In Lessons from the Killing Fields: Resolving Racial Conflict in the World, Knight Sor discusses his life and how science and he became a global peacemaker who loves quantum physics. Knight Sor serves as a conciliation specialist with the United States Department of Justice – Community Relations Service (CRS). In this capacity, he assists advocacy & civil rights groups, schools & universities, law enforcement jurisdictions, and diverse communities in responding to intergroup...

Dr. Josée Lavoie explains how Canadian health care works, and where improvements could be made to better meet the healthcare needs of all Canadians. (Note, the presentation that accompanies the audio podcast is also posted in iTunes.) The Canada Health Act 1984 (CHA) is considered foundational to Canada’s publicly funded health care system (known as Medicare). The CHA provides for the federal transfer of funding to the provinces/territories, in exchange for provincial/territorial adherence to...

Dr. Josée Lavoie presents The Canada Health Act, Medicare and the Care of First Nations. At this event, Dr. Josée Lavoi explains how Canadian health care works, and where improvements could be made to better meet the healthcare needs of all Canadians. (Note, the audio podcast is also posted in iTunes.) The Canada Health Act 1984 (CHA) is considered foundational to Canada’s publicly funded health care system (known as Medicare). The CHA provides for the federal transfer of funding to the...

Participants in the Multicultural Pre-Professoriate Fellowship (MPF) Program Spring Diversity Dialogue discuss their research. . Guest speakers are Anita Moore-Nall (5:46-34:15), Heidi Senungetuk (34:36-1:05:15), and Amana Mbise (1:05:44-1:35:08). Anita Moore-Nall (Health Sciences/ Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies) presents her research for a medical geology text book on water issues that affect Indigenous People of North America. Heidi Senungetuk (Alaska Native Studies) presents...

In 2017, in celebration of their 70th year birthdays, Ken and Kathy Privratsky walked roughly 600 miles, with backpacks, from France across northern Spain --on the famous pilgrimage route Camino Francés to the Atlantic Ocean. Their adventure, as detailed in their recently released book Every Step Together on the Camino Santiago, is highlighted including how they prepared, what they carried, where they stayed and more. Also, their plans to “do it all again” in 2019 will be shared. Ken and...

Kirill Ole Thompson presents Delving into the Daxue (Great Learning) with Zhu Xi: The Way to Moral Clarity, Ethical Efficacy and Deeper Resonance. Intoduction by Dr. Annie Zeng (1:27-6:16). (Note sound lappses at 15:17-16:18; 35:07-35:48; 47:54-49:44) In the round table discussion offered at the UAA Campus Bookstore, Kirill Ole Thompson discusses Zhu Xi’s work called Great Learning, which investigates the relationship between mind purification and moral institutions. Within this focus,...

Dr. Kaoru Iokibe presents Distance, Time, Crossroad, and Expansion: Basic Elements of the Modern Japanese History. Dr. Kaoru Iokibe is Professor at University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics. His research focuses on the political and diplomatic history of modern Japan. At this event, he presents a provocative and insightful analysis of the history of Modern Japan. Dr. Kaoru Iokibe is author of two books, one about the formation of the opposition party in Japan ( 2003) and...

This is the presentation for the event about the life and poetry of the legendary Chinese poetess and courtesan, Xue Tao who lived from 768-831 A.D.. (The audio podcast is also posted in iTunes.) Xue Tao was a well-known poet in an age when all men of learning were poets and almost all women were illiterate. At this time, Xue Tao also possessed other identities that achieved her a legendary life coupled with meandering love during the Tang dynasty. Summer Hu, who teaches at the UAA...

Xue Tao (768-831 A.D.) was a well-known poet in an age when all men of learning were poets and almost all women were illiterate. At this time, Xue Tao also possessed other identities that achieved her a legendary life coupled with meandering love during the Tang dynasty. Summer Hu, who teaches at the UAA Confucius Institute, reads and explains Xue Tao poems taken from the bilingual collection The Brocade River Poems, translated Jeanne Larsen. (Note, from 18:55-22:18 the music played is from...

Jorge Madrazo-Cuellaris is Director of the UNAM-Seattle Center for Mexican Studies (Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico) and the UNAM Program to Support Mexicans Abroad. In addition, he is the President of the United States Chapter of the Iberoamerican Institute of Constitutional Law and Vice President of Community Relations at Sea Mar Community Health Centers. From 1996-2000 he was Attorney General of Mexico and from 2001-2006, he served as Consul of Mexico in Seattle. This event is a...

Dr. Daniel Wang-Yi Jiao presents Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Nutrition Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Cancer. (The event recording continues in Part 2.) Dr. Daniel Wang-Yi Jiao is Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is a graduate from Beijing University and received his DAOM from American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. (ACTCM) in 2009. For nine years, he served as commissioner and chair...

