SearchFall 2009
International Education Week
Dates: Monday Nov. 16 - Friday Nov. 20, 2009
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The Asian World Center joins the Office of International Programs in celebrating 2009 International Education Week initiated by the U.S. Departments of State and Education to promote global understanding through international education and exchanges.
Asian Tea Appreciation Afternoons
(Part of International Education Week)
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With warm thanks to the Creighton community, the Asian World Center invites you to taste various teas from Asia while learning more about Asian tea culture. Information on tea and health, tea and diet, tea and weight loss, and complimentary tea bags will be available.
Dates: Tuesday Nov. 17 and Thursday Nov. 19
Times: 12:00 to 2:30pm
Location: Asian World Center (G25 Lower Backer next to the Irma’s Bistro)
At 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, Mr. Andrew Trapp will share his teaching and life experience as an English teacher in China after graduating from Creighton in 2008.
UNO East Asian Study Group - Public Lecture Series
Topic: “The Chinese Peasant in Politics and Policy in Our Contemporary Global Moment.”
Speaker: Dr. Alexander Day, Department of History, Wayne State University
Date: Monday, November 9, 2009
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) campus, ASH 216
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Creighton AWC Faculty Luncheon Series
Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2009
Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Location: Irma's Bistro
(Following Dr. Alexander Day's lecture)
Asian World Center Guest Lecture Series 2009-2010
Topic: “The Chinese Peasant in Politics and Policy in Our Contemporary Global Moment.”
Speaker: Dr. Alexander Day, Department of History, Wayne State University
Date: Friday, November 6, 2009
Time: 11:30 am to 12:20 pm
Location: East Ballroom, Skutt Student Center
This talk will first describe the rural reforms in China that began in the late 1970s and brought a return to household farming and then will proceed to a discuss ion on the stagnation in reform and crisis in the countryside from the mid-1990s on. This crisis stimulated both political debate (between the left, liberals, and neoliberals) and new policies from the state. Different positions will be marked out and descriptions about the new state policies will be presented arguing that this is a vital issue not just for the future of China’s peasantry, but also for reshaping the way China relates to the rest of the world.
AWC Outreach: Photo Exhibit
"North Korea through the Forbidden Lens"
Event Date: November 5, 2009
Exhibit Dates: November 5 through December, 2009
Location: Beveridge Magnet School
Address: 1616 South 120th Street (Omaha, NE 68144)
UNO East Asian Study Group Global Studies Conference - 2009 Lecture Series on East Asia
Date: Friday, October 2, 2009
Time: See each lecture below
Location: University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) campus, 3rd Floor, Milo Bail Student Center
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Theme 1: Lectures on Chinese Philosophy
Time: 10:30 am
Topic 1: "How 'Classes' Were Understood by Ancient Chinese Philosophers"
Speaker: Dr. Jinmei Yuan (Philosophy Department, Creighton University)
Topic 2: "Danto's End of Art Thesis and Some Reflections on the History of Chinese Art"
Speaker: Dr. Eugene Selk (Philosophy Department, Creighton University)
Theme 2: Lectures on Korean Philosophy
Time: 2:00 pm
Topic 3: "Traditional Philosophy in Korea: Some Questions"
Speaker: Dr. Halla Kim (Philosophy Department, University of Nebraska at Omaha)
Topic 4: "Park and Hwang on Subjectivity"
Speaker: Dr. Suk-soo Kim (Philosophy Department, Kyungpook National University and Visiting UNO Professor)
Theme 3: Lecture on Chinese Politics (Note the different date, time and location)
Topic 5: "The Chinese Peasant in Politics and Policy in Our Contemporary Global Moment"
Speaker: Dr. Alexander Day (History Department, Wayne State University)
Date: Monday, November 9, 2009
Time: 4:00 pm
Location: ASH 216
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Creighton AWC Faculty Luncheon Series
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Time: 12:30pm - 1:45pm
Location: Irma's Bistro
(Following Dr. Fred Hanna's lecture)
Asian World Center Faculty Lecture Series 2009-2010
Topic: “Conducting in China: A Music Journey with Fred Hanna"
Speaker: Dr. Fred Hanna (Chair of the Fine and Performing Arts Department)
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Time: 11:30am to 12:20pm
Location: East Ballroom, Skutt Student Center
Date: October 29, 2009
Time: 11:00am to 12:15pm
Location: Harper Center, Room 3048
In this lecture, Dr. Hanna, Chair of the FPA, shares his experiences from China at the Nanjing Art Institute (NAI) in May 2009 where he lectured and worked with NAI faculty and students to organize and conduct a concert. His lectures and concert in Nanjing were warmly received and highly praised.