Past Tiger Events

Environmental History and its Lessons for China Today

October 15, 2021, 9:00:00 PM

Presenter/Panelists

Peter C. Perdue, Professor Emeritus of History at Yale University.

Moderator

Wenjiao Cai , PhD candidate in History and East Asian Languages at Harvard University

Exploring the Hidden History of Asian Americans in Houston

September 19, 2021, 12:00:00 AM

Presenter/Panelists

Anne Chao, Adjunct Lecturer, School of Humanities and Program Manager of the Houston Asian American Archive (HAAA); and Advisory Board member of the Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality; the Chao Center for Asian Studies; and the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, Rice University

Moderator

Gigi Hsu, MBA, Former Federal Reserve Analyst and finance professional

The Impact of China’s 2009 Health Reforms and How Well Did It Serve the Pandemic Response

June 18, 2021, 12:00:00 AM

Presenter/Panelists

Vivian K. Lin, Executive Associate Dean, Professor of Practice (Public Health), LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong

Moderator

Heng Leng Chee, Former Associate Professor, Department of Community Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia and former Research Fellow, Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore

Go East, Young Woman!
Two Decades of the National Palace Museum – Wellesley Connection, 1968-1989

May 23, 2021, 12:00:00 AM

Presenter/Panelists

Panelists: Mary Jane Clark, art appraiser and principal for Art Care & Appraisals LLC, and former museum management professional; Katharine Burnett, Professor of Chinese Art History, University of California Davis and Founding Director, Global Tea Initiative for the Study of Tea Culture and Science; Kristen Day, International Business Ethics Consultant and former Co-Chair for the Columbia University Seminar on China International Business; Rachel Wang, former Asia Director of the Elisabeth Luce Moore '24 Wellesley-Yenching Internship Program and former Managing Director-Asia, Acoustiguide Corporation

Moderator

Rachel Wang

Poetry and the Literacy of Imperial Women in the Ming Dynasty

May 9, 2021, 12:00:00 AM

Presenter/Panelists

Ellen Soulliere , Honorary Research Associate, School of Humanities, Massey University, University of New Zealand

Moderator

Cynthia Brokaw, Chen Family Professor of China Studies, Professor of History and East Asian Studies, Brown University

Wong Chin Foo: The First Chinese American

April 11, 2021, 12:00:00 AM

Presenter/Panelists

Scott Seligman, Writer, historian, genealogist, retired corporate executive

Moderator

Earl Y. Lin, Washington, DC-based civil rights legal professional, and Mrs. Lin’s grandson

Four Decades of Business in and with China: Reflecting Back, Looking Forward

March 26, 2021, 12:00:00 AM

Presenter/Panelists

Merritt (Terry) Cooke, Founding Director, China Partnership of Greater Philadelphia and Steve Markscheid, Chairman, Still Waters Green Technology

Moderator

Kerin Cantwell, Director and Managing Attorney, Southern California Edison Company

Studies of China in Academia: China Scholars Reflect Back and Look Forward

March 7, 2021, 12:00:00 AM

Presenter/Panelists

Tim Brook, Professor of History, University of British Columbia; Deborah Davis, Professor Emerita of Sociology, Yale University; Gail Hershatter, Distinguished Professor of History, UC Santa Cruz

Moderator

Bin Wong, former Director of the UCLA Asia Institute and Distinguished Professor of History

Programming on Law, Rights, and Governance in China: The Ford Foundation Experience in Different Times

February 19, 2021, 12:30:00 AM

Presenter/Panelists

Ira Belkin, Senior Research Fellow and former Executive Director, US-Asia Law Institute; and Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University School of Law; Phyllis Chang, Founder and former President, China Law and Development (CLD), Beijing; and Mark Sidel, Doyle-Bascom Professor of Law and Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Moderator

Mark Sidel

How Chinese Must a Chinese be? Identities of Chinese Indonesian Asylum Seekers On Trial in the US

January 29, 2021, 12:30:00 AM

Presenter/Panelists

ChorSwang Ngin, Professor of Anthropology and former Director of the Asian and Asian American Studies Program, California State University Los Angeles

Moderator

Diane Young Spitzer, Deputy Director and General Counsel, Massachusetts Securities Division

Not so Insular: The Influence of Other Languages and Dialects on Mandarin

January 10, 2021, 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, 1:00:00 AM

Presenter/Panelists

Moderator

Past Tiger Events

Environmental History and its Lessons for China Today

Exploring the Hidden History of Asian Americans in Houston

The Impact of China’s 2009 Health Reforms and How Well Did It Serve the Pandemic Response

Go East, Young Woman!Two Decades of the National Palace Museum – Wellesley Connection, 1968-1989

Poetry and the Literacy of Imperial Women in the Ming Dynasty

Wong Chin Foo: The First Chinese American

Four Decades of Business in and with China: Reflecting Back, Looking Forward

Studies of China in Academia: China Scholars Reflect Back and Look Forward

Programming on Law, Rights, and Governance in China: The Ford Foundation Experience in Different Times

How Chinese Must a Chinese be? Identities of Chinese Indonesian Asylum Seekers On Trial in the US

Not so Insular: The Influence of Other Languages and Dialects on Mandarin

Tiger Zash!

Go East, Young Woman!
Two Decades of the National Palace Museum – Wellesley Connection, 1968-1989