FREE Public Performance --  
“Moving Spirit”
featuring New York Battery Dance Company and Taiwan Aboriginal Dancers

Time: 7:30 pm
Venue: Chung Shan Hall, Taichung
Address: 98, Xue-shih Road, Taichung

Free tickets available beginning April 16 at:
Taichung -- Information Desks, Taichung City Cultural Affairs Bureau and Chung Shan Hall;
Contact, Tel: 04-2372-7311 ext. 366 & 359

Battery Dance Company performances are characterized by uniquely eclectic and highly original choreography and music inspired by worldwide sources, reflecting the multiplicity of cultures that make up American society.  Jonathan Hollander, founder and resident choreographer, works in his own contemporary vein built on a traditional base, creating compelling works executed by world-class performers.

In addition to the complete repertoires by the BDC dancers, there will be a special performance by 18 dancers from Szu Chen Junior High School in Taichung County. It will be student created and student performed, special and unique, with an element of surprise, which makes it all so exciting. Jonathan Hollander calls it "modern dance based in Taiwan’s aboriginal traditions." ... [Details]

Organizers:
The American Institute in Taiwan
The Taichung City Cultural Affairs Bureau
Co-organizer:
The Council for Indigenous Peoples, the Executive Yuan
Sponsors:
In One City Inn, Taichung
The TWTC International Trade Building
Compass Magazine, Taichung

For additional information, contact Ms. Huang at 02-2723-3959 ext. 214.

Website:
http://www.ait.org.tw/events/BatteryDance2008/
http://www.batterydanceco.com/
http://www.tccgc.gov.tw/english/

English Language Teaching Workshop
Topic: Teaching Jazz Chants to Young Learners

Speaker:  U.S. Fulbright Scholar Dr. Amy Roberts

Time:  1:00 - 3:00 pm
Venue:  Taipei County Jhuwei Elementary School
145 Chong-cheng East Road, Section 2, Danshui Township, Taipei County 251

Digital Video Conference:
Topic:  "U.S. Taiwan Relations in a Time of Political Change"

Speakers:

• Robert G. Sutter, Visiting Professor of Asian Studies at the School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University
• Alan D. Romberg,  Distinguished Fellow, The Henry L. Stimson Center
• Bonnie Glaser, Senior Associate at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Time:  8:30 - 10:00 a.m.
Webcast:  Watch the Webcast

Venue:  American Cultural Center
International Trade Building, 21st Floor, Rm 2101, 333 Keelung Road, Taipei
Phone:  2723-3959 ext 230
Website:  http://www.ait.org.tw/

AIT Kaohsiung Branch Office
5th Floor, No.2, ChungCheng 3rd Rd., Xin-Xing District, Kaohsiung City
Phone:  07-238-7744 ext 617

For additional information, contact Ms. Lee at 2723-3959 ext 230 or email taipei@mail.ait.org.tw and Ms. Chang at 07-238-7744 x 617 or email changjsh@state.gov

American Studies Seminar Series
Topic: “Globalization of Mass Media”

Speaker: Rick Monday, International Community Radio Taipei

Venue:  Fu-Jen Catholic University
510 Chung Cheng Rd, Hsinchuang, Taipei

Time:  6:00 - 8:30 pm

For additional information, contact Szu Lee at 02-2723-3959 ext 230

American Classroom
Topic:  Applied American Culture

Speaker: Mr. Lawrence A. Walker/AIT Officer
Time:  10:10 - 11:00 a.m.

Venue:  National Ilan University
1, Sec. 1, Shen-Lung Road, I-Lan County

EducationUSA Presentation
Topic:  Useful Resources on U.S. Schools

Speakers:  EducationUSA Advisor, AIEF Education Foundation

Time:  3:30-5:00 pm
Venue:  National Kaohsiung Normal University
Heping Campus, College of Humanities - Performance Hall
No. 116, Heping 1st Road, Lingya District, Kaohsiung

Tel: (02) 2705-8840

Website:  www.EducationUSA.org.tw

American Culture Series Program
Topic:  Guggenheim ＆ Metropolitan Museum of Art

Speaker:  Dr. Hsieh hui-jong, Graduate School of Visual Arts Management

Time:  2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Venue:  American Corner Taichung

American Corner - Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone:  04-2226-1105

Speaker Program:

Speaker:

• Kerry Dumbaugh, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress

Details:

• Date: May 12, 2008
  Topic: China's Soft Power in Asia
  Time: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
  Venue:  Department of International Affairs, Wenzao Ursuline College of Languages, No. 900, Min Tzu 1st Road, Kaohsiung
  For additional information: Please contact Judy Chang at 07-238-7744 ext 617
  
  
• Date: May 13, 2008
  Topic: China's Soft Power in Asia
  Time: 3:00 - 5:00 pm
  Venue:  Institute of Political Economy, National Cheng Kung University
  For additional information: Please contact Judy Chang at 07-238-7744 ext 617
  
