.org
March 3, 2001
Visual Artists Guild's New Years Dinner: Chinatown 2001
4 p.m.
Walking Tour of Chinatown from the Chinese Historical Society, 411 Bernard
St., Chinatown
5:30 p.m.
Registration/No Host Bar-Golden Dragon Restaurant
6 p.m.
Dinner-Golden Dragon Restaurant (Chinese banquet style, vegetarian available)
960 N. Broadway, Chinatown, (213) 626-2039
7-9 p.m.
Chinatown Art Gallery Openings:
Goldman Tevis, 932 Chung King Road
China Art Objects, 933 Chung King Road
Diannepruess, 945 Chung King Road
Black Dragon Society, 961 Chung King Road
AH, 427 Bernard Street
Event Parking: $1 behind Golden Dragon Restaurant
Reservations: (310) 539-0234 or (323) 665-5665
Email Registrations: VISUALAL@PACBELL.NET
Mail checks to: VISUAL ARTISTS GUILD, PO Box 861132, Los Angeles, CA
90088-1132
March 4, 2001
"Race, Class, and Identity: Cultural Understanding Through
Cinema"
Screening of The Debut
1-4 p.m.
Norris Theater, USC School of Television and Cinema
A film and discussion series that will include eight feature length films
and videos that represent, engage, and challenge the multicultural identities
of Southern California communities. Other film screenings and discussion
will take place on February
22, March
3, March
10, March
17, March
22, March
31, and April
7.
Admission is free. Co-sponsored by the Asia Society. For
more information please contact (213) 624-0945 or email aslastaff@asiasoc.org
March 5, 2001
International Women's Day Lecture, " Report from the field: Women's
Studies in Asia "
Ellen DuBois and Rachel Lee
12 noon - 1:30 p.m.
355 Kinsey Hall, UCLA
Women from China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan
and Thailand gathered at Ewha Women's University in Seoul, Korea in
October 2000 for an international conference on Women's Studies in Asia
2000. Join UCLA Professors Ellen DuBois (History) and Rachel Lee (English)
for a report from the field. For more information about the conference,
please visit http://www.wsasia.org.
Sponsored by the UCLA Center for
the Study of Women.
March 5, 2001
Between Art and Science: "Modernology" and "Street
Observation Studies" in Tokyo
Jordan Sand, Assistant Professor of Japanese History and Culture,
Georgetown University
3 p.m.
Sierra Room, Faculty Center,
UCLA
Our colloquia are free, and no registration is required. Parking will
be available for $6 at Lot 2.
Sponsored by the Center for
Japanese Studies. If you have questions please contact (310)
825-8681 or bird@isop.ucla.edu.
March 6, 2001
"The Risks of Nuclear War in South Asia"
Scott Sagan, Co-Director, Center for International Security and
Cooperation, (CISAC)
3:30 - 5:00 p.m.
Public Policy 4357B, UCLA
Sponsored by the Burkle Center for International
Relations.
March 7, 2001
Recent Developments in Indonesia
Dorojatun Kuntjoro-Jakti, Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the
United States
12 noon -1:30 p.m.
Emerald Room, The Regal Biltmore Hotel
506 S. Grand St., Los Angeles CA 90071
Indonesia's Ambassador Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti will provide an update
on the situation in his country. Dr. Dorodjatun Kuntjoro-Jakti has been
involved in professional and international activities including
Non-Aligned Movement, Pacific Business Forum, APEC Economic Leaders
Meeting (ALEM), APEC Business Advisory Council, and Regional Security
Study Program, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS).
Sponsored by the Asia
Society and the Los Angeles World Affairs Council. Reservations are
required. Members $33; Non-members $43. Lunch is included. Call (213)
624-0945 X 14 to reserve a place or to get additional information.
Dinner Address on Recent Developments in Indonesia and US-Indonesia
Relations
Dorojatun Kuntjoro-Jakti
6 p.m.
Atrium Hotel, Irvine
A reception will follow the dinner and the address. Admission fees
required. $37 for Asia Society members, $47 for non-members, and $35 for
students. To RSVP, please call 213-624-0945 ext. 14, fax 213-624-0158 or
e-mail jeffreyi@asiasoc.org by
March 5.
March 7, 2001
A Talk by Professor Hsu, author of "Dreaming of Gold, Dreaming of
Home: Transnationalism and Migration Between the United States and South
China,1882-1943" (Stanford University Press)
Madeline Hsu, San Francisco State University
Henry Yu, History and Asian American Studies, UCLA
4-6 p.m.
