USC-UCLA Joint Center for East Asian Studies 

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Southern California
East Asian Calendar of Events and Exhibitions  

May 1999  

Lectures, Conferences, and Performances | Ongoing Exhibitions |

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Ongoing Exhibitions

Ongoing through September 5, 1999

"THREADS OF LIGHT: Chinese Embroidery from Suzhou and the Photography of Robert Glenn Ketchum"

The major exhibition "Threads of Light: Chinese Embroidery from Suzhou and the Photography of Robert Glenn Ketchum" presents 30 works of art representing the pinnacle of contemporary Chinese Embroidery. Each an incredible profusion of textures, color and glancing light, these are the works of the renowned Suzhou Embroidery Resarch Institute (SERI), located in the city of Suzhou, China's most famous center of embroidery since at least the 11th century.

Most astonishing among the works on view are a series of 13 large-scale embroideries based on photographs by Robert Glenn Ketchum, one of the leading landscape photographers in the United States. Seeking ways to explore texture and incorporate greater dimension in the medium of photography, Ketchum first approached SERI and director Zhang Meifang in 1986 to explore the re-creation of several of his best known images into embroidery.

UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History
Museum Hours: Weds. - Sun., noon to 5 p.m.; Thurs. until 8 p.m.
(Closed Mon. and Tues.).  Admission is free.
Located just west of Royce Hall. Take Sunset Boulevard to Westwood Plaza and get a parking permit - $5 - for lot 4 or 5.
(310) 825-4361

Lectures, conferences, and performances

May 3, 1999

"Teaching Buddhism and Asian Religions at UCLA"

Prof. William Bodiford
Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures

A lecture in the Series: "Teaching Religion at UCLA"
Sponsored by the Center for the Study of Religion

May 3, 1999

"Conceiving the 'Happy Family': Infertility and the Politics of Reproduction in Vietnam."

Melissa Pashigian, UCLA

11:30 - 1:30 p.m.
Bunche 11377

Sponsored by the UCLA Southeast Asia Program

May 5, 1999

"The Fate of Memory: Text and Image in Representations of Kaifeng."

Prof. Stephen West, UC Berkeley

1:00 p.m.
Royce 243

Sponsored by the Center for Chinese Studies and the Dept. of East Asian Languages & Cultures.

May 6, 1999

"Japan's Economic Crisis: Causes and Cures"

Richard Katz
Visiting Lecturer, State University of New York at Stony Brook

Mr. Katz is the author of Japan the System that Soured: The Rise and Fall of the Japanese Economic Miracle.

8:00 p.m.
Social Sciences Building Room B-40
University of Southern California
Parking is available for $6 at USC Entrance #3

Sponsored by the USC/UCLA Joint Center in East Asian Studies

 

May 7, 1999

"Modernity, coloniality, and the division system on the Korean Penninsula"

Prof. Nak-Chung Paik
Seoul National University
Visiting Scholar, Harvard University

3:00 - 4:30 p.m.
243 Royce Hall

Sponsored by the Center for Korean Studies

May 7, 1999

"Beijing Spring: A Musical Odyssey"

The story of three generations caught in the spring of 1989.

A Visual Artists Guild Tiananmen commemoration event. Presented by the East West Players.

7:30 p.m. Commemoration
8:00 p.m. Musical
David Henry Hwany Theater
120 N. Judge John Aiso St.
Los Angeles

Tickets:
advanced purchase $25 orchestra 
                              $20 balcony
                              $10 students
at the door             $30 orchestra
                             $25 balcony

For further information, please call (310) 539-0234 or visit http://www.home.earthlink.net/~visualalau/beijing

May 7 - 8, 1999

[Yes, we are aware that Southern Californians don't consider Berkeley part of our region and we're certain Bay Area folks would be traumatized at their inclusion in our Southern California list. Still, since many of the participants in this conference are from UCLA and since the topics may be of interest to our own East Asian studies community, we've included this conference.]

