Lecture Series

Writing Poetry: The Asian American Experience

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WRITING FROM EXPERIENCE: THE ASIAN-AMERICAN POINT OF VIEW I write from my experience, but I distill and shape events so that they add up to coherent stories. My sources are memories, life situations and occasionally dreams, all having to do with growing up as the child of mixed-race parents in rural America and later moving … Read more

The Hole in the Wall

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A REVOLUTION IN INFORMATION technology is redefining poverty, as how much you know is becoming just as important as how much you own. “The Hole in the Wall” examines one possible solution to the growing technological gap between rich and poor — the so-called ‘digital divide’ — that threatens to consign millions to an “information … Read more

Acculturation of Chinese Immigrant Students Within the Schools

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This talk will provide a forum for discussion about the acculturation of Chinese immigrant students in the high school setting. The focus of the talk will be on the conditions students believe will facilitate their adjustment to the American culture including school life. Online Notes

Reminiscences: A Collection of Movies

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Join Tom Tam in an evening about the joy of making movies.  This collection of reminiscences recalls the innocence of youth, and its exuberant outbursts, from a demonstration against tourist buses in Chinatown to some interesting experimentation of personal cinema. Movies shown: Chi (5 min. silent) – Contemplation of patterns on a “go” board.  Something along the line of … Read more

Shanghai (1842-1949)

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During the little over one hundred years from its opening as a treaty port to the Communist revolution, Shanghai vividly epitomized China’s economic drive and vitality. Today, as during in its pre-war heyday, the metropolis is not only China’s leading commercial, financial and industrial center but China’s most stylish city, and trend-setter in fashion, art … Read more