Asian American Studies Conference Room,
3232 Campbell Hall, UCLA
Open and Free to the UCLA campus and the general public Park in Lot 5
($6.00/day)
Prof. Madeline Hsu's new book is a groundbreaking study that provides a
model for transnational history. Hsu received her PhD in history from Yale
University, and her careful historical research in Chinese and English
language sources in both China and in the United States is an exemplar of
how transnational studies need to be done. Prof. Hsu shows how Chinese
immigrant men were not merely the "lonely bachelors" so often
portrayed in history texts, but they were tied in long distance
relationships to women and families in China. In many parts of South
China, having extended family networks that included Overseas Chinese male
laborers became a normative pattern. Hsu's careful research leads to a
number of stunning new insights into how gender, domestic, and community
relations look absolutely different when seen from a transnational
perspective.
Sponsored by the UCLA Asian
American Studies Center and the UCLA Asians in the Americas Working
Group.
March 8, 2001
"Privatization of Higher Education in Thailand Under the New
Constitution: The Effect on Faculty, Students, and Parents"
Dr. Supa Ankurawaranon, Lecturer in Thai, SSEALC
4 p.m.
Location TBA
Sponsored by the UCLA Center for
Southeast Asian Studies Center.
March 8, 2001
"Acid Burnings in Bangladesh: Nasreen Huq Speaks Out"
(Also includes portions of ABC News 20/20 program on acid burning, which
originally aired Nov. 1999)
7p.m.
Museum of Tolerance
9786 W. Pico Blvd,
Los Angeles 90035
(southwest corner of Pico Blvd. and Roxbury Drive)
Nasreen Huq will speak about the Campaign Against Acid Violence, which
started in 1995 when she helped a young Bangladeshi acid survivor by
providing treatment, emotional support, and pursuit of criminal
prosecution. The disfigurement caused is permanent and extremely painful.
Many women lose their eyesight, and the acid often permanently joins chin
to chest or lips to nose. The pain and distress are compounded by the
(often justified) fear of rejection by husbands, family and community.
Ms. Huq's organization, Naripokko, now supports many acid-violence
victims and documents occurrences in Bangladesh and worldwide. Some 200
cases of acid-throwing are believed to occur every year in Bangladesh,
mostly committed by jilted suitors and abusive husbands, and often with
impunity.
Often governments let the torture of women go unpunished, especially
when the torturer is a family or community member. They say it is a
private matter. But, human rights standards say governments must prevent,
investigate and punish torture, whether it is committed by a corrections
officer or an intimate partner. As part of its Campaign to Stop Torture,
Amnesty International calls for governments to prosecute these cases.
Learn how you can help end this abuse!
March 8 commemorates International Women's Day, marked by the United
Nations and women's groups around the world.
Free, but ADVANCE RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED. Call 310-772-2498. For
information: 310-815-0450 or aiusala@aiusa.org
A flyer is attached to distribute to others.
Sponsored by Amnesty International
and the Museum of Tolerance.
March 8, 2001
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Retrospective: Screening of "Flowers of
Shanghai"
Los Angeles
County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-6000 (general information)
(323) 857-0098 (TDD)
Other screenings of Hou Hsiao-Hsien's films will be shown on March
2, March 3, March
9, and March 10. For further
information, please call LACMA at 323-857-6177.
March 9, 2001
"The Practice of the Text & the Practice of the Tomb:
Weddings and Joint Burial in Middle-Period China"
Christian de Pee, Center for Chinese Studies, UC Berkeley
12 noon
10383 Bunche
Hall, UCLA
Ritual manuals, writing manuals, legal texts, and almanacs of the
middle period (8th to 14th centuries) write wedding rituals that are
mutually incompatible because they assume fundamentally different
conceptualizations of time, space, bodies, and text. Were the competing
discourses segregated in the ritual practice of weddings as well? In the
material traces of joint burials, competing discourses combine to amplify
the unifying theme of reproduction. Thus, while the discourses remained
strictly segregated in the texts, they converged (but remained logically
distinct) in the ritual time and space of the tomb, suggested that they
may have done so in wedding ritual as well.
