http://odeo.com/channels/300673-Podcast-from-Chinese-Culture-Center ChineseCultureCenter no <p>News from the Center, interviews, and discussions about Chinese Culture in a modern time.</p> News from the Center, interviews, and discussions about Chinese Culture in a modern time. News from the Center, interviews, and discussions about Chinese Culture in a modern time. en-us 40 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:44:18 -0700 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:44:18 -0700 http://odeo.com/episodes/17934253-Panel-Discussion-Abby-Chen-Hou-Hanru-Christina-Lim-Carlos-Villa tag:odeo.com,2008-03-26,17934253 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 21:44:18 -0700 no Podcast from Chinese Culture Center http://odeo.com/episodes/17422033-Poetry-Reading-Part1-Cheers-to-Muses-Exhibition-at-Chinese-Culture-Center Introduced by Debbie Yee, poetry reading by Genny Lim, Maw Shein Win, Ahn-Hoa Thi Nguyen The reading was hosted by AAWAA, held at Chinese Culture Center Gallery About Cheers to Muses Anthology and Exhibition: What distinguishes this unique anthology from many others are the moving dedications, written by the contributors, to non-familial Asian American women whose lives or works have influenced and inspired their own. These heartfelt affirmations are a testament to the powerful influence these muses have had on the artists and writers, and remind us that we are part of a continuum of the Asian American woman’s struggle for independence and creative freedom. Introduced by Debbie Yee, poetry reading by Genny Lim, Maw Shein Win, Ahn-Hoa Thi Nguyen The reading was hosted by AAWAA, held at Chinese Culture Center Gallery About Cheers to Muses Anthology and Exhibition: What distinguishes this unique anthology from many others are the moving dedications, written by the contributors, to non-familial Asian American women whose lives or works have influenced and inspired their own. These heartfelt affirmations are a testament to the powerful influence these muses have had on the artists and writers, and remind us that we are part of a continuum of the Asian American woman’s struggle for independence and creative freedom. Introduced by Debbie Yee, poetry reading by Genny Lim, Maw Shein Win, Ahn-Hoa Thi Nguyen The reading was hosted by AAWAA, held at Chinese Culture Center Gallery About Cheers to Muses Anthology and Exhibition: What distinguishes this unique anthology from many others are the moving dedications, written by the contributors, to non-familial Asian American women whose lives or works have influenced and inspired their own. These heartfelt affirmations are a testament to the powerful influence these muses have had on the artists and writers, and remind us that we are part of a continuum of the Asian American woman’s struggle for independence and creative freedom. tag:odeo.com,2007-12-07,17422033 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:22:43 -0800 no Podcast from Chinese Culture Center http://odeo.com/episodes/17421983-Poetry-Reading-part2-Cheers-to-Muses-Exhibition-at-Chinese-Culture-Center Introduced by Debbie Yee, poetry reading by Roshni Rustonji, Clara Hsu, Nellie Wong The reading was hosted by AAWAA, held at Chinese Culture Center Gallery About Cheers to Muses Anthology and Exhibition: What distinguishes this unique anthology from many others are the moving dedications, written by the contributors, to non-familial Asian American women whose lives or works have influenced and inspired their own. These heartfelt affirmations are a testament to the powerful influence these muses have had on the artists and writers, and remind us that we are part of a continuum of the Asian American woman’s struggle for independence and creative freedom. Introduced by Debbie Yee, poetry reading by Roshni Rustonji, Clara Hsu, Nellie Wong The reading was hosted by AAWAA, held at Chinese Culture Center Gallery About Cheers to Muses Anthology and Exhibition: What distinguishes this unique anthology from many others are the moving dedications, written by the contributors, to non-familial Asian American women whose lives or works have influenced and inspired their own. These heartfelt affirmations are a testament to the powerful influence these muses have had on the artists and writers, and remind us that we are part of a continuum of the Asian American woman’s struggle for independence and creative freedom. Introduced by Debbie Yee, poetry reading by Roshni Rustonji, Clara Hsu, Nellie Wong The reading was hosted by AAWAA, held at Chinese Culture Center Gallery About Cheers to Muses Anthology and Exhibition: What distinguishes this unique anthology from many others are the moving dedications, written by the contributors, to non-familial Asian American women