Academic Year 2012 - 2013 News and Events
See photos from various Asian Studies Center events on its Facebook page
Global Health Event with Dr. Howard Koh Tuesday, May 14, 2013 There will be an important event on global health at GSU with special guest Howard Koh, Assistant Secretary for Health at the US Department of Health and Human Services. It will be followed by a panel of experts, including Dr. Hua Fu from Fudan University (China) and Dr. Sarmila Mazaumder from the Center for Health Research and Development (India). View event flyer Asian Studies Director Kim Reimann Receives 2013 GAT Community Spirit Award May 2, 2013 Dr. Kim DoHyang Reimann, the Director of the GSU Asian Studies Center, has received the Community Spirit Award for 2013 from the Georgia Asian Times (GAT). This award is given to an individual active in the Asian American community and is conferred in conjunction with GAT's annual "25 Most Influential Asian Americans in Georgia" award. Dr. Reimann is greatly honored to be recognized for the work she is doing in the community and at GSU to promote Asia and Asian Americans. Press release: http://gasiantimes.com/feature/25-most-influential-asian-americans-in-georgia-2013/ Cherry Blossom Celebration The lovely sisters of Delta Phi Lanbda Sorority, Inc. Gamma Chapter are hosting a Cherry Blossom Celebration. There will be FREE food (first come, first served), performances, giveaways, games, and more. Entry into the event is FREE so come join us to celebrate the Cherry Blossom season! Kyudo Demonstration with Monday, April 22 "Asia and Globalization: Present at the Creation" Friday, April 12 Nayan Chanda, Director of Publications at Yale Center for the Study of Globalization and editor of YaleGlobal Online, will talk about the long history of global connections between Asia and other parts of the world. Mr. Chanda is also a well known journalist in Asia and was a reporter, diplomatic correspondent and editor of the Far Eastern Economic Review for nearly 30 years. International Spring Festival 2013: The following events are sponsored by the International Student Associations Council Learning Asia Holi: Indian Festival of Colors Boishaki Mela: Festival of Two Cultures For more information, click here 2CI China Studies Program Tuesday, April 9 Joshua Fryer - Chinese Agonism and Human Rights Munib Rezaie - Wu Shixian and the New Chinese Cinema Audience Spring 2013 Brown Bag Lunch Series Mark your calendars for the Asian Studies Center’s 2013 Spring Brown Bag Lunch Series. Scholars who receive an Asian Studies Center small grant for conference travel expenses or professional development are required to participate in a brown bag lunch where they share their recent research with the GSU community. This year the series is co-hosted by other departments, institutes and centers in the College of Arts and Science. Tuesday, February 26, 12-1pm, GCB 1081 Tuesday, March 5, 12-1pm, Special Collections Colloquium Room, 8th Floor, Library South Wednesday, March 27, 12-1pm, 1034 Peachtree Street, Conference Room 1207 Friday, March 29, 12-1pm, 25 Park Place, Room 1113, Department of Communication. Friday, April 12, 12-1pm, GCB 1081 Please bring your lunch and join us! If you would like to present your recent research (related to Asia or Asian-Americans) at a Brown Bag Lunch forum, please contact Kim Reimann, kreimann@gsu.edu. Japan Academic Challenge & Japanese Speech Contest We are proud to inform you that GSU will be hosting this year's Japan Academic Challenge and Japanese Speech Contest on this coming Saturday, March 30. We look forward to having high school and college students of Japanese language from across the Southeast on campus competing for top prizes in speeches and a quiz-show competition on Japanese culture. We will all the students the best of luck. If you want more information about the event, please contact Dr. Kim Reimann. If you are a student and would like to be a volunteer at this event, please also email Dr. Kim Reimann. Enhancing Business Opportunities between Korea and the State of Georgia Featuring: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 GSU’s Buckhead Center Register (RSVP) before 5pm, March 1 4, 2013 by contacting: Dr. J.P. Shim 2CI Chinese Studies Distinguished Speaker 2013 Friday, March 8, 2013 How do Chinese foreign policy elites view the current international order? Professor Carlson explores this question through an examination of the widely read Global Times. Although this Chinese newspaper is often viewed as the voice of China's new nationalism, he shows that a surprisingly broad set of perspectives on world affairs are represented on its pages and that Chinese elite thinking about China's position in the world is in fact both diverse and complex. Independent Chinese Film Series
