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<strong>THE</strong> <strong>CONFUCIUS</strong> <strong>INSTITUTE</strong> <strong>AT</strong> <strong>PORTLAND</strong> ST<strong>AT</strong>E <strong>UNIVERSITY</strong><br />

Event Schedule for Fall Quarter 2012<br />

http://oia.pdx.edu/confucius/events_2012/<br />

(Subject to change with notice. All events are free and open to the public)<br />

CIPSU Non-Credit Chinese Courses of different types and levels for K5-12 students, PSU students,<br />

staff and faculty and the general public in the Greater Portland Area start on Saturday, Sept. 29, 2012.<br />

For more info about these courses and registration form, please visit the CIPSU website at:<br />

http://oia.pdx.edu/images/confucius/CI_Course_Schedule_fall_2012.pdf<br />

1) September 6-October 20, 2012: Fridays & Saturdays at 4-7 PM or by Appointment at The Angry<br />

Pigeon Gallery (712 SW 11 th Street, Portland): Exhibition of Master Ma Weihua’s Chinese Calligraphy<br />

Works. The exhibition is co-sponsored by Northwest Academy, The Angry Pigeon Gallery and the Confucius<br />

Institute at Portland State University<br />

2) Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 10:00 AM – 5:30 PM in PSU PSU School of Business Building 490<br />

(631 SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201): CI & CC Chinese New Teachers Orientation and Training<br />

3) Friday, October 5, 2012, 6:30-8:00 PM in PSU School of Business Building 490 (631 SW Harrison Street,<br />

Portland, OR 97201): 1) presentation on the tradition and legend of the Moon Festival; 2) 2012 China-<br />

Bridge Summer Campers’ PPT presentation with pictures and video clips about their exciting summer trip in<br />

China; 3) enjoying delicious moon cakes.<br />

(http://oia.pdx.edu/images/confucius/Moon_Festival__Summer_Camp_Presentation_-_October_5-<br />

2012.pdf)<br />

4) Saturday & Sunday, October 13 & 14, 8:30 AM – 6:30 PM in PSU School of Business Building 190<br />

(631 SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201): 2012 Hanban American Local Professional Training for<br />

Chinese Language Teaching & Teaching Materials (open to all Chinese language teachers. Lunch and<br />

materials are provided) The registration form can be downloaded at:<br />

http://oia.pdx.edu/confucius/2012_training/<br />

5) Friday, October 19, 2012, 6:30-8:00 PM in PSU School of Business Building 490 (631 SW Harrison<br />

Street, Portland, OR 97201): Lecture Recitals: “The Musical Equal Temperament and its Inventor Zhu<br />

Zaiyu" by Mr. Dan Huynh / http://oia.pdx.edu/images/confucius/Lecture_Recital_by_Dan_Huynh.pdf<br />

6) Friday, October 26, 2012, 6:30-8:00 PM in PSU Lincoln Hall Room 75 (1620 SW Park Ave., Portland,<br />

OR 97201): Lecture: “Power, Wealth, and a Confucius for Today" by Dr. Peter Bol, Charles H. Carswell<br />

Professor of East Asian Languages & Civilization at Harvard University (sponsored by the Institute for Asian<br />

Studies and Confucius Institute at Portland State University) http://oia.pdx.edu/images/confucius/Lecture--<br />

Power,_Wealth,_and_a_Confucius_for_Today.pdf<br />

7) Friday, November 2, 2012, 4:30-6:30 PM in PSU School of Business Building 190 (631 SW Harrison<br />

Street, Portland, OR 97201): lectures series by renowned scholars on translation studies and language teaching:<br />

(1) “Cultural Awareness and the Translation of Chinese Classics” by Dr. Xuanmin LUO, Professor of<br />

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

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(2) “Contemporary Chinese Fiction in America” by Dr. Howard Goldblatt, Research Professor of<br />

Chinese at the University of Notre Dame, a translator of numerous works of contemporary<br />

Chinese/Taiwanese fiction.<br />

(3) “Why we need a new theory for the study and teaching of the Chinese language?” by Professor<br />

Wenguo PAN of East China Normal University, Shanghai, China<br />

8) Saturday & Sunday, November 3-4, 9:00 am – 6:00 PM (Nov. 3); 9:00 am – 12:30 PM (Nov. 4 th ): in<br />

School of Business Building Room 190 for plenary session; Room 130, 140 & 170 for penal sessions (631<br />

SW Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201):The Second Asian-Pacific Forum on Translation and Inter-<br />

Cultural Studies & Symposium on Chinese Pedagogy/ http://oia.pdx.edu/images/confucius/translationrevised_-final.pdf<br />

9) Tuesday, November 13, 2012 in PSU School of Business Building 190 (631 SW Harrison Street, Portland,<br />

OR 97201): 5:30 pm: Book sales & signing at the lobby outside SAB 190; 6:40 – 8:00pm: Lecture on<br />

Escape to Gold Mountain: A Graphic History of Chinese in North America by author David Wong from<br />

Vancouver, BC, Canada (this event is co-organized/hosted with Portland Chinese Friendship Association)<br />

http://oia.pdx.edu/images/confucius/DavidWong_Lecture.pdf<br />

10) Thursday, November 15, 2012, 6:00-8:00 PM in PSU Native American Student Community Center<br />

