Table of content - 本期重要目录

Upcoming Events and Call for Participation

 

v     “南京留学人员招商大使”邀请函

v     USC US-China Institute – Talking Points (2/28-3/5)

v     CAFA-南加州華裔教授會年會 (3/1)

v     Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Conference (UCLA 2/29)

v     厦门市2008年度高层次、高技能职位信息及交流大会(3/15)

v     Chinese Independent Documentary Series (UCLA)

v     2008. 广

v     Donation to Former CSSA Member, Ping Wu!

v     无锡市人民政府引进领军型海外留学归国创业人才(“530” 计划)报名公告

v     Immigration and Visa Seminar (UCLA 3/1)

v     美国华裔医学科学家协会 (NSMS-CAA) Dinner meeting with ZhuHai Delegation

 

News and Announcements

v     Dr. YongGang Li’s Greeting Remarks at CSA Spring Gathering at U_West (Photo)

v     中国旅美科技协会 (CAST) 在犹他州盐湖城召开年会

v     DATA – American University/College Faculty Members (美国高等教育最新数据库资料)

v     Net Fourm教授论坛:上海房市的趋势 (孙 涤)

v     校长饶子和来美访问名校并成功揽才  七华人学者加盟南开大学

v     Scholars Net专家建议:DTV Transition and the Coupon Program

v     中国留学人员广州科技交流会的问候

v     Study finds reducing kids' salt intake could mean fewer soft drinks, calories

v     聖地牙哥海歸華人 成績亮麗

v     WHO alarms HIV infection among TB patients

v     又是一个好举措:浙江官員全面退出行業協會

v     A $3 Billion 12” Wafer Fab of TSMC in Southern Taiwan Science Park (TSMC)

v     林毅夫: 2030年中国将超越欧美成为世界最大经济市场 能源问题不会遏制中国发展

v     Attention: American New Study finds charter schools improve performance

v     美元貶值競爭優勢 旅遊、出口業美國火車頭   經濟學家:2009年底經濟復甦

v     New Study finds smaller classes have limited value

v     美國民眾儲蓄紀錄太差 近年來儲蓄所得的不到1%

v     Georgia to separate students by gender

v     中國月亮更圓, 洋人湧華定居

v     Study: Too few American students ready to start college

v     学者来稿:自卫防身系列之十一 - 防范抢劫

v     学者来稿:自卫防身系列之十二 - 防范攻击伤害

v     学者来稿:自卫防身系列之十三 - 防范帮派犯罪

v     UCLA Faculty Research on China: Professor Virginia C. Li

 

移民、留学、奖学金、及相关须知

v     親屬移民 一律寄件芝加哥

v     移民指南 歡迎團體索取

v     香港校友會即日起開始接受加州優秀高中生申請2008年度的本地獎學金

v     加州教育機構發出通知 鼓勵學生積極申請助學金

v     知情僱非法移民 罰款增25%

 

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“南京留学人员招商大使”邀请函

 尊敬的各位留学人员:

“南京千名留学人员招商大使”计划(以下简称“大使”计划)旨在五年内面向海内外招募留学人员招商大使1000名,通过聚集国内外留学人员个人和团体资源,充分发挥他们的智力和海外网络优势,拓宽我市海外信息收集渠道,提高我市的国际影响力,为南京地区企事业单位以及国内其它地区的企事业单位提供海外智力支持和服务。

您可以通过加入了我们的大使计划,为国服务,发挥自身优势;同时当您为南京成功引进国外人才、技术和投资项目,南京留学人员服务中心和受益单位会给予您一定的奖励。

如果您对我们的大使计划感兴趣,愿意贡献自己的聪明才智和信息资源,为南京市的经济建设和社会发展服务,我们诚挚的邀请您加入我们的计划中,如果您接受我们的邀请,请仔细阅读以下说明:

1、您需要具备的条件:

只要您具备一定的海外留学经历或海外工作背景,自愿为我市经济与社会发展提供信息资源和智力服务,您都有条件成为我们的招商大使。

2、您需要提交的材料:

    您只需登陆南京国际人才智力网http://www.naiep.org,填写《南京留学人员招商大使报名表》直接提交或下载表格填写后通过电子邮件发给我们。我中心工作人员会在收到您的报名表后,及时回复办理情况。

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您可以和我们一起共享南京地区海外人才和项目需求单位的信息资源;并根据实际工作业绩,享受中心和收益单位共同提供的工作经费补贴;

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   您需要做好二项工作:(1)接受中心提供的《海外需求信息表》,根据表内所列项目,在自己力所能及的范围内主动收集相关信息并及时反馈;(2)接受中心提供的需求任务书,并在规定的时间内完成中心交办的任务;

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我们期待您的加入,让我们共同南京的引智工作做出贡献!

 

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我谨声明,此表所填信息真实、有效,如有不符,本人将承担相关责任。我授权南京市政府各有关部门可根据需要提供有关我个人的资料(不做商业使用)。

 

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USC US-China Institute – Talking Points (2/28-3/5)

USC U.S.-China Institute

Talking Points
February 28- March 5, 2008

Dear Zhengying,

 

Americans know they’ve been paying more for goods and services and today the U.S. government released statistics documenting these rising prices. The U.S. Consumer Price Index is up 4.3% over the past twelve months. And this is before $100 a barrel oil is distilled into the gas we buy. Consumers in China have seen an even bigger increase, 7.1% over the past year. Food, though, is up 18%, with pork prices jumping 59%. These increases, of course, hit the poor especially hard. 

Income inequality is growing in China and has surpassed the U.S. level. In a recent article, Thomas Pogge argues that in 1990 China’s richest people had incomes eight times larger than its poorest people. Today, China’s richest 10% have incomes 22 times larger than the poorest 10%. In the U.S., the richest 10% receive incomes 16 times larger than the poorest 10%.

Some worry that growing income disparity will aggravate existing social tensions. Next week, former U.S. deputy assistant secretary of state and current USCI board of scholars member Susan Shirk will discuss how the shocks to China’s fragile domestic economic order could have implications for the nation’s external ties. Prof. Shirk speaks on Feb. 26. The next afternoon, Cintia Quiliconi and Carol Wise will present their research into China’s push into Latin American markets.

 

Other upcoming events include Saturday’s opening of Liu Fang Yuan, the Huntington’s new Chinese garden, tomorrow’s USC screening of The Rising Tide and next week’s UCLA screening of Gongbu’s Happy Life. On Friday, Feb. 29, the Avengers arena football team and the World Affairs Council are co-sponsoring a look at the importance and potential impact of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Please be sure to mark your calendar for our Taiwan election symposium (March 26), a presentation by Justin Lin, the World Bank’s new chief economist (April 8), and the Herbert G. Klein Lecture by U.S. Ambassador to China Clark T. Randt, Jr. (April 21). Details on all of these events and many more are below and at the calendar section of the USCI website.

