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Past Tiger Events
Community Members interested in viewing specific past talks can make a request to htl.legacy@gmail.com
Not so Insular: The Influence of Other Languages and Dialects on Mandarin
January 10, 2021 at 1:00:00 AM
Presenter/Panelists
Neil Kubler, Stanfield Professor of Asian Studies, Department of Asian Studies, Williams College
Moderator
Lisa Chang Ahnert, former Director of Asian Studies at Southern Methodist University and former Director of Chinese Studies at Hong Kong International School
Tiger Zash!
December 4, 2020 at 1:00:00 AM
Presenter/Panelists
Moderator
China - US Relations: A Sino-Optimist's View - Past Present and Future
November 15, 2020 at 12:30:00 AM
Presenter/Panelists
Priscilla Hoffman-Stowe, United States Department of State (Ret.). Retired as Senior Economic Analyst and Deputy Director, Office of Economic Policy, Bureau of Intelligence and Research. Now working at State as a Senior Management Consultant, Freedom of Information Requests.
Moderator
Debi Carter, Former Senior Director of Customer Success, Salesforce
How an Accidental Art Historian Found Her Way to China and Tea
October 4, 2020 at 12:00:00 AM
Presenter/Panelists
Katharine Burnett, Professor, Chinese Art History, Department of Art and Art History, University of California Davis and Founding Director, Global Tea Initiative for the Study of Tea Culture and Science
Moderator
Betsy Glans Langberg, Former Vice President of Student Exchanges, Institute of International Education, New York
What’s in a name: The origin of place names (地 名)in ancient China and their role in the imperial system
September 3, 2020 at 11:30:00 PM
Presenter/Panelists
Jim Hargett, Professor of Chinese Studies, Department of East Asian Studies, State University of New York at Albany
Moderator
Cynthia Chennault, Emerita, Chinese Literature, Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, University of Florida
Fire, Water, Earth, Wood, Metal — How Hong Kong Lost its Quest for Democracy
August 21, 2020 at 12:00:00 AM
Presenter/Panelists
Edith Terry, Managing Director of Cotton Tree Advisors, Hong Kong
Moderator
Vivian Lin
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