Feb. 28 ‐March 28, 2013, Atlanta GSU is part of a wonderful independent Chinese film series running from Feb. 28 - March 28 at several Atlanta area universities coordinated by the Chinese Research Center. See below for details. Hope you can make it to some of the films! GSU Screenings: GSU films will be screened at the Digital Arts Entertainment Lab, First Floor, One Park Place, Atlanta at 7:30pm, except for China Concerto (see above). View event flyer for descriptions of the films, full screening times/locations and university contact people. The GSU 2013 Chinese New Year Celebration Party and Poster Competition What will you learn and experience? Hope you can join us for this fun event on Friday, Feb.22 to celebrate the start of the Year of the Snake. Thanks to the GSU Confucius Institute and the Dept. of Modern and Classical Languages for organizing the event. It is also supported by several student organizations that promote Chinese and Asian culture. Bring a friend and come join in on the fun! This event is supported by the following GSU student organizations: The Asian Studies Club, the Chinese Student Union, the Hong Kong Student Association and the Student Confucius Institute Association of Atlanta. For more information, please contact: Prof. Shuai Li or Confucius Institute at GSU: 404-413-5298 "Double Paradox: Rising Corruption and Rapid Growth in China" Andrew Wedeman, Professor, Dept. of Political Science, GSU Dr. Andrew Wedeman is one of the world's top authorities on corruption in China. For his talk, he will present major findings from his acclaimed book Double Paradox, which analyzes why the Chinese economy has continued to grow rapidly even as corruption has worsened. Using data gleaned from a wide range of sources, he argues this paradoxical combination of rapid growth and rising corruption was due to timing, the nature of China's economic reforms, and the party's willingness to wage war on corruption. This talk is organized by the Asian Studies Center at GSU, and co-sponsored with the Department of Political Science and Asian Studies Club. Chinese New Year Concert Bent Frequency will present a Chinese New (Y)Ear concert featuring the music of award-winning Chinese-American composer Lei Liang on Saturday, February 9th at the Kopleff Recital Hall at Georgia State University. Liang has received critical acclaim for his visionary works that fuse aspects of traditional Chinese with the sound world and aesthetic of a 21st Century musical language. This concert will feature his compositions and traditional music for the pipa. This event is sponsored by the GSU Confucius Institute, Fulton County Board of Commissioners under the guidance of the Fulton County Arts Council, CENCIA (Center for Collaborative and International Arts at GSU), Confucius Institute of Atlanta at Emory University, GSU School of Music, and Emory University Department of Music. "Safe Landings in Stormy Weather: Doing Business with China in the Challenging Economy" Friday, February 8, 2013 The GSU Confucius Institute is once again teaming up with World Trade Center Atlanta to bring you an informative seminar on doing business with China followed by a dinner reception with performances and prize drawing. Seating is limited due to the size of the venue, so we encourage you to register online asap. For details, please see below. To register, click here Hanyang University International Summer School Information Session Are you interested in studying abroad this summer in Seoul, South Korea? Come learn more about an amazing program at Hanyang University!!! Representatives from Hanyang University will be available to answer questions about Hanyang University's International Summer School, which runs from June 27 - July 28. There will also be information about the GSU exchange program with Hanyang University that takes place during the fall and spring semesters. Global Korea: Perspectives on