 

This past Sunday, USC hosted a compelling discussion of what is known about China’s past relations with neighbors and distant countries and how these understandings might influence American officials responsible for today’s policies and practices toward China. Video from this symposium will be available soon at our website. In the meantime, please visit the site to read about research into homeowner associations in China and other topics.

 

USC faculty and graduate researchers have until March 3 to submit proposals for summer and 2008-2009 research projects. Details are available in the announcement section of our website. Secondary school teachers from outside Los Angeles are welcome to apply for our two-week summer seminar (July 28 – August 7). Housing is provided. Teachers meeting program requirements also receive a completion stipend, library development grant, and other benefits. For news about this and other teacher-centered programs and ideas for bringing Asia alive in your classroom, please contact Miranda Ko at mirandak@usc.edu to receive our Teaching about Asia monthly newsletter.

 

As always, we welcome your comments. Please send them to us at uschina@usc.edu.

 

Best wishes,

The USC U.S.-China Institute

http://china.usc.edu

 

 

USC Events

http://china.usc.edu/App_Images/Oi-th.gif03/05/2008: Political Cross Currents in China’s Corporate Restructuring
USC University Club
Time: 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Cost: Free
Stanford University's Jean Oi will examine China's corporate cross currents. 

California Events

http://china.usc.edu/App_Images/tibet4_thumb.jpg02/28/2008: Chinese Independent Documentary Series: Gongbu’s Happy Life
Melnitz Hall
2534 Melnitz Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Cost: Free
Phone: 310-825-8683
Time: 7:00PM - 10:00PM
Presented by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies and the REEL CHINA Documentary Biennial. 

02/29/2008: 2008 Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Conference
Korn Convocation Hall
110 Westwood Plaza , Los Angeles, CA 90095
Cost: $29-193
Engine for Growth: the China California Connection  

http://china.usc.edu/App_Images/36shaolin-th.gif02/29/2008: A Night of Hong Kong Kung Fu Cinema
Ahmanson Bldg B06
Otis College of Art and Design 9045 Lincoln Boulevard , Los Angeles, CA 90095
Time: 8:00PM - 10:00PM
Join Craig Reid in the presentation of a double feature of renowned martial arts film director Liu Chia-Liang's films. 

http://china.usc.edu/App_Images/Avengers_Crowd_2-th.gif02/29/2008: International Night
Los Angeles STAPLES Center
Address: 1111 S. Figueroa Street , Los Angeles, California 90015
Cost: $30 (Includes access to discussion panel and ticket to Avengers vs. New Orleans VooDoo game)
A panel of esteemed experts will discuss the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

http://china.usc.edu/App_Images/liang-th.gif02/29/2008 - 03/01/2008: Li-ka Shing Foundation workshop on Republican Chinese History
IEAS Conference Room
Fulton Street 6th Floor, Berkeley , CA
Cost: Free   
Li-ka Shing Foundation workshop on Republican Chinese History
Ten scholars will discuss the significance Hoover's new collections of Republican Chinese archival materials and whether or not Republican history should be rewritten. 

North America Events: 

http://china.usc.edu/App_images/vinograd-th.gif03/04/2008: Perspectives In and On China
Room 1636 School of Social Work Building
1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
Time: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
Cost: Free
Stanford University's Richard Vinograd speaks on pictorial perspective systems in China.

03/04/2008: School of Natural Resources and Environment: China's Environmental Challenges
1040 Dana Building
Address: 1080 S. University Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
Cost: Free
Time: 4:00PM - 6:00PM
An exploration of the environmental challenges associated with the economic transformation and rise of China.  

3535 S. Figueroa St.
FIG 202
Los Angeles, CA 90089-1262
Tel: 213-821-4382

Fax: 213-821-2382

Email: uschina@usc.edu

Website: http://china.usc.edu 

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CAFA-南加州華裔教授會年會 (3/1)

CAFA-南加州華裔教授會將于31日在蒙特利公園市的蒙特利崗餐廳(Monterey Hill)舉行第三十七屆年會。會中並將進行會務交接,現任會長陳瑄將把會務移交給新任會長王競華。
 
南加大的華裔建築學院院長馬清運(MA Qingyun)教授應邀擔任主講人,講題是探討中國傳統中的「氣」與建築之「Chi and C.H.I.」。馬清運教授,曾獲清華大學建築系建築工程學士和美國賓夕法尼亞大學建築學碩士,不僅精於實踐並勤於教育和研究,曾在美國哈佛大學、康奈爾大學、哥倫比亞大學、荷蘭貝爾拉格、法國建築專業學校、瑞士蘇黎士高專、賓夕法尼亞大學、南京大學、同濟大學、深圳大學等多個學術機構執教和演講,還積極參與公益及市政諮詢工作,曾擔任北京申辦2008年奧運會陳述專家,青浦區城市發展建築顧問,以及洛杉磯城市公共空間策略顧問委員會成員。
 
有意參加年會或加入該會的專家學者可參見網頁Physics.usc.edu/~tnchang/cafa.html,或以電郵與現任會長陳瑄SChen@coh.org聯繫。
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Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Conference (UCLA 2/29)

Engine for Growth: The China / California Connection

Friday, February 29, 2008
8:45 AM - 6:00 PM
UCLA Anderson School of Management
Los Angeles, CA 90095

The conference aims to bring business leaders, Wilbur K. Woo Greater China Business Conference professionals, academics, and students together to discuss business trends, challenges, and impacts of the increasing role of Greater China in the global economy. It also aims to provide a collaborative platform for participants to build networks, exchange ideas, and share knowledge.

A keynote speech and a CEO exchange will highlight the connections between Greater China and California focusing on economic opportunity.  Panel discussions featuring industry experts who share their experiences and ideas on industry trends will explore growth strategies for firms in China and California.

        Schedule

8:45 am      Registration & Continental Breakfast Korn Hall Foyer

9:30 am      Welcoming Remarks & Keynote Address
Korn Hall

Welcome: Judy D. Olian, Dean and John E. Anderson Chair in Management, UCLA Anderson School of Management
Keynote: Clarence Kwan, National Managing Partner, Chinese Services Group, Deloitte & Touche USA LLP | web

10:45 am   Break

11:00 am   Concurrent Panel Discussions


SHIFTING TIDES: Investment in China
Room A201
The challenges and opportunities of China's economy and what it means for California-based private equity firms, venture capital firms, and private investors.
Panelists:
Xihong Deng, Managing Director, Hony Capital | web
Clariza Mullins, Treasurer, Pepperdine University | web
Donald Straszheim, Vice Chairman, Roth Capital Partners | web

