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EVENTS
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Wed. 4/6
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Thurs. 4/7
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Fri. 4/8
Opening Ceremony, Hutch. Commons, 6-8:30PM
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Sat. 4/9
Brunch with Hayden and Jon, RC South Lounge, 12-2PM
PanAsia 2005 MARTIAL ARTS Showcase Seminar, TBA
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| Sun. 4/10
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Mon. 4/11
Lambda Bone Marrow Drive, RC Marketplace, 11AM-5PM
Martial Arts Demonstrations, Bartlett Quads, 12-1PM
"Hidden Internment: Then and Now", I-House Homeroom, 7PM
Cinematic WWII Perspectives, Part I: "Tokyo Monogatari", Harper 130, 8-10PM
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Tues. 4/12
Asian Diaspora through Photos, RC
Buddhism & Gov’t in Burma, Ida Noyes Library, 6-8PM
Cinematic WWII Perspectives, Part II: "Grave of the Fireflies", Harper 130, 8-10PM
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Wed. 4/13
Documentary: “62 Years and 6000 Miles Between”, BSLC 205, 5:30-7:30PM
Cinematic WWII Perspectives, Part III: "Kazoku Geimu (Family Game)", Harper 130, 8-10PM
| Thurs. 4/14
Controversial Asians: Panel on Asian Identity, Christianity, and Social Justice, RC South Lounge, 5:30-8:30PM
Asian and African American Race Relations, Stuart 101, 6-9PM
Cinematic WWII Perspectives, Part IV: Millenium Actress, Harper 130, 8-10PM
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Fri. 4/15
Beauty: Words and Rhythm Part I: Coffeehouse, Ida Noyes Library, 6-9PM
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Sat. 4/16
Beauty: Words and Rhythm Part II: Workshop, Ida Noyes Library, 1-4:30PM
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| Sun. 4/17
PanAsia Closing Ceremony, Tatsu Aoki’s Jazz Ensemble, RC 2nd Fl. Coffee Shop (Uncle Joe's), 8-10PM
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Wed. 4/20
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Thurs. 4/21
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Fri. 4/22
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Sat. 4/23
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Friday, 4/8/05, back to Calendar
PASC Presents: PanAsia Opening Ceremony, Harold and Kumar Come to Ivory Tower
Hutchinson Commons, 6-8:30PM
The hit comedy of last summer featured the taco-shits, serious herb, and … Asian American lead actors??? The screenwriters of “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle”, Hayden Schlossberg and Jon Hurwitz, will speak about the mainstream media portrayal of Asian and Asian Americans, and the interplay of stereotypes within the movie. In their mock-epic quest, Harold and Kumar are forced to overcome obstacles of discrimination and identity as they navigate through a quagmire of stereotypes, including the slur-slinging skater boys, overachieving Asians, and the Booker T Washingtonian African American. Their lighthearted approach to sensitive issues led to widespread acceptance, and the optimistic prognosis of future racial relations is worthy of serious evaluation. Banquet Dinner will be served.
Saturday, 4/9/05, back to Calendar
PASC Presents: Brunch with the Screenwriters
Reynolds Club South Lounge, 12-2PM
A rare opportunity for students to share a meal and rub elbows with screenwriters Hayden Schlossberg and Jon Hurwitz. They will talk and answer questions about their experiences in Hollywood, formulas for success, and personal experiences with race relations. Hayden wrote the screenplay for “Harold and Kumar” his senior year at the University of Chicago.
PanAsia 2005 MARTIAL ARTS Showcase Seminar
April 9 & 10
The Genkikai Ki-Aikido Club is proud to host Kashiwaya Koichi Shihan who will conduct the showcase seminar for the Martial Arts section PanAsia2005. Kashiwaya Koichi Shihan, 8th Dan Aikido, Okuden Ki Development, is the Chief Instructor of Midland Ki Federation, and the Head of Ki-Aikido USA. The seminar will include Mind-Body Coordination training, Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido (Ki-Aikido), Taigi (intensive Ki-Aikido training), sword & spear arts, and Soku Shin No Gyo (bell misogi). Rank testing will occur for all qualified participants. For registration details, please visit the Genkikai Website.
Monday, 4/11/05, back to Calendar
Lambda Phi Epsilson Presents: Bone Marrow Drive
Reynolds Club Marketplace, 11am-5pm
There is a shortage of bone marrow for minorities. A few moments of your time can save a life.