K-pop, Culture, Politics, Business, and Education Public Forum: Perspectives on China: Professional and Academic Opportunities at Home and Away This event is free and open to students, faculty, staff, and the community. For more information, www.gsu.edu/iew and Andrea Turpin. China-related Contests for November 2012 Korean Food Tasting Event China Breakfast Briefing Leadership Transition and the Future of China Southeast World History Association (SEWHA) Annual Conference GSU Confucius Institue 2012 Cultural Lecture Series US Foreign Policy towards Asia in a Time of Transition Panel Session Both sessions are open to the public and will be held in Seminar Room 750 at the Andrew Young School at 14 Marietta St NW. For more information about this event, please contact Grace O. Finding KUKAN: Meet the Filmmaker (Clips & Conversation with Director Robin Lung) Atlanta Asian Film Festival Mr. Cao Goes to Washington (2012) Busong (Palawan Fate) (2011) Norwegian Woods (2010) CIN(T)A(2009) For more information about the AAFF, see this website. Strengthening Business Opportunities: Korea and the State of Georgia GSU Hosts Korean Trade Delegation Pakistan on the Brink
1:30 pm - 3 pm
Petit Science Center
100 Piedmont Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30303
Conference Room 101
Digital Print Complete report: http://issuu.com/gasiantimes/docs/gat25.2013?mode=window
Tuesday, April 23
7:00 - 9: 00 pm
Veteran's Hall, Dahlberg Hall
30 Courtland Street NE
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Cynthia Shannon, Shingetsu Dojo
2:00 pm
GSU Recreation Center
Omni Gym, 3rd Floor
Cynthia Cato Shannon, founder of the Shingetsu dojo in Decatur, will talk about kyudo and provide a demonstration. Kyudo is the traditional archery of Japan. Today Kyudo is practiced widely in Japan, Europe and the United States. It still maintains much of its traditional etiquette and form and is said to be one of the purest of Japan’s martial arts in what it requires of the student.
Nayan Chanda, Yale Center for the Study of Globalization
2:30 - 4pm
Classroom South Room 608
100 Years of Global Growth
Tuesday, April 2
2 – 4 pm
Dahlberg Hall
Tuesday, April 2
5 – 7 pm
Hurt Park
Wednesday, April 3
6 – 8:30 pm
Dahlberg Hall
Brownbag Research Presentations
12 - 2 pm
Room 1113 in 25 Park Place
Sean Richey (Associate Professor, Political Science)
"The Effect of Social Network Composition on the Propensity to Advocate in Democracy: Evidence from Japan.”
This event is co-hosted by the Department of Political Science.
Dennis Gainty, (Assistant Professor, History)
“Martial Masculinities on the Margins: The Hegemonic Male and Meiji Japan.”
This event is co-hosted by the Institute of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
Shuai Li, (Assistant Professor, Modern and Classical Languages)
“Developmental Patterns of L2 (Second Language) Chinese Formulaic Competence during Study Abroad.”
This event is co-hosted by the Department of Applied Linguistics.
Hongmei Li (Assistant Professor, Communication),
“The Construction of Chinese Women as Globalized Subjects and Objects: Between Nationalism and Cosmopolitanism.”
This event is co-hosted by the Center for International Media Education and the Department of Communication.
Andrew Wedeman, (Professor, Political Science)
“The Deepening of Corruption in China.”
This event is co-hosted by the Department of Political Science.
Saturday, March 30, 2013. Time: 12: 00 pm - 4: 30 pm.
Classroom South (CLSO) - 6th Floor
Distinguished Speaker Series, GSU Korean-American Business Center
Rob Woodall, U.S. Congressman, Georgia’s 7th Congressional District
Eugene Chin Yu, Owner of Continental Military Services, Inc. and President of the Federation of Korean Association in U.S.A.
3:00-3:30pm: Registration/Reception
3:30-5:00pm: Welcome from RCB Dean
5th Floor, Room 548
Tower Place 200
3348 Peachtree Rd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
http://robinson.gsu.edu/about/buckhead.html
e-mail: jpshim@gsu.edu phone: 404.413.7370 Registration is free
For more information: http://robinson.gsu.edu/cis/kabc-news.html
"Who's in Charge Now? New Forums and New Voices in China's Foreign Relations"
Allen Carlson, Associate Professor, Government Department, Cornell University
3 - 4:30pm
Troy Moore Library, GCB 9th Floor
This talk is sponsored and organized by the Asian Studies Center and GSU Confucius Institute.
