SUMMER 2008
On Tuesday, June 3 at 8 p.m.in Fletcher Auditorium, there was a performance by Ms. Joo Young Lee playing traditional Korean music on the Gayageum, a stringed, zither-like instrument. She was joined in this performance by the Pong Mool Nol-E Drum Ensemble. The four drums in the ensemble represent Thunder, Cloud, Wind and Rain. Together this ensemble played what is known as traditional Korean Poongmool , or "farm" music. To be able to attend a live performance of this music that is faithful to ancient tradition and of high quality is a rare opportunity. The program was sponsored by the ECU Tae Kwon Do Club.
SPRING 2008
The ECU Tai Chi Club is hosting a Qigong workshop with guest instructor Kathleen Cusick from the Magic Tortoise Taiqi Quan School in Chapel Hill. She will be teaching qigong set called the "Louhan", which is a 1500 year old set of Chinese exercises taught at the Shaolin Monastery to improve health. The workshop will be at the ECU Rec. Center Rm. 238 on May 3, 10am - 12 noon. All are welcome. No prior experience is necessary.
Greenville International Festival
From traditional Scottish Highland Bagpipes to the African-inspired dance of a Kusun, the 2008 International Festival will feature a wide variety of music, dance and foods from across the globe. This year’s event, set for April 12th at Greenville’s Town Common, is co-sponsored by the City of Greenville and East Carolina University’s Office of International Affairs. International Festival activities begin at 11am and conclude at 4pm. Nearly 20 different vendors will feature their wares, creating a diversity of handicrafts and foods that will tempt the most discriminating palates. Flavors from the Caribbean, Middle East, Bosnia, India and China will be among the many exotic items for sampling. The entertainment line-up for this year’s event includes dance troupes performing numbers from the Turkey, China and India. Last year, over 5,000 people were on hand and enjoyed music, dance, food and friendship.
Performance Schedule for the 2008 International Festival on the Greenville Toyota Amphitheater stage.
- 11am Wake & District Pip Band – Scottish Bagpipes
- 11:45am American Turkish Association
- 12:30pm India Association of North Carolina
- 12:45pm Overtime – Bosnian group
- 1:30pm Kusun – African Dancers
- 2:45pm ECU Asian Student Association
- 3pm Mirage – Middle Eastern Dance
- 3:30pm Greenville Chinese School
Talk on Tibetan Buddhism: “Developing the Awakened Mind,” Venerable Khenpo Ugyen Tenzin, April 11, 2008, 7:30 pm, Unitarian Universalist (UU) Congregation, 131 Oakmont Drive (across from Gold’s Gym) All are welcome
Also Saturday and Sunday at the UU Congregation: Khenpo Ugyen will give a teaching on the “37 Practices of the Bodhisattva” April 12, 2008 10am – 12 pm, 2:30-4:30 pm; Sunday April 13, 2008,2:30-4:30 pm. The following link provides additional information about Khenpo Ugyen:
http://www.kagyu.org/kagyulineage/teachers/tea25.php
Hosted by KTC Greenville Tibetan Buddhist Meditation and Study Center. For additional information please call: 252-756-8315
"TIBET Teach-In: What Happened and Why?" Dr. Derek Maher will discuss recent events regarding: Violence in Lhasa, Tibet; The Dalai lama and Buddhism; Human rights in China; Olympics in Beijing. Science and Technology Building OC209 April 9, 7:00 pm. Sponsored by: Religious Studies Program; English Department; Honors Program; Student Buddhist Meditation and Study Group TEC ARTICLE
Asian Student Association presents “Treasures of the East,” Saturday, April 5th at 7:00 PM in Wright Auditorium. Free Admission. A Multi-Cultural Show including acts from Asia and other countries... Dekhle, Tai Chi, Muqabla, Singing Acts, Arab Student Union, African Student Organization, Kineos- Modern dance group & a Multi-Cultural Fashion Show! FLYER
Celebrate the Indian Holiday, HOLI. Holi is also called the Festival of Colors and is a popular Hindu spring festival observed in India. International House on Friday, March 28th from 3pm to 5pm. Food and Color will be served!