"Economic Interdependence in the Pacific Rim: Implications for the
State of California"

FRIDAY, MAY 7—10:30 AM              
 Opening Remarks
Michelle Yeh: Chair, Pacific Rim Research Program
Keynote Address
State Senator John Vasconcellos       

Session 1—11:00 AM TO 12:30 PM        
ISSUES IN PACIFIC RIM MIGRATION, GLOBALIZATION AND  INDUSTRIAL POLICY

“Transnational Migrants and California in the Age of Globalization”             Lucie Cheng,UCLA  

“California in the Pacific Rim and World Economies”
        Raul Hinojosa-Ojeda,UCLA  

“R & D Consortia in the Pacific Rim:  A Comparison of Industrial    Policy”
        Mariko Sakakibara, UCLA           

Session 2—2:00 PM TO 3:00 PM 
PACIFIC RIM COMMODITY CHAINS AND PRODUCTION NETWORKS

“Commodity Chains and Global Production in the Asian Pacific Rim”
        Richard Appelbaum,UCSB            

“The Southern California Apparel Industry and Post-NAFTA Production Networks: Transition Takes Hold”
        Judi Kessle, UCSB           

Sesion 3— 3:15 PM TO 3:50 PM 
A JOURNALISTIC PERSPECTIVE

 “Understanding Asia’s Crises Through the  Prism of a Column”
         Thomas Plate, UCLA        

Session 4—3:50 PM TO 5:00  PM 
AGRICULTURAL TRADE AND THE PACIFIC RIM  FOOD INDUSTRY

 “East Asian Agricultural Trade Policy:Factor Market Effects and Cross Commodity Results” 
        Dan Sumner & Hyunok Lee, UCD         

 “Changing Private and Public Roles in Technological   Development:  Lessons from the Chilean Fruit Sector”
        Lovell Jarvis, UCD            

SATURDAY, MAY 8

Session 5—9:30 AM TO 11:00 AM
 COMPARATIVE MODELS IN THE  PACIFIC RIM: AGRICULTURE, BANKING AND HIGH TECHNOLOGY

 “Globalization and Restructuring of the Fruit and Vegetable Industry: the Pacific Rim and the Rise of the Modern Food System”
        Michael Watts, UCB            

“Are All Banking Crises Alike?  The Japanese Experience in   International Comparison”
        Michael Hutchison, UCSC                                  

“Understanding a Core Competency of Japanese and Korean Semiconductor Industries: the Case of DRAM Manufacturing”
        Jeffrey Kim, UCI             

Session 6—11:15 AM TO 12:00 PM       
KEYNOTE ADDRESS                                         
Kenneth Kraemer,UCI, Director, Center for Research on Information    Technology and Organizations            

Wells Fargo Room (C420)
Haas School of Business
University of California, Berkeley

May 8, 1999

Workshop: "In Search of Alternative Theories."

Organized by Philip Huang, Professor of History, UCLA

10:00 am - 12:15 pm
Chair: Yunxiang Yan (UCLA)

1) Joseph Esherick,UC San Diego: "The Relevance of the Social Interpretation for Cultural History."
Discussant: Matthew Sommer (U. of Pennsylvania)

2) Zhiyuan Cui, MIT: "Alternative Western Theories for Understanding China"
Discussant: Philip Huang (UCLA)

1:30 =96 5:00 pm
Chair: Robert Marks (Whittier College)

3) Hanchao Lu, Georgia Tech: "The Significance of the Insignificant: Reconstructing the Daily Lives of the Common People."
Discussant: Joseph Esherick (UC San Diego)

4) Philip Huang, UCLA: "Biculturality in Modern China and in Chinese Studies."
Discussant: Zhiyuan Cui (MIT)

5) Matthew Sommer, U. of Pennsylvania: "The Truth of the Body: Forensic Examination and Gender Identity in the Qing Dynasty." Discussant: Kathryn Bernhardt(UCLA)

6275 Bunche Hall

Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies

May 8, 1999

"The Conference on Human Rights Violations in Vietnam"

All presentations and discussions will be conducted in English.