Free and Open to the Public
Feb 28: Egg and Stone
March 7: Tape
March 14: The Other Half
March 28: China Concerto (GCB, Room 501, at 4:30pm)
Friday, Feb 22, 2013. Time: 2:00 - 4: 30 pm.
Troy Moore Library, General Classroom Building 939, GSU
How to do Chinese Kungfu
How to play Chinese Mahjong
How to make Chinese Dumplings
How to write Chinese Calligraphy
How to make Chinese Paper-cut
How to play traditional Chinese "Pass Down Game"
Friday, February 15, 2013. Time: 2:00 - 4: 00 pm.
Troy Moore Library, 9th Floor, General Classroom Building
Saturday, February 9, 2013. Time: 8:00 pm.
Kopleff Recital Hall
For more information, see: http://arts.gsu.edu/14311.html
Registration 3:00, Seminar 3:30 - 5:30
WTC Atlanta, 303 Peachtree Street, Atlanta, GA 30308
Tuesday, January 29, 2013. Time: 2:45 - 3:50 pm.
Room 1081, General Classroom Building
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Thursday, November 15, 2012. Time: 12:00 pm.
Speakers Auditorium, Student Center.
Speakers:
Mr. Heung-soo Kim, Korean Deputy Consul General in Atlanta
Mr. Phil Bolton, CEO and President of GlobalAtlanta.com
Dr. JP Shim, Executive Director of Korean-American Business Center and professor in the Department of Computer Information Systems
Featuring the brief DVD "A Glance at Korea Today"
Moderator:
Dr. Kim Reimann, Director of Asian Studies Center and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science
This panel talk is open to students, faculty, staffand the community.
For more information: www. gsu.edu/iew
Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Time: 4: 00 pm.
Speakers Auditorium, Student Center.
Featuring:
Ms. Xu Erwen, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Houston
Ms. Xianqin(Lisa) Wallace, UPS Marketing Director
Mr. Jian Ni, SMC LED Corp. Chief Operating Officer
Dr. Yi Pan, GSU Chair of Computer Science
Moderator:
Dr. Jun Liu, Associate Provost for International Initiatives.
Deadline: Friday, November 7, 2012.
75 Piedmont Avenue, Suite 408.
The Confucius Institute at Georgia State University is pleased to announce four upcoming China-related contests for November 2012: talent contest, photography contest, writing contest, calligraphy contest. It is open to people whose first language is not Chinese. Other than that, anyone who has an interest in the Chinese language and culture is invited and encouraged to participate! Please pass this information on to those who might be interested. For application, further information or help with the contest, please contact Mr. Danyang Chang (770-570-6467, 770-570-6462).
October 29, 2012. Time: 3: 30 - 5: 00 (or until the food lasts).
West Exhibit Area, Urban Life Building, 2nd Floor (Urban Life is #40 on the map)
Do you love Korean food? You've never tried Korean food? Either way, we've got a great event for you! The Asian Studies Club invites you to a special event to learn about and try Korean food. We have invited the Korean Food Culture Exchange Association-USA to provide food samples and displays of traditional Korean food. Come join in on the fun! This event is open to the public. It is hosted by the Asian Studies Club and co-sponsored by the Asian Studies Center.
Friday, October 26, 2012.
Time: 7:30 - 8:00 am (Registration & Breakfast), 8:00 - 9:30 am (Program)
GSU Executive Center, Room 548.
China Breakfast Briefing: Views on the Ground. Panelists: Scott Ellyson (CEO, East-West Manufacturing), People Prime (GSU and Director, China Research Center), and Representative from Norinco Corporation. The event is free and but space is limited and registration is required. For more information and registration, pleast visit http://robinson.gsu.edu/iib/events.html
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012. Time: 4:00 - 5:30 pm.
Troy Moore Library, 9th Floor, General Classroom Building.
Event Speaker: Professor Joseph Fewsmith, Boston University.
