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Day 1 - June 1, 2013 (Saturday)
Venue: Room 4.36, 4th floor, Run Run Shaw Tower HKU
 
9:00am - 9:30am Introductions (Tea / coffee will be provided).
9:30 am - 10:00am Welcome remarks by Professor Kam Louie, Dean of Arts, Dr. Kendall Johnson, School Head of SMLC, and Professor Haiming Liu, Fulbright Professor at American Studies, HKU and Chair of the Symposium (and maybe also Dr. Glenn Shive, Executive Director of Hong Kong American Studies Center)
 
Panel 1: From 19th Century to 1945
10:00am -
11:00am
“Chinamen Live on Rice: Racial Politics and Chinese Food” by Professor Haiming Liu.
Discussants: Professor Isaac Yue and Dr. John Wong.
11:00am -
12:00nn
“Performing Transposition and Cultural Interpretation: Lady Precious Stream on Broadway” by Professor Da Zheng.
Discussants: Professor Louise Edwards.
12:00nn -
2:00pm
Lunch break.
2:00pm -
3:00pm
“Transnational and Transcultural: The Characteristics of Chinese-Language Publications in North America” by Professor Xiao-huang Yin.
Discussant: Professor Kendall Johnson.
3:00pm -
4:00pm
“Intellectual Migration: Historical Development and Contemporary Trend” by Professor Wei Li (co-authored with Wan).
Discussant: Professor George Lin.
4:00pm -
5:00pm
“Transnational Marriages and Changing Gender Role of Chinese Diaspora in Late-19th and Early-20th-Century” by Professor Huping Ling.
Discussant: Professor Staci Ford and group discussion on the common threads of the presented papers.
 
6:00pm -
8:00pm
Conference Dinner Hosted by Professor Kam Louie or Professor Kendall Johnson at Joseph’s at the Graduate Restaurant, P3 Graduate House, 3 University Drive, The University of Hong Kong.