Category: Chinese Program

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Taiwan Studies Writing Award for Undergraduate Student

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The Undergraduate Student Center for Taiwan Studies Writing Award recognizes outstanding examples of writing in an essay, seminar paper or honors thesis produced during the current academic year in any humanities or social science discipline that contributes to knowledge in Taiwan Studies, broadly defined. The prize will be awarded in spring, and the winner will receive a certificate and $500. Submit the following items by email to:  eastasian-taiwanstudies@ucsb.edu
1. Current CV
2. One Taiwan Studies paper/essay (minimum 5000 words)

Application Deadline:  May 30, 2022
All currently-enrolled UCSB students are eligible.

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Taiwan Studies Workshop: Western-style Confectionary and Colonial Taiwan

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Please join us for “Western-style Confectionary and Colonial Taiwan: Conglomerates, Settler Colonialism, and Tropical Agriculture” with Lillian Tsay (Brown University).

4:30-5:30 p.m. PDT on Thursday, May 19, 2022.

Zoom link:  https://tinyurl.com/2p863s22
Meeting ID: 816 8978 5230
Passcode: 500745
Please contact Kanda Polatis at kpolatis@ucsb.edu if you have any questions.

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Women in Chinese Silent Cinema

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In his lecture, Prof. Pickowicz will screen compelling clips from Chinese silent-era films of the 1920s and 1930s. He’ll emphasize the diverse roles played by women and ask questions about why the women seen on screen, including such iconic figures as Ruan Lingyu, Li Lili, and Wang Renmei, were far more important than men to the success of Chinese silent cinema.

Tuesday, May 10, 3:30 – 5:30 PM, SSMS 2135

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The Utility of Oral Histories: The case of China

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In a discussion for graduate students, Professor Pickowicz asks the questions, “What can be learned from oral histories that cannot be learned from other sources? What is unique about oral histories?” Pickowicz will show clips of several oral histories he filmed in China in the 1980s and 1990s and talk about both the pleasure and pain associated with the filming of oral histories.

Monday, May 9, 12 – 3 PM, HSSB 4041

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UCSB’s Katie Wert Takes 2nd Place in the 46th Annual Chinese Language Teachers’ Association Speech Contest

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We are proud to announce that Katie Wert, our current Chinese 3 student, won Second Place in the 46th Annual Chinese Language Teachers’ Association in California (CLTAC) Chinese Speech Contest at the college level beginning Chinese division on April 23, 2022. More than 245 students participated in the speech contest virtually this year, and Katie really stood out as a result of her dedication to practice. Congratulations Katie!!!