Give your gear another season and donate it for a good reason!
Saturday, July 8th
9:00 am – 12:00pm
East-West Center, Burns Hall 

Friends of the East-West Center will be collecting sports equipment for the East-West Center Participants Association. Gently used equipment can be brought to the front of the East-West Center at 1601 East-West Road and members of the Friends will be there to receive your donation.

• Soccer balls
• Basketballs
• Tennis racquets and balls
• Yoga mats and blocks
• Weights, stretch bands, other exercise equipment.
• Volleyball equipment
• Table Tennis paddles
• Camping equipment (tents, cooking utensils, etc.)

The  Friends will also accept donations of kitchen equipment, utensils, and dishware for use by the East-West Center students. With these donations, the East-West Center Participant Association (EWCPA) will host a yard-sale exclusively for new arrivals charging a small amount for goods so that all may acquire a few needed items. Moreover, the funds generated from the sale will directly support the various student led activities organized by the EWCPA such as their Concert on the Lawn and International Potluck.

• Utensils, spatulas, spoons, whisks
• Knives
• Tongs
• Baking sheets
• Measuring cups, mixing bowls
• Frying pan and pots
• Water bottles
• Plates, glasses, mugs
• Tupperware/ storage containers
• Fans
• Rice cookers, blenders
• Coffee pots, kettles
• Clothing irons/steamers
• Extension cords
• Reusable shopping bags (not for sale but to bring items home)

The Friends can provide you with documentation to use your donation as a tax-deductible charitable donation. 

Decoding Xiqu: Understanding Stylized Chinese Theatre

featuring
Yiting Wang

Speaker’s Summary:
Xiqu performances are highly conventional. Appreciating a xiqu performance takes some training; but knowing the predefined elements is the key. After this talk, you will know the moment a horse is on the stage without seeing a horse. You can predict well whether a performer on stage is likable at first sight. You can identify the implication of a costume, be it the official ranking, economic status, or well-being. Through the art of xiqu staging, props, costumes, make-up and masks, this talk will break down the stylized nature of xiqu and you will be able to decode a xiqu performance, or any xiqu elements you encounter. 

Speaker’s Bio:
Yiting Wang is a PhD candidate at the interdisciplinary program in Communication and Information Sciences at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. She is interested in bridging visual communication, human computer interaction, and social media & online performance. Her current research focuses on short videos, affordances and multimodal analysis. Yiting’s background includes traditional Chinese theatre, with a B.A. and M.A. in international cultural communication and management from the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts in Beijing.

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The views expressed are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect East-West Center nor Friends of the East-West Center policies or position.

The China Seminar was founded by Dr. Daniel W.Y. Kwok 45 years ago. Under his guidance, it became a signature program of the Friends of the East-West Center (FEWC) in 2009. The program provides an informal venue for China experts, such as scholars, diplomats, and journalists, to present talks on aspects of China that interest the community and members of the Friends. Topics include politics, economics, social issues, history, culture, food, arts, and many other subjects. Though Dr. Kwok has recently retired from his involvement with the program, the FEWC and the East-West Center remain committed to continuing this important program.

Big Country, Empty Nest 
Understanding China’s Demographic Shift

featuring
Dr. Yi Fuxian
Senior Scientist, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Speaker’s Summary:
Dr. Yi Fuxian, a senior scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will discuss China’s shrinking population and the policies that both led to it and will also make it difficult to reverse.   Dr. Yi publicly predicted that China’s population would shrink before anyone else by closely watching China’s own statistics – particularly from its provinces having to do with marriage rates and ages. 

Speaker Bio:
Fuxian Yi, MD, PhD is a Senior Scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 2000, he has applied medical science to demographic and economic research. He used that research to launch a campaign against China’s one-child policy. His book, Big Country with an Empty Nest, went from being banned by the Chinese government to promoted by it in just six years and was picked as No.1 of 100 Best Books of 2013 on China. His projections of China’s population and economy have repeatedly proven to be more accurate than official ones. He is widely cited by major American news organizations and has spoken at international conferences including the Boao Forum for Asia and Reuters Next. 

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The views expressed are those of the speaker and do not necessarily reflect East-West Center nor Friends of the East-West Center policies or position.

The China Seminar was founded by Dr. Daniel W.Y. Kwok 45 years ago. Under his guidance, it became a signature program of the Friends of the East-West Center (FEWC) in 2009. The program provides an informal venue for China experts, such as scholars, diplomats, and journalists, to present talks on aspects of China that interest the community and members of the Friends. Topics include politics, economics, social issues, history, culture, food, arts, and many other subjects. Though Dr. Kwok has recently retired from his involvement with the program, the FEWC and the East-West Center remain committed to continuing this important program.