NEW FRONTIER: The China Entertainment Market
Room A202
What is the future of Chinese entertainment and how are Hollywood players joining forces with innovators to whet the massive Chinese appetite for local-language and Hollywood made entertainment?
Moderator: Lora Chen, Vice President of Business Development, Common Ground | web 
Panelists:
Carol Choi, Vice President/General Manager, Greater China, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Julia Jenks, Senior Director of Global Strategy, Motion Picture Association of America | web
Stanley Rosen, Director of the East Asian Studies Center, University of Southern California | web
Teddy Zee, President and Co-Founder, Ironpond

12:30 p.m. Lunch Executive Dining Room

1:45 p.m. CEO Exchange:
Korn Hall
Moderator: Felix Guo, Lead Host, KAZN AM 1300 Chinese Radio 
CEOs:

Iris Lin, Founder and CEO, Trinity Industries, Inc. | web
Charles Woo, Co-founder and CEO, Megatoys | web 

3:00 p.m. Break

3:15 p.m. Concurrent Panel Discussions

LAND OF PLENTY: Real Estate in China
Room A202
Connecting California developers, project managers, and global investment firms to harness investment opportunities in the Greater China real estate market.
Moderator: Eric Sussman, Lecturer, UCLA Anderson School of Management | web
Panelists:
Matt Kahn, Professor, UCLA Institute of the Environment | web
Andrew Sun, Senior Manager, World Premium Company
David Tsao, Operations Manager, Swinerton Management & Consulting | web
Mark S. Karlan, Executive Managing Director, CB Richard Ellis Investors | web

ALL ABOARD! Positioning for a China-related Business Career
Room A202
How MBA graduates and young professionals can best take advantage of the California/China connection and build a career with global, China- and California-based firms.
Moderator: Justin Pritchard, Investigative Reporter, AP - Los Angeles | web
Panelists:

Clifton Chang, Regional Manager-Asia Pacific, Johnson & Johnson | web
Robert Hills, Partner, Deloitte Consulting | web
Stacy Sun, Partner, China Global Ventures | web
Adam W. Schorr, Partner, Margolis & Tisman LLP | web 

4:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Networking Reception
Executive Dining Room

Registration

Each ticket type has a limited number available.  If tickets sell out, you will placed on a wait list in case additional space is added to the conference.  Last year, tickets sold out, so register early!  For questions, please email woo.conference@anderson.ucla.edu

Ticket Types
General Admission  |  $188
Access to all events

General Admission (Early Registration Discount Through Feb 11)  |  $168
Access to all events

UCLA or UCLA Anderson Alumni Admission  |  $158
Access to all events
(MUST register with alumni email for valid registration, i.e. joebruin@uclaalumni.net or john.smith.2002@anderson.ucla.edu)

Current Student Full Admission  |  $68 
(
SOLD OUT! Please email
woo.conference@anderson.ucla.edu to placed on a waitlist)
Access to all events
(MUST register with .edu email for valid registration)

Current Academic Limited Admission  |  $28
Access to breakfast, welcome & keynote speaker, CEO exchange, and networking reception (excludes panels and lunch)
(MUST register with .edu email for valid registration)

Group Ticket Sales (10 or more)  |  $158

 Cost: Registration fees apply, see above.

http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x18995.xml

Sponsor(s): Management (Anderson School)

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厦门市2008年度高层次、高技能职位信息及交流大会(3/15)

 

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2008315日下午(2:00-5:00)在厦门市人才市场(厦门市湖滨东路319号)举办“厦门市2008年面向国内外招聘‘双高’人才交流大会”,为招聘单位和“双高”人才提供交流对接平台。受邀人才可享受以下优惠(注:受邀人才指经审核并被邀请来厦参加交流大会的人才):

1、免费参加交流大会;

2、免费返程票:从厦门市外应邀前来参加大会的人才,凭来程票换取由主办单位统一购买的离厦返回国内其他城市的返程票,返程票的费用由主办单位承担;

3、免费住宿:人才在厦参加大会,可享受大会统一安排的314日晚的免费住宿。特殊情况需继续住宿的,另行报主办单位审批。

4、其他费用自理。

具体有关事项请查阅: www.xmrc.com.cn/height  

 

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Chinese Independent Documentary Series (UCLA)

Presented by the UCLA Center for Chinese Studies and the REEL CHINA Documentary Biennial

Thursday, February 28, 2008
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
2534 Melnitz Hall
UCLA
Los Angeles, CA 90095

Blossoming in the Wind, dir. Sun Yuelin, 2005, 60 mins.
As the debut work of the young filmmaker Sun Yueling, Blossoming in the Wind won the Committee Nomination Prize at the 2005 Yunnan Multi-culture Visual Forum/Festival. It is an intimate and personal record of a blissful pilgrimage by Rinpoche, a Tibetan Living Buddha. Traveling with several of his disciples and the filmmaker, Ripoche heads for a Tibetan sacred mountain in Deqing, Yunnan Province. Marching through sleet and snow, Ripoche spreads his joy and wisdom throughout the whole journey. Blue skies, white clouds, the tinkling of bells, the sound of footsteps, smiling faces, and singing voices all bask in the glow of the transparent sunshine, amidst the joyous festivities of daily life. Animals and humans alike traverse freely through the realms of the sacred land.

NOTE: Gongbu’s Happy Life, which was original scheduled to be screened with Blossimg in the Wind, unfortunately will not be available.

Organizers: Center for Chinese Studies, UCLA
                  REEL CHINA Documentary Biennial, New York

Independent Chinese documentary filmmaking has flourished for over a decade. Produced outside the official or commercial channels by dedicated individual filmmakers, these works—mostly in DV format—are valuable documents of alternative histories and life styles in contemporary China. For our series, we have selected documentaries—divided into five categories (history, education, documentary ethics, minorities, women and gender)—that are not only recent productions but also offer a rich, varied, up-to-date, and intimate view of contemporary China. By presenting exemplary works on various, sometimes controversial topics in different styles, we hope to stimulate discussions of not only the contents of the documentaries but the process, and sometimes the problems, of documentary filmmaking (and by extension history writing) itself.
 
Schedule

Time: Thursdays, 7:00pm

Titles:

Feb. 28, 2008: Gongbu’s Happy Life; and Blossoming in the Wind
March 6, 2008: Women’s Fifty Minutes; and Mei Mei

Venue: 2534 Melnitz Hall, UCLA

Admission: FREE

Screening Format: all films will be in DVD format with English subtitles.

Source of films:
• REEL CHINA Documentary Biennial, New York.
• Zero Channel Media Co., Beijing.
• Director Zhou Hao.

Preliminary Screening Program

History

The Hurricane, dir. Duan Jinchuan and Jiang Yue, 2005, 89m.
The Hurricane is a reinvestigation of the communist Land Reform (1946-1953) that started as a strategy to mobilize peasants to support the Communist Party in the civil war with the Nationalists (1946-49). This documentary, in the form of grassroots oral history, presents villagers in Northeast China, where the Land Reform was launched. The peasants speak from memory, giving accounts of manipulation, injustice, and cruelty.