Christian de Pee received his MA in Chinese studies from the University
of Leiden, the Netherlands, and his Ph.D. in Chinese history from Columbia
University. This year he is a post-doctoral fellow at the Center for
Chinese Studies, University of California at Berkeley, where he is
preparing a book manuscript entitled, Text as Practice: The Writing of
Weddings in Premodern China (Eighth through Fourteenth Centuries).
Sponsored by the UCLA Center for
Chinese Studies. Please call (310) 825-8683 for more
information.
March 9, 2001
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Retrospective: Screening of "Dust in the
Wind and Goodbye South, Goodbye"
Los Angeles
County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-6000 (general information)
(323) 857-0098 (TDD)
Other screenings of Hou Hsiao-Hsien's films will be shown on March
2, March 3, March
8, and March 10. For further
information, please call LACMA at 323-857-6177.
March 10, 2001
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Retrospective: Screening of "A City of
Sadness"
Los Angeles
County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323) 857-6000 (general information)
(323) 857-0098 (TDD)
Other screenings of Hou Hsiao-Hsien's films will be shown on March
2, March 3, March
8, and March 9. For further
information, please call LACMA at 323-857-6177.
March 10, 2001
"Race, Class, and Identity: Cultural Understanding Through
Cinema"
Screening of Restless
2:30-5 p.m.
Bowers Museum of Cultural Art
A film and discussion series that will include eight feature length
films and videos that represent, engage, and challenge the multicultural
identities of Southern California communities. Other film screenings
and discussion will take place on February
22, March
3, March
4, March
17, March
22, March
31, and April
7.
Admission is $8 for members, $10 for non-members. Co-sponsored by
the Asia Society. For more information please contact (213) 624-0945
or email aslastaff@asiasoc.org
March 12, 2001
"Cambodian Narrative Sites for Buddhist Ethical Reflection"
Anne R. Hansen, University of Wisconsin
12 p.m.
243 Royce
Hall, UCLA
Sponsored by the Department
of East Asian Language & Cultures and the Center
for Southeast Asian Studies.
March 12, 2001
"After the Cold War: Democratic Peace or US Hegemony"
John Mearsheimer, Department of Political Science, University of Chicago
Chalmers Johnson, Japan Policy Research Organization
2:00-5:30 p.m.
Room 6275, Bunche
Hall, UCLA
Cosponsored by the Burkle Center
for International Relations.
March 13, 2001
Symposium on "Protestantism in Korean and Korean-American
Histories"
1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Sierra Room, UCLA Faculty
Center
Reception to follow
Presider: Timothy Lee, University of Chicago
Presenters: Albert Park, University of Chicago "Visions of the Nation:
Sin Heung-Woo and the YMCA Rural Movement, 1926-1939."
Paul Chang, UCLA "Protestant Theology and Praxis During the Yushin
Era"
Il-Koo Cho, Claremont Graduate University "Healing in the Context
of Korean entecostalism, 1950s to the Present: Historical and Ethnographic
Approaches."
Duk Hee Murabayashi, University of Hawaii "The Korean Contribution
to Methodism in Hawaii."
Jacqueline Pak, UCLA "An Ch'angho: The Presbyterian Genesis of
Korean Democracy"
Soo-young Chin, USC "Bearing Witness: Korean Protestant Exorcism,
Death, and Law in the United States"
Respondents: Byong-suh Kim, UCLA & Stephen Kim, (invited) Claremont
School of Theology
Sponsored by the UCLA Center
for Korean Studies. For more information please call (310)
825-3284.
March 13, 2001
Women's History Month Lecture: "National Liberation and
Korean Women in Japan"
Sonia Ryang
4 p.m.
Kinsey 355, UCLA
Sonia Ryang, author of The World of North Koreans in Japan: Language,
Ideology, and Identity (1997), editor of Koreans in Japan: Critical Voices
From the Margin (2000); Professor of Anthropology, Johns Hopkins
University.
Sponsored by the Center for the Study
of Women. For more information call (310) 825-0590.
March 14, 2001
"Harmony and Perfection: Medieval Buddhist Art in Korea"
Young-sook Pak, SOAS, University of London
3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
275 Dodd Hall, UCLA
Sponsored by the UCLA Center
for Korean Studies. For more information please call (310)
825-3284.
March 14, 2001
"History, Dating, & Modern Doubts: The Xia-Shang-Zhou
Chronology Project"
Fan Yuzhou, Nanjing University
4 p.m.