1:30 - 4:30 P.M.
The Vietnamese Catholic Center
1538 N. Century Blvd., Santa Ana
(Corner of Harbor and Westminster Ave.)

Sponsored by the Vietnamese Catholic Community, Diocese of Orange.

May 8 - June 1, 1999

May 20, 1999

"Art Tour of Asian Art Objects from the Pacific Asia Museum Collection"

Guided by:
David Kamansky, Executive Dir. & Senior Curator, Pacific Asia Museum
Meher McArthur, Curator of East Asian Art, Pacific Asia Museum

6:00 - 7:30 p.m.
at the offices of Graham & James LLP
801 S. Figueroa, 14th Floor
Downtown, LA
Parking hosted by Graham & James LLP

$5 AS/members; $10 non-members; $15 at the door.
Space is limited and reservations are required, to be received no later than May 18, 1999. Please call Asia Society at (213) 624-0945.

 

May 21, 1999

"Music of Bali and the Music of China"

The Balinese Gamelan (orchestra) is led by I Nyoman Wente and the program will include traditional welcoming and story dance performances.

7:30 pm
Schoenberg Auditorium, UCLA

This performance is free and open to the public. Call (310) 206-3033 for more information.

May 21, 1999

"Heavenly Peace"

A musical-drama commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident.

7:30 p.m.
Royce Hall, UCLA

Sponsored by the UCLA Chinese Students Association. For more information, please visit www.uclaheavenlypeace.org.

May 22, 1999

"Music of North India and the Music of Korea"

Performances of North Indian classical music featuring the sitar, tabla and voice and of the Music of Korea Ensemble under Dong Suk Kim highlight this evening's show.

7:30 pm
Schoenberg Auditorium, UCLA

This show is free and open to the public. Call (310) 206-3033 for additional information.

May 24, 1999

"Challenges and Opportunities in the Path to Peace on the Korean Penninsula"

Keynote address:
His Ecellency, See-Young Lee
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations

"Building Consensus for Economic Policy Reform"

Hilton Root
Senior Fellow, Milken Institute

"Social Crisis in South Korea"

Gi-Wook Shin
Sociology, UCLA

11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Regal Biltmore Hotel
506 S. Grand Avenue
Downtown, LA

Luncheon Program fee:
$30/AS members; $35/non-members; $15/students
Please reply be May 22, 1999 by calling the Asia Society at (213) 624-0945.

Sponsored by the Asia Society, Milken Institute, and the UCLA Center for Korean Studies.

May 24, 1999

"Design Workshop with Ito Toyo"

Mr. Ito established his firm in Tokyo in 1971 and is a visiting professor at UCLA. His work is inspired by what he calls the "simulated city" of Tokyo. Mr. Ito also teaches in the Graduate Department of Architecture of Tokyo University.

6:30 pm
Decafe, Perloff Hall, UCLA

This workshop is free and open to the public. Call (310) 825-7858 for additional information.

May 25, 1999

"Korea's Foreign Language Education Policy Changes in the 1990s: Innovations to Gear the Nation for the 21st Century"

Prof. Oryang Kwon
Seoul University
Visiting Scholar, UCLA

"Topic and Contrastive Topic in Korean"

Prof. Chungmin Lee
Seoul National University
Visiting Scholar, UCLA

2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
156 Royce Hall, UCLA

Sponsored by the UCLA Center for Korean Studies. Call (310) 825-3284 for more information.

May 27, 1999

"Gifts -for-Goods Corruption in China"

Kelly Lautt
Ph.D. Program, Political Science, UCLA

noon
243 Royce Hall, UCLA

Sponsored by The China Workshop Series. Contact Steven Day for more information.