Gai Shanxi and Her Sisters, dir. Ban Zhongyi, 2004, 130m. [TBA because of length]
This is the story of the courageous struggle of a Chinese comfort woman. The film focuses on the ordeal of Gai Shanxi (this is actually her nickname, which means “No. 1 beauty of Shanxi”), a peasant woman in Shanxi Province who took part in the resistance against the Japanese. Because of her good looks, she was twice held captive in the Japanese stronghold where she was brutally raped. Regardless of her own safety, she twice offered her body in order to protect other girls from her village. The ravages wrecked upon her by the Japanese left her barren and scorned by others after the war. Unhappy in her marriage and family life and suffering from poor health, she could no longer bear the psychological as well as physical pain, so she took her own life. When the filmmaker visited Shanxi Province, Gai Shanxi was already dead. Her story is told through the testimonies of other former comfort women, the village elders, and former Japanese soldiers.

Documentary Ethics

The Other Bank, dir. Jiang Yue, 1994, 140 min.
This is a documentary about a group of unusual actors, their training, their groundbreaking performances in contemporary Chinese theater, and what happened to them. In early spring of 1993, independent artist Mou Sen was invited by the Actors Exchange and Training Center of the Beijing Film Academy to take charge of an intensive, short-term performance workshop. More than thirty high school graduates from all over the country attended the workshop. Fourteen of them, who stay till the end of the training, performed The Other Bank: A Chinese Grammatical Discussion, a play written by Gao Xingjian (Nobel Prize Winner, 2000) and Yu Jian. The seven performances by the fourteen students stunned Beijing’s artistic and intellectual circles. These young actors were greeted with applause, flowers, and tears. The show was over. But where would these fourteen young people go? They chose to stay in Beijing. The reality they encountered was cruel. The dreams in the classrooms were broken. In the end, all the young actors left Beijing one after another. One student brought back two actor friends to his remote village in Hebei Province where he staged a theater piece they wrote together. The Black Bird that had Flown Over the Paradise. The filmmaker’s critical decision to shift his focus from the artists to the young peasant performers marks an important turning point at which independent Chinese documentary became critical of its intellectual advantage and instead tried to become closer to the grassroots.

Using, dir. Zhou Hao, 2007, 145m.
“Using” is the latest work by contemporary Chinese documentary filmmaker Zhou Hao. Shot over the last three years, the documentary follows the relationship between the filmmaker and two “friends” who were drug users in the city of Guangzhou. Apart from investigating at close range a dark and cruel layer of reality of contemporary Chinese society that has rarely been aired, the documentary is also provocative in baring the mutually using relationship between the filmmaker and the filmed subject.

Education

Senior Year, dir. Zhou Hao, 2005, 95m.
In No.1 High School of Wuping County in western Fujian Province, seventy-eight high school seniors have only one chance to advance to higher education, that is through the annual national entrance exam. Eighty percent of the students in this school come from surrounding rural areas. Their parents tell them that if they don’t want to become farmers, the entrance exam to higher education is their only chance to change their lives. The documentary records the hardworking, high-pressured as well as lonely lives of a group of seventeen and eighteen-year-old Hakkas.  As one student puts it, “I can’t stand the idea of going through another senior year.”

We Are the . . . of Communism (aka The School That Disappeared), Cui Zi’en, 2007, 94m.
From summer to winter, the number of students in the Yuanhai migrant community school dropped from 720 to 16.  Some were kicked outside and had to temporarily attend class in a workshop and in the street, until even that was taken away. Those students, once happily gathered together, lost everything. Some dropped out from school and stayed at home, others moved to far away schools with high fees, and still others returned to school in their hometown with their parents. With the arrival of winter, students below the third grade could only attend class squeezed inside a small van. Classes for students from fourth to sixth grades were held in the teacher's home. In spite of this, and even when it turned very cold, students still ran to the school's main door to play and never ceased to regard the school as a big and happy fairyland.
Documentaries on the Minorities

Gongbu’s Happy Life, dir. Ji Dan, 1999, 82m.
This meditative documentary about the life of a Tibetan villager displays a sensitivity and understanding that the filmmaker herself gained from her three years of living in the Tibetan village.

Blossoming in the Wind, dir. Sun Yuelin, 2005, 60 mins.
As the debut work of the young filmmaker Sun Yueling, Blossoming in the Wind won the Committee Nomination Prize at the 2005 Yunnan Multi-culture Visual Forum/Festival. It is an intimate and personal record of a blissful pilgrimage by Rinpoche, a Tibetan Living Buddha. Traveling with several of his disciples and the filmmaker, Ripoche heads for a Tibetan sacred mountain in Deqing, Yunnan Province. Marching through sleet and snow, Ripoche spreads his joy and wisdom throughout the whole journey. Blue skies, white clouds, the tinkling of bells, the sound of footsteps, smiling faces, and singing voices all bask in the glow of the transparent sunshine, amidst the joyous festivities of daily life. Animals and humans alike traverse freely through the realms of the sacred land.

Women and Gender

Women’s Fifty Minutes, Shi Tou, 2005, 55m.
This experimental documentary is a compilation of various shots and impressions of the filmmaker’s trip to her girlfriend’s hometown as well as her daily wandering in Beijing. Through the impressionistic non-narrative, the filmmaker presents a deeply personal observation of women’s changing roles in traditional ceremonies in provincial China as well as in modern metropolitan life.

Mei Mei, dir. Gao Tian, 2005, 82 mins.
Mei Mei is a transvestite male actor who is eager to find his true love. He searches among gays and transvestites. In 2004 he finally meets a man of his match who also accepts Mei Mei as he is. They have a public wedding ceremony. Mei Mei is very confident about his marriage and his future. His friends throw a farewell party for him before he leaves for Shanghai where he and his love are to embark on a life together.  However, things are not as perfect as planned, and his marriage proves harder than expected. Finally Mei Mei comes back to Beijing. He feels embarrassed when running into old friends. Also, he runs into financial problems worse than ever before.

Cost: FREE

For more information please contact

Center for Chinese Studies Tel: 310-825-8683
china@international.ucla.edu

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2008389:00-16:00(星期六) 广州东方宾馆国际会展中心BC

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Donation to Former CSSA Member, Ping Wu!

 

Dear Presidents of All Associations,

 

     Representing SW-CSSA (Chinese Students and Scholars Association of Southwest United States), I ask you for an urgent help to send out the attached announcement to the members of your association. Ping Wu is a very nice girl who had served CSSA-UCLA as a treasurer for years before she was diagnosed as leukemia (白血病). After this shocking news was released from UCLA Median Center a month ago, EVERY CSSA within SW-CSSA family including UCLA, Caltech, UCSB, UCR, UCI, UCSD, SDSU, USC had done awesome jobs by making a call for donation for Ping Wu during new year parties and join the bone marrow database to find the most appropriate match donor for Ping Wu.

