ViSA Weekly Newsletter: 11/11/14

[Mimi Pham]

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            Save the Date: ViSA Events       NOVEMBER   12
 ViSA Dinner!  *Location:* Saybrook Dining Hall
*Time:* Every Wednesday from 5-7pm
Come join us for our weekly dinner now back in the Fellows Lounge in the
Saybrook Dining Hall! Meet us for good food and good conversation!


      NOVEMBER   11
 MEChA: Making of the Cultural Centers Event

*Location: Af-Am House: Date: Tuesday, November 11 Time: 8pm*

MEChA will be hosting a panel discussion with all four of the cultural
center directors this Tuesday, November 11, at 8pm in the Af-Am House, as
part of their 45th anniversary celebrations. Come out to celebrate and
discuss with them!

[image: Displaying Flyer2FINAL.jpg]      NOVEMBER   14
 Legal Reform in China: Rule of Law or Rule by Law?  Date: Friday, November
14th
Location: LC 101
Time: 4:35 pm
Dress Code: Casual
Language: English

On October 28th, the Fourth Plenary Session of the18th Communist Party of
China (CPC)’s Central Committee ended with a nearly 17,000-character
“resolution” that aims to establish “rule of law” in China by 2020. The
“resolution” honors hitherto long-neglected Chinese Constitution, which,
among other things, enshrines freedom of speech and freedom of the press.
Many condemns the “resolution” as yet CPC’s another attempt to consolidate
its grip on power. Others see it as part of President Xi’s concerted
efforts to align the CPC’s interests with those of the Republic—reforming
China’s much politicized and corrupt judiciary is to reign in wayward party
officials, who undermine CPC’s legitimacy as China’s ruling party. The
“resolution”, after all, calls for further professionalization of judges,
establishment of “circuit courts” to prevent extra-legal interventions, and
a lifelong liabilities accounting system for court officials. Can China
achieve rule of law under single-party rule? What does President Xi have on
his mind—rule of law or rule by law?

If you are curious as we are, join us for a panel discussion with Winston
Lord, the former U.S. Ambassador to China and Jamie Horsley, the executive
director of China Law Center at Yale Law School for a panel discussion on
China’s legal establishment and its recent legal reform.

Winston Lord ('59) graduated magna cum laude from Yale University and is a
member of the Skull and Bones society. He was Kissinger’s special assistant
during his phenomenal 1971 visit to China that paved the ground for the US
rapprochement with China. Later he went on to become the president of the
Council on Foreign Relations, US Ambassador to China, and Assistant
Secretary of State. Mr. Lord will address the recent legal developments
from a historical perspective. He would also talk about his secret meetings
with Mao (all 5 meetings), Zhou (every Nixon and Kissinger meeting), and
Deng (more than 100 hours).

Jamie Horsley is the Senior Research Scholar in Law and Executive Director
of The China Law Center at Yale Law School. She earned an MA in Chinese
Studies at the University of Michigan and a Diploma in Chinese Law at the
University of East Asia. She was also the director of the National
Committee for US-China Relations and the Commercial Attaché in the US
Embassy in Beijing. As the leading scholar on Chinese legal reform at Yale,
Mrs. Horsley will address the various implications of China’s most
ambitious legal reform programs in decades.

[image: Displaying Ambassador Poster (6).jpg]     NOVEMBER   15
 The Asian American Leadership Conference at Yale University

The Political Action and Education Committee (PAEC) will be hosting our
annual High School Asian American Leadership Conference on November 15th,
2014. A number of Yale professors will be invited to hold workshops, and
Yale students will moderate discussion sessions and serve as mentors for
the attendees.

We are currently seeking volunteers to lead workshops and discussions as
part of the conference. Workshops should be given on specific topics and
should provide students with an opportunity to consider different subjects
related to Asian American affairs. They run approximately one hour in
length, questions included. Discussions will be used to facilitate further
consideration of the presented topics, and generally run 30 minutes each -
but they are multiple sessions throughout the day, and discussion leaders
will be expected to be there for all sessions.

If you have a special topic or issue you would like to showcase, we would
be more than happy to work with you to set up your own workshop. Please
fill out the following Google Form if you are interested in signing up to
run the discussions or workshops:

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     NOVEMBER   14
 Vietnamese Language Table

*Location: Balcony of Berkeley Dining Hall Time: Noon Date: Every Friday*

Come eat lunch with Thay Quang, our wonderful Vietnamese professor and
mentor and converse in Vietnamese (and also English) with fellow lovers of
Vietnam.

Come join us for some good food and company and maybe learn some / practice
your Vietnamese!
     NOVEMBER   14
 CASA Formal

*Date: Friday, November 14th Time: 10:30pm-1:00am*
*Location: Calhoun Dining Hall*

Come out in your semi-formal attire and party it up on the dance floor! We
will be serving FREE dim sum, mocktails and treats to all those who come.
There will also be a photo booth where you can take high-quality pictures
and win prizes for photo contests!

If you would like, the CASA Board will set you up with a suitable date for
the evening, but everyone is welcome to come. Bring a date, bring your
friends, bring your CASA family—we know you’ll have a great time!

FOR THOSE WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE SET UP WITH A DATE: Please fill out
this form by Wednesday, Nov. 12
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     NOVEMBER   15
 *CASPY Big Sibs and Volunteer Sign-ups*  Date: November 15th
Time and Location: See below

The Chinese Adopted Siblings Program for Youth, also known as CASPY, is a
biannual cultural event held on Yale campus. Directed towards families
with adopted Chinese children, it seeks to educate and inform both parents
and children about the Chinese culture in a fun and relaxed setting. This
year, we need your help! Sign up to be a Big Sib or Volunteer!

CASPY Schedule (Nov 15th):
• 11am-12pm Meet Little Sibs
• 12pm-1pm Lunch
• 1pm-3pm Kid's and Teen's Workshops
• 3pm-4pm CASPY Talent Show

Big Sibs must be available from 11am to 4pm on Nov 15th.
• Big Sibs of the Kid's Program will take their Little Sib through a
nightmarket of Chinese activities.
• Teen leaders of the Teen's Program will serve as group leaders, and
participate in activities such as craft-making and discussion groups.
Sign up here: Big Sib Registration Form
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If you just don't have the time to be a Big Sib, consider being a
volunteer! We have a few different volunteer shifts available for Nov
15th.:
• 11am-1pm : Registration Volunteer
• 11pm-1pm : Lunch Volunteer
• 1pm-3pm : Workshop Volunteer (Kid's or Teen's)
• Variable Times: Photographer Volunteer
Sign up here: Volunteer Registration Form
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Please sign up by Nov 2nd. Please email qiaonan.zhong at yale.edu
and lisa.zheng at yale.edu with questions.

     NOVEMBER   15
 Asian Tourist Stereotype Project  Blurb from Jessica Wang on her project:

"For my Digital Photography project, I am hoping to put together a series
about Asian American stereotypes and racial issues. For one of the photos,
I am hoping to replicate the "Asian Tourist Stereotype" by having around 10
Asian Americans pose with iPads, cell phone cameras, and nice cameras,
while a couple Asian Yale students walk by and look over embarrassed. The
goal is to raise questions on grouping Asians together and why it's okay
for non-Asians to use ipads and fancy cameras to take pictures.

I am hoping to do the shoot this Saturday at 2pm by the Beinecke, and it
should be very quick-- 30 minutes maximum. I would only need models who are
willing to stand in a group and pretend to be a tourist group. If you have
phones, ipads, or cameras please bring as well! I would greatly appreciate
your help!"

Her email is jessica.y.wang at yale.edu if you are interested in helping out!

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