UCLA International and Area Studies
Summer Institute for Educators


East Asia/Pacific Rim Conference Schedule
August 2-14, 1997
 
 
Saturday, August 2
     9 am - noon
     1209B Bunche Hall
 
 Jonathan Friedlander
 Institute Director, International Studies and Overseas Programs, UCLA
   “Welcome”
 Keynote Address: Ruben Martinez
 Pacific News Service, KCET, National Public Radio
   “Crossing Borders: Los Angeles in American and World Perspectives”
 
     1 - 4 pm
     Geography Conference Room, 1250 Bunche Hall
 
 Clayton Dube
 USC/UCLA Joint Center in East Asian Studies
  "Encountering the Other: American and East Asian Perceptions of Each Other”
Monday, August 4
     9 am - noon
     1250 Bunche Hall
 
 Eugene Anderson
 Anthropology, UC Riverside
  "Food Matters: The Intersection of Economy, State, and Culture in China”
     1-4 pm
     1250 Bunche Hall
 
 Jonathan Weil       
 Los Angeles Center for International Studies  USC/UCLA Joint Center
  "Bringing East Asia into the Classroom"
Tuesday, August 5
     9 am - noon
     1250 Bunche Hall
 
 Arthur Rosenbaum
 History, Claremont McKenna College
  "The Family: Foundation of Chinese Culture and Economy"
     1 - 4 pm
     College Library Computing Center, 145 Powell
 
 Steve Williams
 International Studies and Overseas Programs, UCLA
  "Introduction to Netscape: Browser Basics"
Wednesday, August 6
     9 am - noon
     1250 Bunche Hall
 
 James Tong
 Political Science, UCLA
 Co-Director, USC/UCLA Joint Center in East Asian Studies
  "Making Sense of Hong Kong"
     1-4 pm
     College Library Computing Center, 145 Powell
 
 Clayton Dube
 USC/UCLA Joint Center in East Asian Studies
  "Discovering Asia Via the Internet"
Thursday, August 7
     9 am - noon
     1250 Bunche Hall
 
 Clayton Dube
 USC/UCLA Joint Center in East Asian Studies
  "Does It Really Matter Whether Marco Polo Went to China?"
     1- 4 pm
     1250 Bunche Hall
 
 Mario Poceski
 East Asian Languages and Cultures, UCLA
  “The Buddhist Tradition in East Asia"
 Friday, August 8
     8:30 am - 1:30 pm
     Hsi Lai Temple, Rosemead
 
 Rev. Yifa
 Hsi Lai University
  "Faith, Learning, and Commerce"
     2-4 pm
     Pacific Asia Museum
 
David Kamansky
Executive Director, Pacific Asia Museum
"Expanding the Classroom"
Monday, August 11
     9 am - noon
     1250 Bunche Hall
 
 Mariko Tamanoi
 Anthropology, UCLA
  "Economic Development and Japanese Society"
 
     1-4 pm
     1250 Bunche Hall
 
 Ichiro Sone
 Japan External Trade Organization
  “Japanese Consumers”
Tuesday, August 12
     9 am -noon
     Port of Long Beach
 
 Steve Sato
 Port Authority of Long Beach
  "The Place of Southern California in US-East Asian Trade"
     1-4 pm
     1250 Bunche Hall
 
 Kyeyoung Park
 Anthropology, UCLA
  "Culture and Political Economy in Contemporary South Korea”
 Wednesday, August 13
     9 am - noon
     Social Studies School Services, Culver City
 
 Aaron Willis
 Social Studies School Services
  "Curriculum Resources on East Asia"
 
     1-4 pm
     1250 Bunche Hall
 
 Frank Gibney
 Pacific Basin Institute
  "Educating for America's Pacific Century:
  What We Need To Know About Our Asian-Pacific Neighbors"
Thursday, August 14
     9 am - noon
     1250 Bunche Hall
 
 John Pegan
 The Law Office of John Pegan, Esq.
  “Cultural Influences”
 Participant Presentations
 Seminar Wrap-up: Review, Evaluation, and Planning
     noon - 2 pm
     Sequoia Room, UCLA Faculty Center
 
 Lunch  and Closing Presentation
  Richard Rosecrance
  Associate Dean, ISOP
  Political Science, UCLA
   "The Rise of the Virtual State"
 
For further information, contact:

Clayton Dube
USC/UCLA Joint Center in East Asian Studies
11266 Bunche Hall
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA  90095-1487
(310) 825-0007           fax (310) 206-3555           email: cdube@isop.ucla.edu

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