 

     Although we already achieved the goal of the first stage, we still need the help from you by asking more people to make a donation for Ping Wu. She is still in probation time and her company already stopped paying her salary during sick leave. Your donation will be used for Ping's routine living cost, rental fee and bone marrow match. Up to today, PUAASC (Peking University Alumni Association of Southern California) and THUAASC (Tsinghua Alumni Association at Southern California) also joined us to send out their announcements. CESASC (Chinese-American Engineers and Scientists Association of Southern California) and JiaoTong University Alumni Association will be sending theirs soon. The amount of your donation will be listed at Ping's website  http://cssa.ucla.edu/pingwu/  unless you claim not to be listed. Any amount of money will be appreciated and important for Ping Wu.

 

     Together, we will form a love chain to help Ping Wu to overcome the difficulty, beat leukemia. We believe we will finally beat leukemia by jointed efforts from everybody with loving heart. Together, the miracle will happen and Ping Wu will be recoverd from this illness. Love can cure anything!

 

      May God bless Ping Wu!   Thank you all for your loving heart and generous support!

 

 

      Dahai Liu, President of SW-CSSA.

 

 SW-CSSA AND CSSA-UCLA CALL FOR DONATION FOR PING WU!

 

Dear Friends and Members,

 

We would like to introduce you a special friend??Ping Wu, a recent graduate of UCLA and a former CSSA-UCLA committee member who has

recently been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML), type IV, an unanticipated diagnosis that forever changed her life. For more information visit http://cssa.ucla.edu/pingwu and http://web.wenxuecity.com/BBSView.php?SubID=na&MsgID=795920 at Wenxue City.

 

Ping is determined to fight her illness and conquer it! Yet her special situation places her at many disadvantages: She has just graduated from UCLA and joined the work force with little savings; She is currently in probation, with no disability insurance, and she has lost all her sources of income; She may even lose her medical insurance if her company decides to lay her off; She is just here by herself (her mom just flew into the States recently to help).

 

We are writing to ask for your help. Monetary donations will be greatly appreciated, which will not only ensure the continuation of

her necessary medical treatments but also provide the only source of income to pay for her living necessities.

 

Donations can be made

 

(1)     via PayPal to budseu@hotmail.com or

(2)     by sending checks payable to Ping Wu to the following address:

                     Ping Wu

                     3161 Sepulveda Blvd. Apt. #306

                     Los Angeles, CA 90034

 

We will send you a confirmation email upon receiving your donation, thus please write your email address in the "Note" area on PayPal or on your check.

 

Furthermore, we may post the names of donors on http://cssa.ucla.edu/pingwu; inform us if you would like to remain anonymous by indicating it in the "Note" area on PayPal or on your check.

 

Sincerely,

  

The Chinese Students and Scholars Association of Southwest United States (SW-CSSA)

The Chinese Students and Scholars Association at UCLA (CSSA-UCLA)

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无锡市人民政府引进领军型海外留学归国创业人才(“530 计划)报名公告

为大力实施“科教兴市、人才强市”战略,加快人才国际化步伐,促进自主创新和科技创业,着力提高自主创新能力,建设创新型城市,市政府计划在五年内引进 30 名领军型海外留学归国创业人才(简称“530”计划)。

一、申报条件

(一)在海外学习并取得硕士学位,学成后在海外工作五年(博士学位的在海外工作三年)以上,在国际某一学科、技术领域内的学术技术带头人,拥有市场开发前景广阔、高技术含量科研成果的领军人才。

(二)在国外拥有独立知识产权和发明专利,且其技术成果国际先进,能够填补国内空白、具有市场潜力并进行产业化生产的领军人才。

(三)在引领我市环保、新能源、生物三大先导产业,以及服务外包、动漫设计、文化创意、新材料等产业带技术、带项目、带资金和具有自主创新能力的创业领军人才。

二、报名范围

(一)目前在海外工作的领军型科技创业留学人员;

(二)目前已在国内其他地区工作(创业),有意来锡创业的留学归国人员;

(三)200781日后,到无锡投资创业的海外留学人员。

三、扶持政策

(一)推荐(A类)项目

1、创业投资企业(公司)注册后1个月内,市给予领军型海外留学归国创业人才(每个创业投资项目)100万元创业启动资金,创业投资企业注册地所在的市(县)、区负责提供不少于100平方米工作场所和不少于100平方米住房公寓,三年内免收租金。

2、从事科技开发项目的,经论证、审批,根据其项目的投资需求,市和市(县)、区科技风险投资资金给予不低于300万元的创业投资。

3、对具有市场需求高新技术产品产业化生产过程中流动资金不足的,可给予不低于300万元的资金担保。

4、以技术成果入股投资的,经评估,其技术成果可按注册资本不少于30%作价入股。

5、市政府制定的有关引进海外高层次人才的子女入学入托、家属安置等优惠政策同时享受。

(二)推荐(B类)项目

1、创业投资企业(公司)注册后1个月内,市给予领军型海外留学归国创业人才(每个创业投资项目)60万元创业启动资金,创业投资企业注册地所在的市(县)、区负责提供不少于100平方米工作场所和不少于100平方米住房公寓,三年内免收租金。

2、从事科技开发项目的,经论证、审批,根据其项目的投资需求,市(县)、区科技风险投资资金给予不低于150万元的创业投资。

3、以技术成果入股投资的,经评估,其技术成果可按注册资本不少于30%作价入股。

4、市政府制定的有关引进海外高层次人才的子女入学入托、家属安置等优惠政策同时享受。

(三)推荐(C类)项目

1、创业投资企业(公司)注册后1个月内,市给予领军型海外留学归国创业人才(每个创业投资项目)40万元创业启动资金,创业投资企业注册地所在的市(县)、区负责提供不少于100平方米工作场所和不少于100平方米住房公寓,三年内免收租金。

2、从事科技开发项目的,经论证、审批,根据其项目的投资需求,市(县)、区科技风险投资资金给予不低于150万元的创业投资。

3、以技术成果入股投资的,经评估,其技术成果可按注册资本不少于30%作价入股。

4、市政府制定的有关引进海外高层次人才的子女入学入托、家属安置等优惠政策同时享受。

四、其他优惠政策

(一)优先推荐申报“江苏省高层次创业创新人才引进计划”,如申报成功,另可获江苏省政府100万元的创业资助。

(二)安家费。对落户我市的530领军型创业人才可不受国籍限制,在享受不少于100平方米住宅公寓(3年免收租金)的同时,凡在无锡购房的可享受3050万元的安家费补助。

(三)子女入学。提供市、区两级公办优质教育资源(省重点实验示范园、校)