This event is free and open to the public. It is hosted by the Asian Studies Center and the GSU Confucius Institute and is co-sponsored by the China Research Center, CIBER and the Department of Political Science.
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October 18-20, 2012.
Rialto Center for the Arts, Georgia State University.
SEWHA, an association devoted to the teaching and scholarship of World History, will have its annual conference at GSU's Rialto Center this year. The GSU Department of History is one of the conference sponsors. For more information, contact Denis Gainty. View Event Page, Event Flyer 1, Flyer 2
China Through the Eys of a Reporter
Monday, October 15, 2012. Time: 3: 00 pm.
Troy Moore Library, 939 General Classroom Building.
CCTV host Baoyin Sun offers a reporter's perspective on con-temporary social issues in China through several recent events that have captured the attention of the Chinese puiblic: 1) a college student's fight for her rights when she was robbed of her admission into college; 2) the 2011 flood in Beijing and the increasingly pressing issues of urban development; 3) the use of live bears' guts by a traditional Chinese medicine manufacturer and the increasing awareness of animal rights; and 4) the SenKaku(diaoyu) Islands and China-Japan relations.
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Six Part Talk Simulations with Students
Monday, October 15, 2012. Time: 3: 00 - 5: 30 pm.
Anthony Kim, Heritage Foundation
Nicholas Hamisevicz, Korea Economic Institue
Tuesday, October 16, 2012. Time: 3: 30 - 5: 00 pm.
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Saturday, October 6, 2012. Time: 2: 00 - 4: 00 pm.
UPS Headquarters' Auditorium, 55 Glenlake Parkway, Sandy Springs, GA 30328.
In addition to being a sponsor of the Atlanta Asian Film Festival (Oct 5-20), the Asian Studies Center is one of the co-sponsors of this film-related event featuring documentary film maker Robin Lung on Saturday, October 6. Please RSVP to Lani Wong if you are interested in attending. It sounds like a fascinating project! A relentless research for a Chinese American heroine led filmmaker Robin Lung to track down a lost Oscar-winning film on China entitled KUKAN. She also discovered a compelling story about the Chinese Aamerican woman behind the making of the film-- Li Ling-Ai. Finding KUKAN is about Lung's quest to restore KUKAN and the story of its makers to their rightful place in history. Join us as Lung reveals more about this fascinating story and its Georgia connections. Free and Open to the public.
GSU is one of the co-sponsors again this year of the Atlanta Asian Film Festival. As part of the festival, GSU Cinefest will be screening these films:
Director: S. Leo Chiang
Saturday, October 6, 2012. Time: 3:00 pm.
Director: Auraes Solito
Sunday, October 7, 2012. Time: 3:00 pm.
Director: Tran Anh Hung
Saturday, October 13, 2012. Time: 3:00 pm.
Director: Sammaria Simanjuntak
Thursday, October 18, 2012. Time: 3:00 pm.
For more information about GSU Cinefest, see this website.
Thursday, September 27, 2012. Time: 3: 00 - 6: 00 pm.
GSU Buckhead Center, 4th Floor, Room 413.
GSU Korea-American Business Center Distinguished Speaker Series featuring Craig Lesser (Pendleton Consulting Group) and Randy Jackson (Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc.).
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Tuesday, September 13, 2012.
On September 13th Georgia State hosted a trade delegation from Korea that was here as part of a week-long tour organized by the Georgia Korean American Chamber of Commerce and co-sponsored by OII, GSU CIBER, and the Institute of International Business in the Robinson College of Business. For more information about this and other delegations/visits from Asia, Please go to this link.
Tuesday, September 13, 2012. Time: 5: 30 - 7: 30 pm.
Tower Place 200, 6th floor, 3348 Peachtree Rd NE, Atlanta, GA 30326.
The future of American, Pakistan and Afghanistan, Panel featuring Ahmed Rashid, the Honorable Marion V. Creekmore, Samson Desta and Syed Rashid Naim, World Affairs Concil.
Cost: $10 Members, $15 Non-Members, with special student rates.
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