whose lives or works have influenced and inspired their own. These heartfelt affirmations are a testament to the powerful influence these muses have had on the artists and writers, and remind us that we are part of a continuum of the Asian American woman’s struggle for independence and creative freedom. tag:odeo.com,2007-12-07,17421983 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 09:05:42 -0800 no Podcast from Chinese Culture Center http://odeo.com/episodes/16468743-Audio-1-Bei-Dao-Poetry-Reading-Part-1 Bei Dao’s poetry reading at Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco. The reading was conducted in both English & Chinese. The video of this reading can be viewed at www.cruxy.com ????????? Bei Dao’s poetry reading at Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco. The reading was conducted in both English & Chinese. The video of this reading can be viewed at www.cruxy.com ????????? Bei Dao’s poetry reading at Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco. The reading was conducted in both English & Chinese. The video of this reading can be viewed at www.cruxy.com ????????? tag:odeo.com,2007-08-26,16468743 Sun, 26 Aug 2007 12:28:22 -0700 no Podcast from Chinese Culture Center poetry-reading, chinese-culture-center, chinese-poet, bei-dao, chinese-poetry http://odeo.com/episodes/16465513-Bei-Dao-Poetry-Reading-Part-I tag:odeo.com,2007-08-25,16465513 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 16:08:52 -0700 no Podcast from Chinese Culture Center http://odeo.com/episodes/16444003-Audio-2-Bei-Dao-Poetry-Reading-Part-2-Discussion-with-audience Bei Dao read the last poem of the reading and started the discussion with the audience at Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco. Reading & Discussion were conducted in both English and Mandarin Chinese. Bei Dao read the last poem of the reading and started the discussion with the audience at Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco. Reading & Discussion were conducted in both English and Mandarin Chinese. Bei Dao read the last poem of the reading and started the discussion with the audience at Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco. Reading & Discussion were conducted in both English and Mandarin Chinese. tag:odeo.com,2007-08-20,16444003 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 17:21:14 -0700 no Podcast from Chinese Culture Center poetry-reading, chinese-culture-center, chinese-poet, bei-dao, chinese-poetry http://odeo.com/episodes/15855543-Wang-Ningde-Photography-Lecture-Podcast tag:odeo.com,2007-07-30,15855543 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:59:31 -0700 no Podcast from Chinese Culture Center chinese, chinese-photographer, chinese-photography, contemporary-photography http://odeo.com/episodes/11836813-Mirror-on-the-wall-Conversation-between-American-Born-Chinese-Chinese-Immigrant Presented by KQED & Chinese Culture Center Mirror On the Wall: A Conversation Between American-Born and Chinese Immigrants 5/11/07 at Chinese Culture Center Auditorium In the San Francisco Bay Area, the Chinese community is powerful, yet divided by immigration status, language access, and acculturation issues. Come to this KQED screening at the Chinese Culture Center followed by a panel discussion to facilitate the first-ever dialogue between Newcomers and Chinese Americans. Simultaneous Cantonese and English translation provided. “Different generations of immigrants have vastly different perspectives and concerns, yet we all call ourselves Chinese,” said Chinese Culture Center Executive Director Sabina Chen. “As a large extended family, how do we communicate across generations and reach some common ground as a community? How do we address varying, sometimes conflicting interests with respect and understanding?” The discussion will incorporate clips from two KQED-produced documentar... Presented by KQED & Chinese Culture Center Mirror On the Wall: A Conversation Between American-Born and Chinese Immigrants 5/11/07 at Chinese Culture Center Auditorium In the San Francisco Bay Area, the Chinese community is powerful, yet divided by immigration status, language access, and acculturation issues. Come to this KQED screening at the Chinese Culture Center followed by a panel discussion to facilitate the first-ever dialogue between Newcomers and Chinese Americans. Simultaneous Cantonese and English translation provided. “Different generations of immigrants have vastly different perspectives and concerns, yet we all call ourselves Chinese,” said Chinese Culture Center Executive Director Sabina Chen. “As a large extended family, how do we communicate across generations and reach some common ground as a community? How do we address varying, sometimes conflicting