(四)人才招聘。对注册落户无锡的“530”计划企业,由市人事局下属人才中心、人才市场免费提供人才招聘服务。

(五)来锡参加项目洽谈会的申报人员,由市政府提供来锡往返交通费用和在锡洽谈期间食宿费用。

五、承接载体

无锡市现有和建设中的重点创新创业创意载体,包括:软件园、留学人员创业园、信息产业园、工业设计园、科技创业园、大学科技园、国际科技合作园、动漫产业基地等。

六、组织实施程序(详见2008年“530”计划实施方案)

(一)报名登记。200818日至331日。

(二)资格认定和项目初审。20084月上旬。

(三)项目技术专家评审。20085月底前。

(四)项目综合评审。20086月上旬。

(四)项目对接与双向选择。20086月中旬。

(五)项目洽谈。20086月底前。

(六)签订合同。20086月底前。

(七)扶持政策兑现。公司注册后一个月内。

七、申报办法

登录无锡人事公共服务信息网(wxrcrs.gov.cn,进入“无锡‘530’计划专题”,直接网上申报。

联系人:无锡市人事局人才开发处(“530”计划办公室) 刘正焕(处长) 罗志峰

联系电话:051082858659(兼传真)

电子邮箱:lzf70120@sina.com

 

附件:

一、主要政策文件

1、《关于引进领军型海外留学归国创业人才计划实施意见》(锡政发〔2006144号);

2、《市政府关于引进领军型海外留学归国创业人才计划的补充意见》(锡政发〔2007326 号);

3、《市政府关于印发2008年“530”计划实施方案的通知》(锡政发〔2007497号);

4、《关于吸引和用好优秀人才的试行规定》(锡委发〔200662 号);

二、无锡实施“530”计划的成果

530”计划,无锡科技创新创业的成功实践

2006年,无锡推出了吸引海外精英到太湖之滨创业的“530”计划。此计划实施两年来,取得正式注册落户59个项目的丰硕成果。“530”计划作为无锡推动科技创新创业的独特品牌,在海内外引起强烈反响,引领了全省引才引智工作,塑造了无锡“海纳百川”品牌形象。

强力推介,以政策吸引海外精英

2006521日,江苏省委常委、无锡市委书记杨卫泽亲自率团赴美推介“530”计划,无锡“530”飓风迅速从美国席卷世界各地。“530”计划的“3100”和“2300”,即提供100万元创业启动资金、100平方米工作场所、100平方米住房公寓;提供不低于300万元风险投资和不低于300万元的商业贷款担保,使无锡成为引进海外高层次人才政策力度最大、条件最为优惠的城市。短短几十天,来自以美国为主8个国家的47个项目、60余名海外留学人才踊跃报名。2007年,更有14个国家的136个项目(340名创业团队成员)申报“530”计划。

严格评审,以公正信服海外精英

组织学历资历审核、形式初审和知识产权认定;邀请国家863计划的专家组织项目技术评审;邀请省委组织部、省科技厅、省人事厅的相关领导及无锡市的技术、管理、风险投资专家、企业家组织综合评审。我们把每一次评审都作为展示政府形象和引才环境的重要平台,严谨、公正的评审工作得到了海外留学人才的高度认可和赞誉,增强了到无锡创业的信心。

深入洽谈,以诚信感召海外精英

市长毛小平亲自组织双选对接动员,各市(县)区和创业园区踊跃挑选,出现了项项必争、争抢第一的可喜局面。项目洽谈期间,市(县)区主要领导亲自挂帅,由科技、人事、开发区领导、科技风险投资专家、财务专家、管理专家等人员组成项目洽谈小组,与海外留学人员代表进行深入细致的洽谈,洽谈成功率高达94%。在各级政府的真情感召下,海外留学人才纷纷选择无锡创业。

全力服务,以真情呵护海外精英

高品质服务是贯穿“530”计划实施全过程的亮点。项目洽谈前,政府相关部门专程到上海、南京机场接送海外留学人员,并为其报销往返国际机票。洽谈期间,安排五星级酒店提供专业的会议筹备及食宿安排,组织工商、税务、海关、环保、药检、公安等17个相关部委办局的工作人员到现场全程提供政策咨询和服务。项目签约后,各市(县)区相关部门不仅为海外精英注册企业提供全程绿色通道及一站式服务,而且提供超出约定面积数倍的工作场所,提供全装修住房公寓,免费提供人才招聘服务,为创业者子女提供优质教育资源等。 

无锡市引进领军型海外留学归国创业人才计划

   

申请人姓名                            

工作 单 位                                    

通讯 地 址                      邮 编          

电子 邮 箱                                    

                        传 真               

填报 日 期                             

一、申请人基本情况

姓 名

 

性别

 

出生日期

 

学 位

 

专业领域

 

职 称

 

执业资格

 

国 籍

 

身份证或护照号

 

目前生活和工作地

 

学习(从高中起)和工作经历

起止时间

学校或工作单位

本人身份(职务)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

取得学历(学位)和资质证书情况

证书名称

发证机关

发证时间

1.

 

 

2.

 

 

3.

 

 

4.

 

 

5.

 

 

拥有的自主知识产权情况

名  称

专利或软件著作权号

1

 

2

 

3

 

以往创业创新的业绩

(限800字)

来苏实施创业创新的设想

(限1500字)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

项目名称

 

应聘人

 

   

 

   

 

   

 

电子邮件

 

 

 

    本商业计划书内容涉及商业秘密,仅对有投资意向的投资者公开。要求收到本商业计划书时做出以下承诺:

    妥善保管本商业计划书,未经本人同意,不得向第三方公开本商业计划书涉及的本公司的商业秘密。

 项目企业概要

*投资安排

资金需求数额

        (万元)

相应权益

 

 

*拟建企业基本情况

公司名称

 

法定代表人

 

电话

 

传真

 

E-mail

 

地址

 

邮编

 

您在寻找第几轮资金

□种子资本  □第一轮  □第二轮  □第三轮

企业的主营产业

 

*其它需要着重说明的情况或数据(可以与下文重复,本概要将作为项目摘要由投资人浏览)

 

一、 业务描述

*企业的宗旨(200字左右)

 

*主要发展战略目标和阶段目标

 

*项目提出的背景和必要性包括国内外现状、知识产权状况和发展趋势;技术突破对产业技术进步的重要意义和作用;项目可能形成的产业规模和市场前景

 

*项目主要科技攻关、开发内容

包括项目的主要科技攻关内容、开发任务。

 

*项目实施的技术方案

包括项目的技术路线、工艺的合理性和成熟性,关键技术的先进性和创新点;产品技术性能水平与国内外同类产品的比较;拟建公司在实施本项目的优势。

]

*项目实施的现有基础项目研发现状,项目领军人物主要情况,项目研发团队介绍。

项目领军人物及项目研发团队

姓名

 

角色

 

专业职称

 

任务

 

专长

 

主要经历         

  

   

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

所受教育

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 二、 产品与服务

*介绍拟建企业的产品或服务,及对客户的价值

 

*同样的产品是否还没有在市场上出现?为什么?