243 Royce
Hall, UCLA
In 1996 a state-sponsored commission was charged with the
responsibility of coming up with definite dates for China? first three
dynasties, the Xia, Shang, and Zhou . . . within three years. Apparently
the liberal use of the word "circa" when discussing early China,
and the expression of continuing doubts about the very existence of the
Xia, rankled certain persons in authority in Beijing. Given that the
Project was conceived and nurtured by the authorities, and that it has
been from the beginning infused with nationalism, not surprisingly it has
engendered a great deal of controversy, both within China and without.
Professor Fan, while not an official participant, has taken a strong
interest in the Project and is both familiar with, and highly critical of,
the results.
Fan Yuzhou is professor of archaeology in the History Department at
Nanjing University. He is a chief member of the Specialist Committee of
the Ancient Civilization Studies Center, Chinese Academy of Social
Sciences, and holds adjunct positions of professor at the Yangzhou Center,
National Cultural Relics Bureau, in the Fine Art Department of Nanjing
Arts College, and in the Chinese Civilization Department, Southeast
University. His specialty is the study of Shang oracle bone inscriptions
and Western Zhou bronze inscriptions, and his particular area of interest
is the reconstruction of the ancient Chinese calendrical system.
Sponsored by the UCLA Center for
Chinese Studies. Please call (310) 825-8683 for more
information.
March 15, 2001
"Family Social Capital in Urban China: A Network
Measurement"
Yanjie Bian, Visiting Fellow of the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies
12 noon
10383 Bunche
Hall, UCLA
Networks of personal connections (guanxi) in China, centering on the
family and kin, extend to non-kin also, where relationships which can
involve a high degree of intimacy and trust are based on exchange of
favors. Using survey data on 386 families, Professor Bian has measured
networks and their embedded social capital among people who follow the
tradition of greeting each other during the New Year season, and come up
with a composite indicator of total social capital. The families vary
tremendously in this indicator. The larger the network, the smaller the
proportion of kin ties, and the greater the social capital. There are also
social class differences in network characteristics. In this talk,
Professor Bian will provide a tentative quantitative and qualitative
analysis to account for class differences in social capital volume.
Yanjie Bian (Ph.D., SUNY Albany) is associate professor of sociology at
the University of Minnesota and the Hong Kong University of Science and
Technology, where he is the founding director of the Survey Research
Center. He is the author of Work and Inequality in Urban China (1994) and
the co-editor of Survey Research in Chinese Societies: Methods and
Findings (2001) and Market Transition and Social Stratification:
American Sociologists' Analyses of China (2001). His main interests
are social networks and social stratification in Chinese cities.
Sponsored by the UCLA Center for
Chinese Studies. Please call (310) 825-8683 for more
information.
March 15, 2001
"Spacing Time in Early Korean History: The Systematic
Rectification of Anachronisms in the Samguk sagi"
Jonathan Best, Wesleyan University
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
275 Dodd Hall, UCLA
Sponsored by the UCLA Center
for Korean Studies. For more information please call (310)
825-3284.
March 15, 2001
Discussion on Treason by the Book by Jonathan Spence
Jonathan Spence, Yale University
7 p.m.
Mark Taper Auditorium, L.A. Central Library (5th & Flower Streets,
downtown Los Angeles)
Jonathan Spence discusses his new book, Treason by the Book, a
"historical account about a secret, treacherous plot against the 18th
century Yongzheng emperor.
Jonathan Spence has been described as "the best known and most
talented historian of China writing in English today" (LA Times).
Sponsored by the UCLA Center for
Chinese Studies. Please call (310) 825-8683 for more
information.
March 16-18, 2001
"Establishing a Discipline: The Past, Present and Future of Korean
Art History"
Los Angeles
County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323)
857-6000 (general information) (323) 857-0098 (TDD)
Friday March 16, 2001 Keynote Panel: 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
Hong Sonp'yo Ewha Women's University: "O Sech'ang's (1864-1953)
Kunyok sohwa ching, a Cornerstone of Korean Art History"
Park Soon-won Georgetown University "Colonial Invention: Korean
Art Histories Written by Japanese Scholars"
Kim Youngna Seoul National University "The Achievements and
Limitations of Ko Yusop (1905-1944), a Luminary in Korean Art
History"
Michael Cunningham Cleveland Museum of Art "The National Museum of
Korea (1908- ): An Historical Outline"
Ahn Hwi-joon Seoul National University "Studies on Korean Art
History by Dr. Kim Chewon (1909-1990) and Prof. Kim Won-yong
(1922-1998)"
Saturday March 17, 2001 Early Buddhist Art: 9 am to 11:30 a.m.