India Fest – Your Gateway to India, Saturday March 8, 12-9 PM, Sunday March 9, 12-6 PM, Dorton Arena, State Fairgrounds, Raleigh. Admission: $3
Come with your friends and family to discover Indian Cultural Arts in a festive setting. Enjoy a dazzling array of dance and music performances! Browse a variety of traditional crafts from numerous vendors! Savor delicious Indian cuisine from top rated restaurants of the area! And witness a sizzling Fashion Show on the theme “Sacred Knot – Celebrating Indian Weddings”! Did you know that almost 800 stage performers are preparing to present over 100 dance and music items at this year’s festival? This year’s India Fest promises to set new heights for an Indian Cultural show in the area. Come and see for yourself why India Fest is the largest show in town! Indian Idol fame Amit Paul and Band will mesmerize the audience to celebrate Saturday, March 8, 7:00 PM
Did you know that Nuv Yug, a Raleigh based non-profit charitable organization to promote awareness of Indian Cultural Arts, is celebrating its fifth anniversary of bringing India Fest – Your Gateway to India to Raleigh? During this time, Nuv Yug has confirmed its non-profit 501 (c) 3 public charity status, doubled attendance at the festival, tripled its festival budget and quadrupled the number of stage performers!
India Fest is funded in part by the City of Raleigh based on
recommendations of the Raleigh Arts Commission, and is supported by United Arts Council of Raleigh and Wake County, with funds from the United Arts campaign and the North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts. Media Sponsor: Geet Bazaar Radio 88.1 FM WKNC Sundays 10am to 12noon
DIVERSITY WEEK ACTIVITIES RELATED TO ASIAN STUDIES
Sunday, February 24th
The Muhammad
Location: 244 Mendenhall Student Center
Time: 12:00-1:30PM
(Muslim Student Association)
Tuesday, February 26th
Living with Diversity through the Arts: Colors in Diversity
-Asian American, bisexual, and female musician Magdalen Hsu-Li presents music from her latest CD, Smashing the Ceiling and talks about identity issues-Reception to follow Location: Multipurpose Room, Mendenhall Student Center Time: 4:00-5:30pm
(Office of Co-Curricular Programs and Cultural Outreach)
The Remix: Intercultural Party
Location: Mendenhall Student Center Great Rooms (FREE Entry with ECU-One Card) Time: 10:00-1:00am (Diversity Week 2008 Team)
Saturday, March 1st
Diversity Retreat: Bridging the Gap
Location: Minges Coliseum
Time: Contact the Ledonia Wright Cultural Center
for registration fee and information 328-6495
(Ledonia Wright Cultural Center)
The ECU Chinese community and the Office of International Affairs is sponsoring a Chinese New Year celebration, Saturday, February 23 from 5pm to 9pm in the Mendenhall Multipurpose Room. The celebration will be followed by traditional Chinese martial arts, music, ethnic dancing, singing, a children's choir, and other cultural activities. Taste the food, see the sights, and experience the Chinese New Year's! Welcome the Year of the Rat!
The ECU Tai Chi Club invites ECU Faculty, Staff and Students to attend our upcoming Workshop Rising Lotus Qigong on Saturday January 26th from 9:30-12:30pm in room SRC 238 with Guest Instructor, Kathleen Cusick, from the Magic Tortoise School in Chapel Hill.
FALL 2007
EIGHTEEN LUOHAN QIGONG (Shiba Luohangong)
Eighteen Luohan Qigong is a 1,500 year-old set attributed to Bodhidharma, a bodhisattva (luohan) of the 6th century, 28th patriarch of Buddhism in India and founder of the Chan (Zen) "meditative" school in China. He is said to have taught the Luohan exercises to the monks of the Shaolin Temple to improve their health, enhance their strength and flexibility, and fortify their internal energy with the goal of deepening meditation. According to tradition, this set forms the basis of Shaolin gongfu. The exercises are dynamic yet calming and invigorating in the Daoist tradition of "dao yin," with a subtle undertone of yoga asana, revealing their historic roots.
If you have never seen the Student Rec Center, please accept this invitation as a chance to look around. After which Club membership is just $10 per semester (for club activities only) for Faculty and Staff. RSVP to clemb@ecu.edu if you plan to attend.
COLLEGE OF FINE ARTS AND COMMUNICATION
Seok-Hwa Kim, celebrated international metals artist from Seoul, Korea, is ECU resident artist during the fall 2007 semester. Kim is a professor in metal design and the chair of the Department of Art and Design at Dan Kook University. He is vice president of the Korean Society for Art and Design, vice president of the Journal of Korean Computer Education Society,and president of the Cultural Exchange Commission in Seoul. His mission at ECU is to promote cultural exchange projects between ECU and Korea. Mr. Kim's visit was organized by the College of Fine Arts and Communications program in metal design. PHOTO
OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
International Education Week, November 12-16, Activities related to Asian Studies COMPLETE SCHEDULE ARTICLE
Wednesday, 11/14
- Chinese Film/Panel Discussion – Xingfu shiguang (Happy Times). 5pm, Science & Technology Building – C-207
For a decade and a half now, Zhang Yimou's films have acted as a messenger from China to the rest of the world. Happy Times is a comedy, an improbable tale that leads from one preposterous setup to the next, linked by the engaging character of its protagonist, a fifty-year-old factory worker with a taste for full figured women.