 

*利润的来源及持续营利的商业模式

 

三、   风险

*企业面临的风险及对策

说明该项目实施过程中可能遇到的风险,及其应对措施。包括:

技术_________________________________市场  ______________________________

生产 _________________    __________ 财务 _________________             

管理_______________________________  政策 _____                         

其它_____________________________________________________________________

 四、   市场营销

*介绍企业所针对的市场、营销战略、竞争环境、竞争优势与不足

 

 五、   管理团队

*列出拟建企业的关键人物(含创建者、董事、经理和主要雇员等)

 

关键人物之一

姓名

 

角色

 

专业职称

 

任务

 

专长

 

主要经历         

  

   

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

所受教育

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*尚未有合适人选的关键职位?

 

*管理团队优势与不足之处?

 

*人才战略与激励制度?

 

六、 财务预测

*完成研发所需投入?

 

 

*达到盈亏平衡所需投入?

 

 

*达到盈亏平衡的时间?

 

 

*拟引入风险投资总额?

 

 

*当前月收入

 

*当前月支出

 

 

*投资与收益(如企业已成立请另附已有财务年度的相应财务报表)

(单位万元)

第一年

第二年

第三年

第四年

第五年

年收入

 

 

 

 

 

销售成本

 

 

 

 

 

运营成本

 

 

 

 

 

净收入

 

 

 

 

 

实际投资

 

 

 

 

 

资本支出

 

 

 

 

 

年终现金余额

 

 

 

 

 

*产品形成规模销售时,毛利润率为____________%,纯利润率为____________%,并说明预测依据。

预计未来3-5年年均资产回所率        %

*开户银行

 

 

*简述本期风险投资的数额、退出策略、预计回报数额和时间表?

 

七、   资本结构

迄今为止有多少资金投入贵企业?

 

您目前正在筹集多少资金?

 

假如筹集成功,企业可持续经营多少久?

 

下一轮投资打算筹集多少?

 

企业可以向投资人提供的权益有

□股权 □可转换债 □普通债权 □不确定

 

*目前资本结构表

股东成份

已投入资金

股权比例

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*本期资金到位后的资本结构表

股东成份

投入资金

股权比例

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*请说明你们希望寻求什么样的投资者?(包括投资者对行业的了解,资金上、管理上的支持程度等)

八、   其它

*请说明为什么投资人应该投贵企业而不是别的企业?

*您认为企业成功的关键因素是什么?

*关于企业和产品是否还有其它需要介绍的内容,是否有企业或产品的手册、文章、图片、用户反馈等有关验证资料?

九、 附件

已有的和正在接洽的公司客户名单                                      

_____________________________________________________________________

有关媒体对公司及其产品的介绍、宣传等资料                            

_____________________________________________________________________

公司需附录的其他文件                                                

_____________________________________________________________________

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Immigration and Visa Seminar (UCLA 3/1)

Dear members,

Law Offices of Li & Associates and CSSA-UCLA will co-host an immigration seminar on UCLA campus. Mark Xiangru Li, Attorney at Law, will present an informative speech on various immigration issues, answer questions and provide case analysis and consultation at the seminar.  We cordially invite you to attend this seminar and hope it will give you some helpful information for your immigration case.

Date: Saturday, March 1, 2008 
Time: 2:00 PM—4:30 PM
Place: UCLA Community Center, 3200 Sawtelle Blvd., LA, CA, 90066


Registration: Send an email to cssa.ucla.seminar@gmail.com and include
1) TITLED as "[Spring 2008 Immigration Seminar]" (IMPORTANT!!)
2) NAME
3) # of people in your group
4) YOUR contact phone # (cell phone preferred)

Refreshments will be provided.
Language Used: Chinese
Major Topics of the Seminar Include:

A.     Optional Practice  Training (OPT) Application

1.      Category and length of OPT;
2.      Proper time of OPT application;
3.      Difference between keeping OPT and change to H-1B status;
4.      Work on campus and out of campus.

B.     J-1 Exchange Scholars' Change of Status
1.      How to waive 2-year home residence requirements;
2.      How to change to other type of status/visa. 

C.     H-1B Work Visa/Status Application
1.      Basic requirements of H-1B application;
2.      How to avoid missing H-1B cap;
3.      Foreign BA and MS equivalent degree evaluation;
4.      How to bridge the gap between OPT and H-1B;
5.      H-1B extension beyond 6 years of maximum stay under AC21;
6.      H-1B change of employer and change of job duties;
7.      H-4 spouse change to H-1B  after principal's H-1B maximum stay is reached;
8.      Difference between TN and H-1B;

D.    Permanent Resident (Green Card) Application
Basic ways of green card application;
How to apply green card while in school with F-1 visa;
How to apply National Interest Waiver (NIW);
Difference between NIW and 1st preference;
Permanent Labor Certification application under PERM;
Chang of employer while case is pending;
Travel abroad and keep H-1B status while green card application is pending;
How to avoid current visa backlog.
 
E.     Questions and Answers, Case Analysis and Consultation
You are encouraged to email your particular questions to us so that we can address them at the seminar and help other people having same questions. Our email is markxruli@gmail.com

Our law firm exclusively practices immigration law. With our more than 10 years of experience, dedicated devotion and enthusiasm, we have successfully helped thousands of our clients from various parts of the world obtain their green cards and nonimmigrant visa/status.  You are welcome to contact us for free case evaluation and consultation at markxruli@gmail.com Office address: 1499 Huntington Dr., #312, South Pasadena, CA 91030, Tel: 626-441-3644, Fax: 626-441-3780, Web: www.lirulaw.com

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美国华裔医学科学家协会 (NSMS-CAA) Dinner meeting with ZhuHai Delegation
http://www.nsms-caa.org/index.html

Dinner meeting with ZhuHai delegations
TIME: 3/16/2008,  Sunday, 19:00-21:00pm 
LOCATION: Washington DC Area
CONTACT: 301-379-8896

 

The delegation has seven people.  They are:

Mr. Gao Cunliang, Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of Zhuhai People's Congress;

Mr. Zhou Song, Deputy Director of Overseas Chinese Affairs Bureau of Zhuhai City;

Mr. Mei Qiwei, Executive Director of Zhuhai Overseas Exchanging Association;

MR. Yan Wu, Director of Zhuhai Hi-tech Business Incubator;

Ms. Ye Wanna, Section Chief of Overseas Chinese Affairs Bureau of Zhuhai City;

Ms. Zheng Jun, Staff Member of Science and Technology Bureau of Zhuhai City;

Mr. Jin Yi, Interpreter of Foreign Affairs Bureau of Zhuhai City.