PanAsia MARTIAL ARTS Demonstrations
Bartlett Quadrangle, Monday – Friday (4/11-4/15), 12:00-1:00PM
Come and experience Martial Arts from China, Korea, and Japan! The Wushu Club, Hwa Rang Do Club, and the Genkikai Ki-Aikido Club will be demonstrating open-handed and weapons arts during lunchtime at Bartlett Quadrangle all week. Wushu is a modern martial art that seeks to practice the various style of martial arts that have originated from China. Hwa Rang Do® is a complete martial art that includes not only kicking, striking, joint techniques, throws, grappling, weapons, but also healing. Shin Shin Toitsu Aikido, as practiced in the Genkikai Club, is a Japanese martial art in which one trains in the arts of Ki through Mind-Body Coordination exercises, Taigi (intensive Ki-Aikido training), and sword & spear arts. Food from China, Korea, and Japan will be provided at the demo. Monday will be an information session where you can find out more about the clubs, the culture & history of the art, as well as their training schedules.
APAGSC presents: “Hidden Internments: Then and Now”
International House, Homeroom, 7PM
Two documentaries examine disturbing US wartime policies and their effects on minorities and immigrants. HIDDEN INTERNMENT: THE ART SHIBAYAMA STORY, by director Casey Peek, divulges the untold history of the WWII internment of Japanese Latin Americans. Art was forcibly deported with his family from Peru and interned in Texas for hostage exchange. He and others continue to struggle for US accountability for human rights violations. CAUGHT INBETWEEN, by director Lina Hoshino, questions “freedom” in the USA by examining those who spoke out against national policy, and were subsequently dubbed “enemies of the state”. The film draws parallels between the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans and the “The War on Terror” upon Muslim, Arab, and South Asian communities. For more information, contact APAGSC at apagsc@listhost.uchicago.edu. Discussion with filmmaker Lina Hoshino and activist Grace Shimizu will follow.
J-Club and JAS Presents: Cinematic WWII Perspectives, Part I: "Tokyo Monogatari"
Harper Memorial 130, 8-10PM
Part one in a four-film series regarding WWII and contemporary Japanese cinematic historiography. One of the legendary classics of humanist cinema, Tokyo Story tells the simple, sad story of an elderly couple who travel to Tokyo to visit their two married children, only to find themselves politely ushered off to a hot springs resort. Director Ozu’s technique, as spare and concentrated as a haiku master’s verse, transforms the very banalities of the subject into moments of intimacy and beauty seldom captured on film. As always, the themes go beyond the obvious and are conveyed so gently that only afterwards are many apparent. (Yasujiro Ozu, 1953, 139 min., Japanese with English subtitles, B/W)
Tuesday, 4/12/05, back to Calendar
CUSA Presents: Asian Diaspora Through Photo
Reynolds Club, throughout week
Through student-submitted family photos and narratives, this event hopes to explore Asian immigration to the United States and the personal experiences behind them. These personal memorabilia will be placed on a large world map to diagram the diffusion and extension of Asian culture within this student body. This event will personally involve students and provoke them to reflect upon greater trends in the Asian community.
SAW Presents: Buddhism and Political Resistance
Ida Noyes Library-Lounge, 6-8PM
This panel and discussion focuses on Tibetan and Burmese Buddhists in their struggle for political and social freedom, and the complex relationship between religion and politics in Southeast Asian regions controlled by an oppressive regime.
In Tibet and Burma, there has been a systematic destruction of civil society and numerous human rights violations again Buddhists monks and laypersons. The Buddhist community is one of the last fragments of civil society, and as such, maintains cultural identity and resists political assimilation. Buddhists from these regions participates in the political struggle and protests, and deeply influences the democratic movements; as a consequence, many have faced imprisonment, torture, or have been forced to flee the country. The four personal panel consists of Professor Robert Barnett of Modern Tibetan Studies from Columbia University, Min Zin the Editor of Irawaddy Magazine, Professor Bruce Matthews of Comparative Religions from Acadia University, and the Venerable Lophon Tsering Dhondup Lama.
J-Club and JAS Presents: Cinematic WWII Perspectives, Part II: "Grave of the Fireflies"
Harper Memorial 130, 8-10PM
Part two in a four-film series regarding WWII and contemporary Japanese cinematic historiography. In this affecting tragedy from Studio Ghibli two Japanese children are orphaned during the firebombings of World War II. Their struggle for survival in a world suddenly turned upside-down is a classic chronicle of war's human cost.
Wednesday, 4/13/05, back to Calendar
TSA Presents: Documentary “62 YEARS AND 6500 MILES BETWEEN” by director Anita Chang
Biological Sciences Learning Center 205, 5:30-7:30PM
Asking her grandmother what advice she has for young people, filmmaker Anita Chang receives a simple reply: "Politics!" Despite a third stroke and a century of struggle, "Democratic Grandma" remains true to the ideals that earned her acclaim and a memorable nickname in Taiwan. However, she also knows that progress exacts a price—a realization rendered vividly and with poignant candor in Chang's portrait of her headstrong amah. A mesmerizing and provocative meditation on history-making and the post-colonial condition, this dynamic documentary intimately depicts what it means to be a part of a family, a nation, and a world in constant upheaval. 52mins. A discussion on the film's historical and cultural background will follow the screening. Refreshments will be provided.