This is part 2 of Dr. Daniel Wang-Yi Jiao presents Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Nutrition Guidelines for Prevention and Treatment of Cancer. Dr. Daniel Wang-Yi Jiao is Doctor of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (DAOM) at the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. He is a graduate from Beijing University and received his DAOM from American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine. (ACTCM) in 2009. For nine years, he served as commissioner and chair for the National...

This event examines how the relationship between Responsive Research, Indigenous nations and community partnerships can lead to more culturally informed socio-economic, health and environmental outcomes. And how the 94 recommendations of 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Canada and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), endorsed by the United States in 2010, can help guide future decision making. (Note the presentation that accompanies the...

The event examines how the relationship between Responsive Research, Indigenous nations and community partnerships can lead to more culturally informed socio-economic, health and environmental outcomes. And how the 94 recommendations of 2015 Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) in Canada and the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), endorsed by the United States in 2010, can help guide future decision making. (Note the audio podcast that accompanies...

Trita Parsi presents What is Happening in Iran? Trita Parsi is President of the National Iranian American Council and is the 2010 recipient of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order. He is the author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy (2017); A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran (2012); and Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States (2007). A frequent guest on CNN, PBS’s Newshour,...

Annie Zeng presents Regimen of Chinese Medicine and the culture of tea in China. Annie Zeng, director of the UAA Confucius Institute and professor in the UAA Department of Languages, introduces traditional Chinese medicine focusing on the concepts and use of herbs, Li Shizhen’s famous Compendium of Materia Medica and the culture of tea and herbal drinks in China. (Note: The presentation that accompanies the audio podcast is also posted in iTunes)

Annie Zeng presents Regimen of Chinese Medicine. Annie Zeng, director of the UAA Confucius Institute and professor in the UAA Department of Languages, introduces traditional Chinese medicine focusing on the concepts and use of herbs, Li Shizhen’s famous Compendium of Materia Medica and the culture of tea and herbal drinks in China. (Note: The event audio podcast is also posted in iTunes.)

Directors of the UAA Confucius Institute, Annie Ping Zeng and Zhanjiang, discuss current Chinese exploration and technology. In the past three decades, economic reform has led to rapid technological development in China and China has made significant progress in aerospace technology, polar exploration, and applying advanced technologies to daily life. This lecture offers facts and stories about the latest development in these areas, and their impact on Chinese social life. Topics highlighted...

Directors of the UAA Confucius Institute, Annie Ping Zeng and Zhanjiang, present current Chinese exploration and technology. In the past three decades, economic reform has led to rapid technological development in China and China has made significant progress in aerospace technology, polar exploration, and applying advanced technologies to daily life. This lecture offers facts and stories about the latest development in these areas, and their impact on Chinese social life. Topics...

Yang Liu and Yuan Tian present China’s Transportation Development and China’s Interest in Exploring A Waterway through the Arctic This event offers an overview of China's growing transportation network, including efforts to develop Arctic shipping routes. Guest instructors from the UAA Confucius Institute, Yuan Tian and Yang Liu offer a contemporary look at China’s transportation goals. This event is sponsored with the UAA Confucius Institute.

Bingzeng Zou, PhD presents Ancient Wisdom to Modern Healthcare: Understanding Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. (The presentation accompanying the event is also posted in iTunes.) Dr. Zou had over thirty-four years of expertise in practicing and teaching acupuncture and Chinese medicine. He is the Academic Dean at Bingzeng Zou (ACTCM) at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco. At this event, the benefits of having an integrative approach to health using Chinese...

This is the presentation for Bingzeng Zou, PhD presents Ancient Wisdom to Modern Healthcare: Understanding Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. The audio podcast is also posted in iTunes. Dr. Zou had over thirty-four years of expertise in practicing and teaching acupuncture and Chinese medicine. He is the Academic Dean at Bingzeng Zou (ACTCM) at California Institute of Integral Studies (CIIS) in San Francisco. At this event, the benefits of having an integrative approach to health using...

Members of the UAA Confucius Institure, Yuhua Cui and Yuan Tian, discuss financial management with cellphones in China, online banking, the WeChat Purse, online purchases and transportation orders. Shopping, food, and social communication in China today is explored. This event is sponsored with the UAA Confucius Institute.

WeChat Culture and Functions in China is the topic for this event. Xuanyi Qu and Yang Liu from the UAA Confucius Institute discuss China social media, WeChat and communication media, photos/videos, information sharing. Included is a discussion of the Culture of Circles in China today.

Dr. Shinian Wu presents linguistic challenges and cultural congruence in learning Chinese as a second language. His talk will discuss contrasts between Chinese and English, how languages create socio-cognitive processes in language socialization.Dr. Shinian Wu. Professor of English and director of the graduate program in Applied Linguistics, English Department, Grand Valley State University, Michigan. This event is sponsored with the UAA Confucius Institute.