May 27, 1999

"Board Exhibition at Westwood Plaza"

This exhibition explores extensively the cause and effects of the movement, biographies of several prominent advocates and student leaders at the time, and the action and reaction of Chinese people to this massacre all over the world. The exhibition will be open to public.

All day
Westwood Plaza, UCLA

May 27, 1999

"Talk on 1989 Tiananmen Square Democracy Movement"

The UCLA Hong Kong Student Union will host three prominent speakers who will discuss the 1989 Tiananmen Square Democracy Movement.

Professor Richard Baum
Twice voted political science "Professor of the Year," Baum specializes in Chinese politics. In February 1989 he briefed President George Bush prior to the President's departure for China and Japan. He will talk about the background and the impact of the movement.

Wang Chaohua
Wang was a member of the Standing Committee of the Autonomous Association of Beijing College Students and took a leading role in the democracy movement of 1989. On June 13, 1989, her name was included in the Chinese government's list of the most-wanted student leaders. She will share her experiences in and opinions on the movement.

Yu Haocheng
Yu was an influential intellectual in China and attracted a large following among college students during the "Beijing Spring."

5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Rolfe Hall 1200

Sponsored by the UCLA Hong Kong Student Union.

May 27-28, 1999

"The National Heritage Japanese Language Education Conference"

Part 1, 12:20 - #:10 p.m.:
Context of Japanese as a Heritage Language
        Scheduled Speakers:

            Dr. Richard Brecht (National Foreign Language Center)
            Prof. Kazuko Nakajima (Univ. of Toronto)
            Prof. Hiroko Kataoka (CSU Long Beach and Japan Foundation)
            Mr. Norman Masuda (Palo Alto HS, CA)
            Ms. Karin Higa (Japan American National Museum)
            Mr. Albert Muratsuchi (Japanese American Citizens League)
            Mr. Keizo Norimoto (Hokubei Mainichi Sinbun)

Part 2; 3:20 - 5:30 p.m.:
The Reality of Japanese Language Education in the U.S. Pre-College Private-Sector- Differing Perspectives

A total of six speakers are scheduled to discuss their observation and analysis on the status of nihongo gakko and hoshu-ko with their respective focus on such issues as (a) curriculum, (b) teaching materials, (c) teacher identification (hiring) and training, (d) inter-segmental articulation and standardization, and (e) culture and language retention in the JA community.

Part 3; 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Japanese Language in the JA Life- Today and Tomorrow
Scheduled Speakers:

Ms. Amy Hill (Performance Artist)
Ms. Naomi Hirahara (Journalist/Writer)
Mr. Robert Hori (Tea Ceremony Master and Program Specialist at JACCC)
Professor Yuji Ichioka (Historian - UCLA)
The Rev. Mas Kodani (Priest - Senshin Buddhist Temple)
Mr. Rick Mori (Businessman - CB Richard Ellis).

Part 4; May 28, 9:00 - 12 noon:
Discussion of the Formation of the National Association for Heritage Japanese Language

Part 5:
Reception

All first day sessions will be held at the Japan-America Theater and conducted in Japanese with English simultaneous interpreting service on hand, with the exception of Part III, which will be conducted in English.Second day sessions will be held in Japanese with "on the spot" English translation as necessary.

Registration:

The registration fees are $10 for the entire conference, $5 for Part III only. Everyone is invited. For further information regarding the NHJLE conference (including the lodging accommodation arrangement), please contact:

Dr. Charles Igawa (President - CAJLS)  TEL (562) 402-4315; FAX (562) 402-8394   E-Mail: <icigawa@kincyb.com>

Japan-America Theater and JACCC
Little Tokyo, Los Angeles

Sponsored by the California Association of Japanese Language Schools, Inc. (CAJLS) in cooperation with Hawaii Nihongo Language Education (NHJLE) and the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center (JACCC).