interests with respect and understanding?” The discussion will incorporate clips from two KQED-produced documentaries about the local Chinese American community and will be simultaneously translated in Cantonese and English. - Clips from KQED-produced documentaries “Immigrant Voices-American Stories” and “The Hidden Cities of San Francisco Series: Chinatown” - Facilitated community discussion with simultaneous Cantonese and English translation PANELISTS: - Kari Lee, Executive Director, Chinatown YMCA - Wang Danxiong, Photographer (also Community Liaison for Chinese Artist Network and Online Interactive Host, Chinese Photographers Network) - Christina Wong, Director of Community Initiatives, Chinese for Affirmative Action - Abby Chen, Program Director, Chinese Culture Center - Moderator: Darlene Chiu, News Manager, PG&E (also Former Chief Deputy Communications Director at the San Francisco Mayor’s Office) Presented by KQED & Chinese Culture Center Mirror On the Wall: A Conversation Between American-Born and Chinese Immigrants 5/11/07 at Chinese Culture Center Auditorium In the San Francisco Bay Area, the Chinese community is powerful, yet divided by immigration status, language access, and acculturation issues. Come to this KQED screening at the Chinese Culture Center followed by a panel discussion to facilitate the first-ever dialogue between Newcomers and Chinese Americans. Simultaneous Cantonese and English translation provided. “Different generations of immigrants have vastly different perspectives and concerns, yet we all call ourselves Chinese,” said Chinese Culture Center Executive Director Sabina Chen. “As a large extended family, how do we communicate across generations and reach some common ground as a community? How do we address varying, sometimes conflicting interests with respect and understanding?” The discussion will incorporate clips from two KQED-produced documentaries about the local Chinese American community and will be simultaneously translated in Cantonese and English. - Clips from KQED-produced documentaries “Immigrant Voices-American Stories” and “The Hidden Cities of San Francisco Series: Chinatown” - Facilitated community discussion with simultaneous Cantonese and English translation PANELISTS: - Kari Lee, Executive Director, Chinatown YMCA - Wang Danxiong, Photographer (also Community Liaison for Chinese Artist Network and Online Interactive Host, Chinese Photographers Network) - Christina Wong, Director of Community Initiatives, Chinese for Affirmative Action - Abby Chen, Program Director, Chinese Culture Center - Moderator: Darlene Chiu, News Manager, PG&E (also Former Chief Deputy Communications Director at the San Francisco Mayor’s Office) tag:odeo.com,2007-05-12,11836813 Sat, 12 May 2007 15:27:35 -0700 no Podcast from Chinese Culture Center immigrant, chinese-american, chinese-immigrant, inter-generation http://odeo.com/episodes/11133233-Tea-Lecture-Podcast With Al Cheng’s tea ceremony demonstration, Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco has invited Ms. Beatrice Hohenegger, to give a lecture of Tea Art & History. About the speaker: Beatrice Hohenegger Beatrice Hohenegger is guest curator of a traveling museum exhibition on the history and culture of tea, slated to open in 2009 at the Fowler Museum at UCLA. She has been researching the history of tea for the last seven years, exploring museum collections in the United States, scouring libraries and historical societies, interviewing academics and specialists in the field, and collecting items and information for her book and for the museum exhibition. Her work has also taken her to London, Paris, Amsterdam, and most importantly, Assam, India, the largest tea-growing region in the world. Previously, Beatrice lived in Paris, France where she worked as creative development coordinator for Tricom, a tri-national European film production company. In the publishing world, she worked as free... With Al Cheng’s tea ceremony demonstration, Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco has invited Ms. Beatrice Hohenegger, to give a lecture of Tea Art & History. About the speaker: Beatrice Hohenegger Beatrice Hohenegger is guest curator of a traveling museum exhibition on the history and culture of tea, slated to open in 2009 at the Fowler Museum at UCLA. She has been researching the history of tea for the last seven years, exploring museum collections in the United States, scouring libraries and historical societies, interviewing academics and specialists in the field, and collecting items and information for her book and for the museum exhibition. Her work has also taken her to London, Paris, Amsterdam, and most importantly, Assam, India, the largest tea-growing region in the world. Previously, Beatrice