Discussant: Kim Lena Hong Ik University
Rhi Juhyung Seoul National University "Image, Presence, and
Reality: Aspects of Experiencing Images in Early Buddhist Art of
Korea"
Jonathan W. Best Wesleyan University "King Mu (r. 600-641) and the
Making and Meanings of the Miruk-sa of Paekche"
Choe Songeun Duksung Women's University "The Bronze Mold of a
Buddha Image from the West Pagoda of Hwaom-sa"
Han Kyeong Soon Kyongju University "A Buddhist Mural at the
Tae'ung-jon Hall of Pongjong-sa in Andong: Method of Production and Means
of Preservation"
The History and Influence of Korean ceramics: 1 p.m to 3:30 p.m.
Discussant: Choi Kon Hae Gang Ceramics Museum
Yun Yongi Won Kwang University "The Origin and Evolution of Koryo
Celadons"
Katayama Mabi Museum of Oriental Ceramics "A Comparative Study of
Inlaid Celadons in Korea and Japan"
Lee Soyoung Columbia University "Beyond the Center: Regional
Ceramic Production in the Sixteenth Century"
Jeon Seung-Chang Ho-Am Art Museum "White Porcelain with Underglaze
Copper-red Decoration of the 18th and 19th Centuries"
Sunday March 18, 2001 Secular Arts of the Choson Period: 9 a.m to 10:45
a.m.
Discussant: Yi Song-mi The Academy of Korean Studies
Park Dowha Kyongju University "The Source and Meaning of Woodblock
Prints of the Buddhist 'Sutra of Parents' Mercy for their Children'"
Kim Dong-Uk Kyonggi University "Astronomy and the Remarkable
Retreat of the Retired Civil Servant Chang Hyon'gwang (1554-1637)"
Lee Taeho Chon'nam University "Chong Son's (1676-1759) Method of
Representing Actual Scenery: The 'Pagyon Waterfall' of the 1750s"
Yu Hong-June Yongnam University "Stylistic Change in
Scholar-Official Portraits During the Choson period"
Korean Art in Transition: 11:15 a.m to 1:45 p.m.
Discussant: Kim Hongnam Ewha Women's University
Chong Pyong Mo Museum of Kyongju University "Folk Art Elements in
Buddhist Paintings of the late 19th and early 20th Centuries"
Chung Hyung-min Seoul National University "'The Grand Rite' of the
'Taehan Empire (1897-1910)'"
Lee Joohyun Heidelberg University "Wu Changshuo's (1844-1927)
Influence on Modern Korean painting"
Pai Hyung Il University of California at Santa Barbara "Seoul's
South Gate, National Treasure Number 1: Colonialism, Nationalism, and the
History of Korean Cultural Properties Management"
Roundtable: Future Directions of Korean Art History: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30
p.m. Moderators: Burglind Jungmann (UCLA, LACMA) and J. Keith Wilson (LACMA)
Louise Cort, Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Lothar von
Falkenhausen, UCLA Jan Fontein, Former Director, Boston Museum of Fine
Arts Kumja Paik Kim, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco Robert Mowry,
Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University Pak Youngsook, School of
Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Pre-registration: $60 (Students $50) A pre-registration form can be
downloaded from http://www.lacma.org and
sent or faxed to:
Sponsored by the Far Eastern Art Department, Los Angeles County
Museum of Art.
March 17, 2001
Shanghai Theatre Academy Exhange
10:30-11:30 a.m.
East/West Players
120 Judge John Aiso Street, Los Angeles
Information: Mr. Tim Dang (213) 625-7000, info@eastwestplayers.org
An informal exchange between members of the Shanghai Theatre Academy
delegation and company members of East/West Players. Special discussion
with the playwriting unit of East/West Players.
For more information and other events in relation to the Shanghai
Theatre Academy, March 15-25, 2001 please see the Academy
announcement.
March 17, 2001
"Race, Class, and Identity: Cultural Understanding Through
Cinema"
Screening of Good Men, Good Women
1-4 p.m.
Bing Theater,
Los Angeles
County Museum of Art
5905 Wilshire Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90036 (323)
857-6000 (general information) (323) 857-0098 (TDD)
A film and discussion series that will include eight feature length
films and videos that represent, engage, and challenge the multicultural
identities of Southern California communities. Other film screenings
and discussion will take place on February
22, March
3, March
4, March
10, March
22, March
31, and April
7.