J-Club and JAS Presents: Cinematic WWII Perspectives, Part III: "Kazoku Geimu" (Family Game)
Harper Memorial 130, 8-10PM
Part three in a four-film series regarding WWII and contemporary Japanese cinematic historiography. The ‘quintessential’ Japanese family hires Yoshimoto, a poor but cantankerous college student, to tutor their academically backward younger son for the high school entrance exams. The tutor’s influence on the family is a combination of Godzilla, Karl Marx and a marine sergeant, waging class war on his natural enemies for the best possible incentive: profit. Irreverent, surreal, unpredictable, Morita’s film pokes fun at contemporary Japanese ideals—educational achievement, high technology, and urban gentility.
Thursday, 4/14/05, back to Calendar
AASC and Samahan Presents: Controversial Asians: Panel on Asian Identity, Christianity, and Social Justice
Reynolds Club South Lounge, 5:30-8:30PM
Food will be served, but the conversation will be far more satisfying. A four-person panel explores the positive and negative ramifications of the complex institution of religious Asians in Social Justice, specifically the role of Catholic Church's in dealing with prostitution in the Philippines, the involvement of Asian American immigrant churches, and adolescent’s experiences with religious and social-interest groups. We will also examine the impact of Asian stereotypes.
KSO and OBS Presents: Asian and African American Race Relations
Stuart 101, 6-9PM
The L.A. race riots and other events of recent history are pushing us to move beyond a bi-polar, majority/minority model of “race relations” and toward a “poly-ethnic” understanding of culture and politics that is more reflective of our nation’s changing face. This panel seeks to explore the relation between Asian Americans and African Americans as two ethnic groups that have both much in common and much in conflict. Though progress and empowerment can be derived through building coalitions, impediments exist such as different interests, identities, and perceptions. This lecture hopes to delve into the complex issues and entities that lie behind these conflicts, and explore what steps can be taken to resolve them. Dr. Scott Kurashige who has multiple publications regarding Asian relations and Anti-Asian violence, will be the keynote speaker. This event is the first collaboration between an Asian RSO and an African American RSO for a PanAsia event.
J-Club and JAS Presents: Cinematic WWII Perspectives, Part IV: "Millenium Actress"
Harper Memorial 130, 8-10PM
The final film in a four-film series regarding WWII and contemporary Japanese cinematic historiography will feature a talk by Professor Michael Rainer and also a dinner banquet. A young Japanese actress helps a dissident artist during the Sino-Japanese war and then spends the rest of her life looking for him. The overlapping layers of her life and career are brought to life during an interview, conducted by a man who has secretly played a key role in her quest.
Friday, 4/15/05, back to Calendar
Moim@theKilmok, Looseroots, and Chinese Calligraphy Club Presents: Beauty: Words and Rhythm Part, Coffeehouse
Ida Noyes Library Lounge, 6-9PM
Kick back and let your senses take in these exciting showcases of student creativity! Witness and participate in the poetry reading of MOIM’s 2005 publication and view exquisite scrolls of Chinese calligraphy. A powerful performance of traditional Korean drumming by Looseroots will conclude the eventful night. Chinese Food will be served!
Saturday, 4/16/05, back to Calendar
Moim@theKilmok, Looseroots, and Chinese Calligraphy Club Presents: Beauty: Words and Rhythm Part II, Workshop
Ida Noyes Library Lounge, 1-4:30PM
A chance to do-it-yourself! Calligraphy will provide the paper, ink, and expertise; you’ll walk away with your own beauteous calligraphy bookmarks. After an intermission of delicious Korean food, Looseroots will teach an introductory workshop to poongmul/samulnori music and history, giving participants the chance to learn several different drum beats.
Sunday, 4/17/05, back to Calendar
PASC Presents: PanAsia Closing Ceremony, Tatsu Aoki’s Jazz Ensemble
Reynolds Club Second Floor Coffee Shop (Uncle Joe’s), 8-10pm
Bassist and bandleader Tatsu Aoki has been merging elements of ancient Japanese music with the spirit of avant-garde jazz improvisation. Mr. Tatsu has philosophical underpinnings in his work providing an artistic expression of the links between East and West, past and present, America and Asia. With a small ensemble he will be closing the PanAsia Festival with selections from his major recordings.
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