Four of our most-recent broadcasts have been archived and made available for you on the show's Podcasts.com site.
They are:
Show #19: June 11, 2016
The Saturday, June 11 Conversations segment of Marvels of China: Pathways to the Pacific Rim featured Mr. James Heimowitz, president of the China Institute in America.I had the pleasure of lecturing on my late-father and the post-World War II American China Marines at the China Institute's former location in Lenox Hill, Manhattan in November, 2014 as reported by The China Press. Founded 90 years ago in 1926, the Institute was founded by a group of distinguished American and Chinese educators. They included John Dewey, Hu Shih, Paul Monroe and Dr. Kuo Ping-wen. It is the oldest bicultural organization in America that is devoted exclusively to China. In 1944, the China Institute in America was chartered by the Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York as a school of continuing education. The Institute's language and cultural school is the oldest educational center of its kind in the USA.
Newly located in Lower Manhattan off Washington Street -and near Wall Street- the China Institute in America "advances a deeper understanding of China through programs in education, culture, business and art in the belief that cross-cultural understanding strengthens our global community."
My conversation with James Heimowitz covered a range of topics from the Institute's new location, its variety of cultural programs and activities, how the Institute addresses the needs of the business community, what's in store for the future, and how people like you can join the Institute and support its mission.
Show #20: June 18, 2016
My guest on this broadcast of Marvels of China: Pathways to the Pacific Rim was such a delight! Qian Yi is "China's reigning opera princess." She is the star of Paradise Interrupted which the Wall Street Journal calls "a mesmerizing new work that is part opera, part dynamic art installation."This chamber opera is part of Lincoln Center Festival 2016 in New York City. It is being performed July 13-16.
Qian Yi shared stories and memories of her roles in past productions such as The Peony Pavilion, Amy Tan's The Bonesetter's Daughter, The Butterfly Dream and more. We heard about Qian Yi's early career, about the challenges behind blending Western and Chinese elements of opera into production, and so much more.
Show #21: June 25, 2016
It was my pleasure to announce that my guest on the June 25, 2016 broadcast of Marvels of China: Pathways to the Pacific Rim was Dr. Ren Youqun, Ph.D. He is the Vice-President of East China Normal University (ECNU), Vice-Chaiman of ECNU's University Council and a professor of Education Science. Dr. Ren's research interests are focused on Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Technology, Teacher Education and Learning Sciences. He has published two books and more than 80 academic papers. Dr. Ren has also translated ten English books in these fields into Chinese.
With a passion for teaching known internationally, Dr. Ren has been lecturing on information and communication technology (ICT) since 2003, focusing on its integration with curriculum and teacher education for Chinese graduate students. We discussed all this, ECNU's internationalization efforts and how information and communication technology is being utilized to improve the efficiency of education management, governance and administration.
Show #22: July 2, 2016
On the Saturday, July 2, 2016 of Marvels of China: Pathways to the Pacific Rim we welcomed E. Samantha Cheng from Washington, D.C., USA, and Dr. Gwendolyn Gong from Hong Kong, China. Both are the executive producers of Honor and Duty: The Mississippi Delta Chinese. I was privileged to attend the recent New York screening at this documentary at the Museum of Chinese in America (MOCA) in Chinatown
This three-part documentary series tells the story of an almost forgotten community of Chinese in America's Deep South. It is an American story like no other anywhere.
The story of Chinese immigration and integration into the Mississippi Delta region begins just after the American Civil War with the introduction of 16 Chinese men. How did this community evolve and proper within the segregated South? What lessons does this story provide for immigrants today?
Honor and Duty: The Mississippi Delta Chinese documentary series focuses on people who built an enduring kinship through small town markets and grocery stores drawing in part on the memories of the patriotic Chinese World War II veterans who lived in this area and stepped forward to serve.
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