Thursday, 11/15
- Bollywood Film – Lage Raho Munna Bhai (India, 2006). 3pm, Science & Technology Building – C-309
This Indian musical comedy film is the second film in the popular Munna Bhai series of Bollywood. Sanjay Dutt stars in this film as Munna Bhai, a Mumbai (Bombay) underworld don, who begins to see the spirit of Mahatma Gandhi. Through his interactions with the image of Gandhi, Munna Bhai begins to practice what he calls Gandhigiri (Satyagraha, non-violence, and truth) to help ordinary people solve their problems.
Friday, 11/16
- International Student Social – A Taste of India. 3pm – 5pm, International House
Come to our international student social where there will be samples of delicious Indian cuisine.
International Student Recruitment Focus – East and Southeast Asia
Our major recruiting focus this year continues with our work in East and Southeast Asia. In October Monika Wojciechowski, Assistant Director for International Student Recruitment, ptomoted ECU at fairs and school visits in Ho Chi Minh City, Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Seoul, and Tokyo.
More than 50% of international students in the United States come from Asia. Countries such as China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan continue to be the leaders in the number of students that they send. Together with 41 representatives from a variety of institutions of higher education, Monika Wojciechowski, Assistant Director for International Student Recruitment, traveled to six Asian countries. The 20-day tour consisted of six public university fairs and 15 fairs for secondary school students. The students remain to be mainly interested in the following fields of study: business and management, engineering, computer science, the health sciences and communications.
If you are interested in assisting Monika in her recruitment efforts through distributing materials on your trips to these countries, corresponding with prospective students in their native language, translating materials, or suggesting ideas on how to promote ECU abroad, please e-mail wojciechowskim@ecu.edu
Our International Students
This semester (fall 2007) we are pleased to welcome over 200 international students to our campus from 54 countries including Brazil, South Korea, Bahamas, China, Canada, Nigeria, Japan, Germany, and Norway. In addition, nearly 50 ECU students are currently studying abroad. We are working to increase international academic and cultural exchange as an important part of the educational experience at East Carolina University.
The incoming class includes many outstanding freshman and transfer students and among them is Yoojin Suh. Without knowing any English, Yoojin Suh came to the U.S. at the age of thirteen. She has traveled a long way since the fateful day of September 11, 2001 when she was crossing the Pacific to enter the unknown. Yoojin graduated this past May from Wayne Country Day School with a weighted GPA of 4.36 and the honor of being chosen the valedictorian. Throughout high school, Yoojin was recognized for her academic excellence in Spanish, math, physics and English. In addition, she was the president of Art Honor Society in grade ten and the president of Spanish Honor Society in grade twelve. Yoojin is also musically and artistically talented. She has played the flute since the age of eleven and has been recognized for her drawing abilities. Yoojin had been offered acceptance to UNC Chapel Hill, NYU and Case Western Reserve University, but we are very pleased that she chose to pursue her nursing degree at ECU.
GLOBAL ACADEMIC INITIATIVES: GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING
Algeria
Angola
China: China Agricultural University, Beijing; Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an
Czech Republic
The Gambia
India: University of Jammu, Jammu;Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Baroda
Malaysia: University of Malaysia Terengganu (formerly KUSTEM), Kuala Terengganu
Moldova
Mongolia: National University of Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar
Morocco
Nigeria
Pakistan:Azad Jammu & Kashmir University, Muzaffarabad
Peru
Russia: LMSU in Moscow; Maritime State University, Vladivostok, Russia (Fall 2007)
Switzerland
Taiwan: FuJen Catholic University, Hsinchuang (NEW S2007)
Turkey
Venezuela
GLOBAL ACADEMIC INITIATIVES: COASTAL STUDY GROUP
A delegation from ECU visited Malaysia from April 29 to May 13, 1007, to meet with representatives of the Universitiy Malaysia Tenengganu to discuss the possibility of exchanges and collaborative research related to coastal resource management. The members of the ECU delegation were Dr. Okmyung Bin, (Economics), Dr. Jason Bond (Biology), Dr. Enrique Reyes (Biology), and Dr. Ron Newton (Associate Dean of the Graduate School).
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