Admission is $8 for members, $10 for non-members. Co-sponsored by
the Asia Society. For more information please contact (213) 624-0945
or email aslastaff@asiasoc.org
March 18, 2001
Performance: Dream of Butterfly
Shanghai Theatre Academy
2 p.m.
California Institute for Chinese Performing Arts
9837 Baldwin Place, El Monte
Reservations: (626) 279-5550
For more information and other events in relation to the Shanghai
Theatre Academy, March 15-25, 2001 please see the Academy
announcement.
March 19, 2001
"Inter-Cultural Theatre"
10-12 a.m.
California State University, Northridge Nordhoff Hall (formerly
Speech-Drama), Room 111
Information: Dr. Ah-Jeong Kim (818) 677-2667 or 677-3086 ah-jeong.kim@csun.edu
An exchange between faculty and students of the Shanghai Theatre
Academy and faculty and students from CSUN, exploring the possibilities
and problems associated with inter-cultural theatrical performances.
Performance: Dream of Butterfly
Shanghai Theatre Academy
8 p.m.
California State University, Northridge Campus Theatre, Nordhoff Hall
(formerly Speech-Drama)
Reservations: (818) 677-2488
For more information and other events in relation to the Shanghai
Theatre Academy, March 15-25, 2001 please see the Academy
announcement.
March 19, 2001
"Ordinary" Masculinity in Japanese Local Politics
Robin LeBlanc
Professor of Politics, Washington and Lee University
3-5 p.m.
Hacienda Room, Faculty Center,
UCLA
Sponsored by the UCLA Center
for Japanese Studies.
March 20, 2001
"Tradition and Innovation in Contemporary Chinese
Playwriting"
9:30-11 a.m.
California State University, Northridge Sierra Hall, Room 285
Information: Dr. Rick Mitchell (818) 677-3422 rick.mitchell@csun.edu
An exchange with the playwright of Dream of Butterfly, Mr. Cao Lu-sheng,
and CSUN playwriting students.
"Acting Workshop"
9:30-11 a.m.
California State University, Northridge Nordhoff Hall (formerly
Speech-Drama), Room 113
Information: Prof. Peter Grego (818) 677-3073 or 677-3086 peter.grego@csun.edu
An exploration and comparison of approaches to acting pedagogy in
China and the United States. Actors from the production of Dream of
Butterfly and CSUN acting students will participate.
"Directing Workshop"
1-3 p.m.
California State University, Northridge Nordhoff Hall (formerly
Speech-Drama), Room 113
Information: Prof. Peter Grego (818) 677-3073 or 677-3086 peter.grego@csun.edu
An exploration and comparison of directing styles and approaches in
China and the United States. The director of Dream of Butterfly, Mr. Chen
Ming-zheng, will participate in the exchange.
"Theatre Technology and Design"
2-4 p.m.
California State University, Northridge Nordhoff Hall (formerly
Speech-Drama), Room 121
Information: Prof. Owen Smith or Prof. Jerry Abbitt (818) 677-3086 owen.smith@csun.edu
or jerry.abbitt@csun.edu
An exploration and comparison of approaches to teaching stage design
and theatre technology in China and the United States. The designer of
Dream of Butterfly, Mr. Fan He-sheng, will participate with CSUN faculty
and students in the design and technology program.
For more information and other events in relation to the Shanghai
Theatre Academy, March 15-25, 2001 please see the Academy
announcement.
March 20, 2001
"Nursing Transnational Ties: The Transfer of Professional Stigma
between India and the United States"
Sheba George, , Department of Anthropology, Pomona College
4:15 p.m.
Hahn 108, Pomona College
For more information, please contact Samuel Yamashita at syamashita@pomona.edu.
March 20-21, 2001
Milken Institute Global Conference
Beverly Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles
This two-day event examines the world's economic future with an
outstanding lineup of more than 100 speakers from leading corporations,
financial institutions, and public policy organizations. Co-sponsored by the
Asia Society in coordination with The Milken Institute. For more information
please call 310-998-2605 or register online: www.milkeninstitute.org
March 21, 2001
Performance and Workshop: Dream of Butterfly
Shanghai Theatre Academy
3:30 p.m.
