Following up on our Fall Symposium on Asia
(and Education in China), Lycoming College presents:

2007 Spring Symposium

 on

 ASIAN IMMIGRATION


 

       featuring:

• Visiting Artist-in-Residence
  film-maker Spencer Nakasako
  on campus March 19-23
  Public film screening and artist talk
  Thursday March 22, 7:30 PM in Heim G-11 (Barclay Lecture Hall)
  Art gallery show in Snowden Library, mid-March

•   Former White House speech writer, advisor to President Clinton, and author of
  The Accidental Asian and Guiding Lights, Eric Liu will discuss the new generation of Asian Americans, and how his experience bridges politics, media, business and activism.  A reception and book signing will follow lecture.
  Tuesday March 27, 7:00 PM in Heim G-11 (Barclay Lecture Hall)

Coming Soon:  Lycoming College will offer Elementary Chinese language studies
beginning in fall 2007 as MLS 150-A!

Other courses in Asian Studies offered this fall:
History - Modern China (Hist 240D-A)
Political Science - The Vietnam War (PSCI 243-A)
Religion - Asian Religions (REL 225D-A)
Sociology - Race and Multicultural Relations (SOC 334D-A)

Related:

• Tuesday March 13th, 7:30 pm in Honors Hall, Honoring Women's History Month, the Women's and Gender Studies Program presents singer-songwriter Magdalen Hsu-Li "Smashing the Ceiling" concert and "Redefinition of Identity" lecture - discovering what it means to be an Asian Artist and Musician in the American South...
   
• Book Displays on Asian Culture and Immigration in Snowden Library!
• Art gallery show in Snowden Library
   
• REAL Club videos from the
  2006 May Term Trip to
  Vietnam and Cambodia.

All of us are descended from immigrants at some point.
Are you aware of your family's cultural heritage?
Are you aware of the major issues facing current immigrants today?

Did you know?

• Lycoming College has a Multicultural Awareness Group, a Shotokan Karate Club, and a Japanese Animation Club!

Some Student Organizations on Campus:

• Lycoming College Japanese Animation Club -
  Serves to promote, educate, and increase awareness of Asian (mainly Japanese) culture through the study of Japanese art and entertainment.
  President: Michael S. Flury   Advisor: Mr. Stafford H. Smith
   
• Lycoming College Shotokan Karate Club -
  Serves to guide its members in the principles of character formation, etiquette, and mental improvement; including understanding of one's self through the teaching of Shotokan Karate.
  President: Samantha J. Volz    Advisor: Mr. William W. Bubb
   
• Multicultural Awareness Group (MAG) -
  Serves to celebrate the cultural differences of Lycoming students.
  President: Amilcar Guzman   Advisor: Mrs. Jean C. Wool
   
• Religious Exploration At Lycoming (REAL) -
  Serves to educate its members and the campus about the many faith traditions in the Williamsport area by participating in various worship services and local religious events, and by meeting to discuss current issues in the faith community and learn the history of the faith communities surrounding this campus, to learn why people believe what they do.
  President: Laura L. Mascuch   Advisor: Dr. Steven R. Johnson

Symposium Organizers:                                           Lynn Estomin, Art                                           Betty McCall, Sociology                                           Mary Snyder, Snowden Library