lived in Paris, France where she worked as creative development coordinator for Tricom, a tri-national European film production company. In the publishing world, she worked as freelance writer/photographer and also as translator and editor for clients such as Getty Publications, Houghton Mifflin, McGraw-Hill, and Wiley & Sons. Beatrice was born and raised in Rome, Italy. There she attended the Deutsche Schule Rom (German School of Rome) and later the Università La Sapienza, where she obtained a Laurea degree (corresponding to a M.A.) from the department of history and philosophy. She also studied history of religions at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes of the Sorbonne University in Paris. Fluent in English, French, Italian, and German, Beatrice lives in Los Angeles with her family. With Al Cheng’s tea ceremony demonstration, Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco has invited Ms. Beatrice Hohenegger, to give a lecture of Tea Art & History. About the speaker: Beatrice Hohenegger Beatrice Hohenegger is guest curator of a traveling museum exhibition on the history and culture of tea, slated to open in 2009 at the Fowler Museum at UCLA. She has been researching the history of tea for the last seven years, exploring museum collections in the United States, scouring libraries and historical societies, interviewing academics and specialists in the field, and collecting items and information for her book and for the museum exhibition. Her work has also taken her to London, Paris, Amsterdam, and most importantly, Assam, India, the largest tea-growing region in the world. Previously, Beatrice lived in Paris, France where she worked as creative development coordinator for Tricom, a tri-national European film production company. In the publishing world, she worked as freelance writer/photographer and also as translator and editor for clients such as Getty Publications, Houghton Mifflin, McGraw-Hill, and Wiley & Sons. Beatrice was born and raised in Rome, Italy. There she attended the Deutsche Schule Rom (German School of Rome) and later the Università La Sapienza, where she obtained a Laurea degree (corresponding to a M.A.) from the department of history and philosophy. She also studied history of religions at the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes of the Sorbonne University in Paris. Fluent in English, French, Italian, and German, Beatrice lives in Los Angeles with her family. tag:odeo.com,2007-04-10,11133233 Tue, 10 Apr 2007 16:35:01 -0700 no Podcast from Chinese Culture Center tea, japanese tea, all about tea, tea history, tea art, chinese tea http://odeo.com/episodes/9236293-THE-AMERICAN-DREAM-%E2%80%93-Episode-02-Racial-Discrimination Excerpts from our interviews conducted last October were featured in the Radio Singapore International series “The American Dream” Please find the details as follows – THE AMERICAN DREAM – Episode 02 (Racial Discrimination) INTERVIEWEES Sabina Chen from Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco Sam Yung – a businessman from New York City Khandul Patel – owner of Comfort Inn in New York City William Dao from the Museum of Chinese in the Americas (New York) Dr Alden Soohoo – a chiropractor from San Francisco Dr Divyang Patel – Foot and Ankle Specialist from San Francisco To read the transcript – follow the link below Excerpts from our interviews conducted last October were featured in the Radio Singapore International series “The American Dream” Please find the details as follows – THE AMERICAN DREAM – Episode 02 (Racial Discrimination) INTERVIEWEES Sabina Chen from Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco Sam Yung – a businessman from New York City Khandul Patel – owner of Comfort Inn in New York City William Dao from the Museum of Chinese in the Americas (New York) Dr Alden Soohoo – a chiropractor from San Francisco Dr Divyang Patel – Foot and Ankle Specialist from San Francisco To read the transcript – follow the link below Excerpts from our interviews conducted last October were featured in the Radio Singapore International series “The American Dream” Please find the details as follows – THE AMERICAN DREAM – Episode 02 (Racial Discrimination) INTERVIEWEES Sabina Chen from Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco Sam Yung – a businessman from New York City Khandul Patel – owner of Comfort Inn in New York City William Dao from the Museum of Chinese in the Americas (New York) Dr Alden Soohoo – a chiropractor from San Francisco Dr Divyang Patel – Foot and Ankle Specialist from San Francisco To read the transcript – follow the link below tag:odeo.com,2007-02-20,9236293 Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:29:32 -0800 no Podcast from Chinese Culture Center