1340 Macgowan Hall, UCLA
Reception to follow in the Freud Theater Courtyard
The Shanghai Theater Academy has produced China's leading artists in
film, television and theater for over fifty years. Renowned for its
avant-garde work (as well as its classical training), the Academy boasts a
faculty which includes performers in the Beijing Opera tradition,
world-class scholars and internationally-trained directors.
The Academy has promoted international exchange with universities in
Britain and United States over the past decade. In Southern California, it
has cultivated a relationship with UCLA as well as Cal State Long Beach and
Cal State Northridge. Indeed, the Academy's visit to UCLA is part of a
larger tour of the area. Notably, the West Coast premiere of "Dream of
Butterfly" will take place at Cal State Northridge at 8 p.m. on Monday,
March 19th.
The Academy's visit to UCLA was made possible through a long association
with UCLA professor Pat Harter. In 1991, Harter directed "Our
Town" at the Academy and in 1993, Jenny Lim's "Bitter Cane".
She describes the Shanghai Academy as, "an exciting and vibrant
training center."
"The energy there is just tremendous!" Harter states,
"They are eager to learn more about Western theater, and want to share
their own traditions and expertise. This is a rare opportunity for students
and professors to meet some of the finest scholars, performers and
up-and-coming theater artists in China today. We invite the entire UCLA
community to join us."
For more information about the UCLA workshop please contact Michelle
Haner at (310) 470-6326. No tickets or reservations are required ; seating
is on a first-come, first-served basis.
March 22, 2001
"Race, Class, and Identity: Cultural Understanding Through
Cinema"
Screening of Fire
7-10 p.m.
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Ave., Pasadena, CA
one half block north of Colorado Boulevard in downtown Pasadena.
A film and discussion series that will include eight feature length
films and videos that represent, engage, and challenge the multicultural
identities of Southern California communities. Other film screenings
and discussion will take place on February
22, March
3, March
4, March
10, March
17, March
31, and April
7.
Admission is free. Co-sponsored by the Asia Society. For
more information please contact (213) 624-0945 or email aslastaff@asiasoc.org
March 22, 2001
Performance: Dream of Butterfly
Shanghai Theatre Academy
8:00 p.m.
California State University, Long Beach University Theatre
Reservations: (562) 432-1818
For more information and other events in relation to the Shanghai
Theatre Academy, March 15-25, 2001 please see the Academy
announcement.
March 22-23, 2001
14th Annual Asia/Pacific Business Outlook 2001
Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los
Angeles
This two-day event offers industry and country-specific briefings,
workshops and seminars for professionals interested in maximizing business
opportunities of the Asia Pacific Rim. Co-sponsored by the Asia
Society. In coordination with USC IBEAR Executive Programs. For more
information please call 213-740-7130 or register online: http://www.apbo-conference.com
March 23, 2001
Symposium: The Asian Enlightenment
1:30-5:00 p.m.
Hahn 101, Pomona College
For more information, please contact Samuel Yamashita at syamashita@pomona.edu.
March 26, 2001
"Dizang Bodhisattva and Maitreya Mythology"
Ng Zhiru, Department of Religious Studies, Pomona College
4:15 p.m.
Hahn 108, Pomona College
For more information, please contact Samuel Yamashita at syamashita@pomona.edu.
March 29, 2001
The Southern California Japan Seminar presents
"Kawabata Across the Divide, 1937-1968"
Charles Cabell
Foreign Languages and Literatures, University of Montana
4:00-5:30 p.m.
Social Sciences Building B40, USC
Dr. Cabell will be be comparing Kawabata of the Militarist '30s with
Kawabata the Nobel Laureate.
The Southern California Japan Seminar is a project of the USC-UCLA
Joint East Asian Studies Center and is funded by the U.S. Department of
Education. This talk is co-sponsored by The USC East Asian Languages and Cultures Department.
Please contact Sean O'Connell at
(213) 740-3707, or via e-mail at: ealc@usc.edu
for details and/or directions.
March 31, 2001
"Race, Class, and Identity: Cultural Understanding Through
Cinema"
Screening of True
1-4 p.m.
Glendale Central Library
A film and discussion series that will include eight feature length
films and videos that represent, engage, and challenge the multicultural
identities of Southern California communities. Other film screenings
and discussion will take place on February
22, March
3, March
4, March
10, March
17, March
22, and April
7.
Admission is free. Co-sponsored by the Asia Society. For
more information please contact (213) 624-0945 or email aslastaff@asiasoc.org
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
UCLA Center for East Asian Studies 