(PSU campus at SW Broadway and Jackson Street): Lecture: “Demographic Change and Economic Growth<br />

in Japan and China” by Dr. Jane Golley, Australian National University<br />

(co-sponsored with Center for Japanese Studies at Portland State University). The webside link to the flyer:<br />

http://oia.pdx.edu/images/confucius/Golley_flier_Confucius_ver.pdf<br />

11) Friday, November 30, 2012, 6:30-8:00 PM in PSU School of Business Building 490 (631 SW Harrison<br />

Street, Portland, OR 97201): Chinese Movie - Under the Hawthorn Tree - 《山楂树之恋》by Director<br />

ZHANG Yimou /http://oia.pdx.edu/images/confucius/flyer_for_movie_-under_the_hawthorn_tree.pdf<br />

12) Schedule for HSK/YCT Chinese Proficiency Tests (more info and registration form can be found at:<br />

http://oia.pdx.edu/confucius/2012_online_hsk_test_annoucement)<br />

<strong>AT</strong>TENTION: All tests are online-based that take place at 1:00-4:30pm in the Teaching Lab (Room 340) on<br />

the 3rd floor of School of Business Administration Building at Portland State University (631 or 615 SW 6th<br />

Ave. and Harrison Street, Portland, OR 97201)<br />

Sunday, October 21, 2012, Chinese Proficiency HSK Test: written Level 1-6)<br />

Sunday, November 11, 2012, Chinese Proficiency YCT Test: Written Level 1-4; Oral: Intermediate &<br />

Advanced<br />

Sunday, December 2, 2012, Chinese Proficiency HSK Test: Written: Levels 1-6; Oral: Intermediate &<br />

Advanced.<br />

* Chinese corner time for 1/2 hour before each regular program begins.<br />

Note: All the above scheduled events are subject to change with notice. Flyer for each event will be sent out at<br />

least one week before the date of each event.<br />

Parking is free after 5:00 PM on Fridays at PSU parking structure.

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NON CIPSU SPONSORED EVENTS:<br />

Portland Art Museum - Chinese Art<br />

Saturday, September 22, 1:00 - 4:00 pm<br />

Conference/Public Lectures: Masterworks of Ancient Chinese Art<br />

3 Leading American experts unravel the mysteries and explore the archaeological and historical contexts of 2<br />

pieces of ancient Chinese art in the Portland Art Museum's collection.<br />

LOC<strong>AT</strong>ION: Portland Art Museum, Whitsell Auditorium (SW Park Ave)<br />

Strange Beasts form the Aristocratic Tombs of Chu<br />

Cortney Chaffin, PhD., Assistant Professor of Art History, Univ of Wisconsin-Stevens Point<br />

Money Trees of the Han Dynasty<br />

Susan Erickson, Ph.D., Professor of Humanities, Uni of michigan-Dearborn<br />

Panel Discussion<br />

Kenneth Brashier, Ph.D. Moderator<br />

Professor of Religion and Chinese Studies, Reed College, Portland<br />

This Conference is FREE with Museum Admission; FREE for museum members, and free for college students<br />

w/ID.<br />

Seating is limited. Advance tickets are recommended and available online at www.portlandtartmuseum.org or<br />

on-site.<br />

NW China Council<br />

Saturday, September 28<br />

Banquet, demonstration and presentation in honor of Confucius' 2563rd birthday.<br />

Attendees will enjoy a 10-course banquet featuring food of Shandong, which is Confucius' home province. Dr.<br />

Xiaoli Chen will talk about the healing properties of Chinese food. Dr. Elise Wong will talk about the Five<br />

Elements Theory of Chinese food. Senior Chef Dongsheng Jing will do a cooking demonstration of a herbal<br />

healing dessert.<br />

Pre-registration required. $25-$35/person.<br />

LOC<strong>AT</strong>ION: Shenzhen Seafood Restaurant, 707 SE 82nd Ave. Portland<br />

See details at http://www.nwchina.org/programs/120928dinner.html<br />

First Saturday: East Asian Program Series<br />

PSU Institute for Asian Studies<br />

Saturday, October 6, 9:30-11:00 A.M.<br />

Public lecture -- Pu'er: From Bush to Cup<br />

Claudia Duncan from Portland's Tao of Tea Restaurant will present about the history, processing and serving of<br />

this special Yunnan tea from China.<br />

Location: TBA.<br />

Saturday, November 1, 9:30 - 11:00 AM<br />

Public lecture -- Penjing (Chinese Bonsai) Beautiful: 3-Dimension Poetry<br />

Enjoy a presentation and demonstration by Mr. Mark Vossbrink, local penjing expert and member of the Bonsai<br />

International Club, as he creates 'Timeless Trees" and "Potted Landscapes."<br />

Location: TBA<br />

Saturday, December 3, 9:30 - 11:00 AM<br />

Public lecture -- 'Qin' : Abiding with Antiquity<br />

PSU Professor and local Q'in musician Jim Binkly presents about the history, special association, and use of the<br />

'Qin' (zither) by Chinese Scholars.

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Location: TBA<br />

For further information, contact PSU Institute for Asian Studies asianstudies@pdx.edu<br />

Confucius Institute at<br />

Portland State University<br />

OIA-CI, P.O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207-0751<br />

Address: 632 SW Hall St., Room 306 (East Hall)<br />

Portland, OR 97201<br />

Telephone: 503-725-2285/9810<br />

Fax: 503-725-9812<br />

Email: Confucius@pdx.edu<br />

Website: http://www.ci.oia.pdx.edu /www.cipsu.chinese.cn