美国华裔医学科学家协会 (NSMS-CAA)
http://www.nsms-caa.org

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Dr. YongGang Li’s Greeting Remarks at CSA Spring Gathering at U_West (Photo)

 

(Photoed by Reporter of People’s Daily - John Kejiang Guan)

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Dear CSA members and family members,

Dear Friends,

Happy New Year!

 

I have a great honor to be on behalf of Board Directors of Chinese Scholar Association of Southern California sincerely welcome you to join us in the CSA 2008 Chinese Spring Gathering. All of board directors are very pleased to meet you and share enjoyments with you in this traditional Chinese Lunar New Year Festival. Your participating is the largest support

to CSA.

 

First, we would like to acknowledge University of The west, our sponsor of this event, President Allen Huang and Prof. Bill Chen (who is also the CSA lifetime member) to provide us this beautiful place and nice Chinese food. Thanks for University Faculty and students for their kind support and volunteering work too.

 

Secondly, we are thankful to all the attendees in this gathering, and would like to show our great honor to special guests along with us to spend this wonderful evening: Consul Li Yaosheng, Dr. Ye Xiangdong, Consul Wang Yi, Song, Dr. Jeffrey Wang, Dr. Li Horn-yi, VP Shen Zhiqin, Mr.  Norman Hsu, Mr. Mark Li, Ms. Jene Wang,  Zha Linna & Rebecca.

 

We also sincerely appreciate the sponsorship from ACE Capital Group (http://www.acecapgroup.com)

 

The CSA has been established for 10 years. Under the excellent leadership of previous Presidents Drs. Zhenying Jiang, Lianlian Lin, Kwan Ming Chan, Zhensu She, the selfless contributions of former board members Drs. Chan Kwon-Ming, Huang Shenghe, Lisa Wang, Kwong Kern, Shen Binghui, cooperation of our fellow members and supports of our friends, CSA has being rapidly growing in the recent years. It reflects that CSA as a unique professional association is vigorous in its action.

 

The current Board of Directors will continue our efforts to further promote CSA’s unique function in the Chinese Overseas community, and strengthen the mutual understanding and exchanges between the East and West cultures and in other aspects. Here, we express our special acknowledgement to our American friends who join with us in this event.

 

Thirdly, we deeply appreciate the Event Organization Committee headed by Drs. Kylie Hsu, CSA Secretary, Bing Huang, Chongwu Zhou, Qian, Lu, Daniel Kwong, Lianlian Lin, Yong-Gang Li and Bill Chen, for their extremely hard work and tremendous efforts to make this gathering successful. We heartily salute them tonight.

 

Finally, let’s stay together, work together and share the resources among us to foster a healthy and harmonic environment of our association. Best wishes to all of you and your family in new years.

 

诚心地祝贺您, 愿一切祝愿都能成真.

 

Please enjoy a wonderful meal.

 

Thanks.

 

(Photoed by Reporter of People’s Daily - John Kejiang Guan)

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中国旅美科技协会 (CAST) 在犹他州盐湖城召开年会

2008216日中国旅美科技协会 (简称旅美科协) 在犹他州盐湖城的小美洲酒店召开年会。犹他州州长,中华人民共和国大使馆,国务院侨办纷纷发来贺电。

 

犹他州政府官员,高校校长,华裔工商团体代表,和300多名中国旅美科技协会犹他州,及全美各地的会员代表齐聚一堂,讨论中国旅美科技协会作为最大旅美华人科技组织,如何更好的在中美科技交流中发挥其举足轻重的作用。

 

与会的贵宾有:

·         犹他州州长Jon Huntsman Jr. Governor of the State of Utah

·         中国驻美经济参赞李海岩 (Counselor for Economic Affairs)

·         犹他州卫生部执行主管 David N. Sundwall (Executive Director, State of Utah Department of Health)

·         犹他州经济发展,国际贸易和外交办公室主任Brett W. Heimburger (Director, State of Utah Governors Office of Economic Development, International Trade and Diplomacy)

·         犹他州大学副校长 Fred Explin (Vice President, Unicersity of Utah)

·         曹氏集团总裁兼执行长Dr. Densen Cao

·         TeaTech. Inc. 主任研究员 Dr. Danyi Quan (Chief Scientific Officer)

 

旅美科协犹他分会会长,组委会主席蒋为民首先致词。旅美科协总会会长,全国贷款高级副总裁沈陆致欢迎词。犹他州州长Jon Huntsman Jr.以流利的汉语做了开场白。州长的演讲多次提到,犹他州期待与中国发展科技,经济,贸易,教育等多领域的交流。他也赞赏旅美科协,尤其是犹他分会在推动中美各个层面交流中起到的积极做用。州长的讲话风趣幽默,在引用汉朝典故时,用中英双语强调,社会的和谐是国家发展的基础。

 

中国驻美经济参赞李海岩的讲话中,列举了详细的数据,显示了中国经济发展的趋势。犹他州大学副校长 Fred Explin也表达了他对在座的留学生寄予的希望。旅美科协犹他分会上任会长蒋为民,现任会长盛晓明为在工商教育界做过杰出贡献的代表人物发了奖。

 

会后,州长和旅美科协总会会长沈陆,还有旅美科协外州分会的代表亲切和影。大会在精彩的民乐表演中圆满结束。

 

Utah

 

左起:洛杉矶分会副会长贾鹏程,2008秘书长于浩,2008会长沈陆,犹他州州长Jon Huntsman2009会长陆强,犹他州分会长蒋为民,犹他州分会成员

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DATA – American University/College Faculty Members (美国高等教育最新数据库资料)

Attitudes and Activities of Full-Time Faculty Members, 2005-6

 

All institutions

Universities

Other 4-year colleges

2-year colleges

 

Total

Men

Women

Public

Private

Public

Private

Public

Political orientation:

Far left

5.3%

5.1%

5.7%

6.2%

6.1%

5.9%

5.6%

3.3%

Liberal

42.3%

38.9%

48.1%

47.9%

47.3%

43.5%

42.4%

33.3%

Middle of the road

34.3%

35.3%

32.5%

31.8%

31.0%

34.2%

31.3%

41.1%

Conservative

17.7%

20.3%

13.5%

13.8%

15.4%

16.0%

20.4%

22.0%

Far right

0.3%

0.4%

0.2%

0.3%

0.2%

0.4%

0.4%

0.3%

 

All institutions

Universities

Other 4-year colleges

2-year colleges

 

Total

Men

Women

Public

Private

Public

Private

Public

Professional writings published or accepted for publication in the last two years

None

41.6%

37.6%

48.3%

19.6%

18.1%

33.7%

46.4%

79.4%

1 to 2

27.4%

27.1%

27.9%

26.5%

26.5%

35.9%

31.9%

15.8%

3 to 4

17.7%

19.3%

15.0%

27.3%

28.0%

19.8%

15.1%

3.1%

5 to 10

10.7%

12.6%

7.6%

20.6%

22.1%

9.1%

5.4%

1.3%

11 to 20