  
• Date: May 14, 2008
  Topic:  "The Future of U.S.-China Relations"
  Time:  2:30 - 4:30 pm
  Venue:  National ChengChi University, Institute of International Relations
  64 Sec.2, Wan-shou Road, Taipei
  For additional information: Please contact Szu Lee at 02-2723-3959 ext 230
  
  
• Date: May 15, 2008
  Topic:  "Beijing Olympics"
  Time:  10:30 am - 12:30 pm
  Venue:  Foreign Service Institute
  For additional information: Please contact Szu Lee at 02-2723-3959 ext 230
  
  

  Topic:  "Tibet Issue and Beijing Olympics"
  Time:  2:00 - 3:30 pm
  Venue: Soochow University, Department of Political Science
  G101, No. 70, Linhsi Rd., Shihlin, Taipei
  For additional information: Please contact Ms. Liu at 02-2881-9471  ext. 6262
  
  

Book Discussion Program
Topic:  English News

Speaker: Douglas Habecker, Compass Magazine

Time:  9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Venue:  American Corner Taichung

American Corner - Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone:  04-2226-1105

Website:  http://www.americancorner.org.tw/taichung/

American Classroom
Topic:  Applied American Culture

Speaker: Mr. Lawrence A. Walker/AIT Officer
Time:  10:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Venue:  Ming Chuan University
250 Zhong Shan N. Rd., Sec. 5, Taipei

AIT Speaker Program
Topic:  "U.S. Culture in Business"

Speaker:  Mr. Lawrence Walker/AIT Officer
Time:  12:30 - 2:00 p.m.

Venue:  The Sunworld Dynasty Hotel Taipei
No. 100 Dun Hua North Road, Taipei
Telephone: 2719-7199

For additional information, contact Szu Lee
at 02-2723-3959 ext. 230

English Language Teaching Workshop
Topic:  Improve Your English Language Teaching Classroom Practice with "Shaping the Way We Teach English"

Speaker:  U.S. Fulbright Scholar Dr. Timothy Collins
Time:  12:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Venue:  Department of English, National Taiwan Normal University
Rm. 202, Building Cheng, 162, Hoping E. Rd., Sec. 1, Taipei 106

American Studies Seminar Series
Topic: "American Culture in the Digital Age"

Speaker:  Dr. John Antoine Labadie
Time:  1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Venue:  Asia University
500, Lioufeng Rd., Wufeng , Taichung County

Story Telling Program
Topic: "Monkey Puzzle /Families Are Different"

Speaker:  Kate Hoke

Time:  2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Venue:  American Corner Taichung

American Corner - Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone:  04-2226-1105

American Studies Seminar Series

Speaker:  

• Dr. Stephen H. Sumida, Professor of American Ethnic Studies, University of Washington

Details:

• Date: May 14, 2008
  Topic: "Asian Americans in American Studies"
  Time: 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
  Venue: Institute of European and American Studies, Academia Sinica
  No. 128, Sec. 2, Academia Rd., Nankang, Taipei
  For additional information: Please contact Miss Liu at 02-2723-3959 ext. 205
  
  
• Date: May 15, 2008
  Topic:  "Asian Americans in American Studies"
  Time:  10:00 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.
  Venue: National ChengChi University
  No.64, Sec.2, ZhiNan Rd., Wenshan District, Taipei
  For additional information: Please contact Miss Liu at 02-2723-3959 ext 205
  
  

  Topic: "The Continuing Problem of Reading American Literature"
  Time:  2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
  Venue:  National Taiwan Normal University
  162, He-ping East Road, Section 1, Taipei
  For additional information: Please contact Miss Liu at 02-2723-3959 ext 205

American Studies Symposium

Time: 12:00-5:30pm

Venue: Tamkang University (Downtown Campus), Alumni Conference Room,
5th Floor, 5, Lane 199, Kinghua Street, Taipei 台北市金華街199巷5號

Speakers:

• Kerry Dumbaugh, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress
• Dr. Stephen H. Sumida, Professor of American Ethnic Studies, University of Washington

Agenda:

Sponsors:

American Cultural Center
International Trade Building, 21st Floor, Rm 2101,
333 Keelung Road, Taipei
TEL: 2723-3959 ext 230

Website: http://www.ait.org.tw/


Tamkang University's Graduate Institute of American Studies

No.151 Ying-Chuan Road, Tamshui, Taipei 251
TEL：886-2-26215656  ext 2716

Website: http://www2.tku.edu.tw/~tiax/index.htm

Click here for registration

EducationUSA Presentation
Topic:  Pre-Departure Orientation 

Speakers:  AIT Officer Stacey Tsai
EducationUSA Advisor Clarence Fu

Time:  2:00-4:00 p.m.

Venue: Taipei City Public Library 
Main Branch, B2, Lecture Hall
No. 125, Chien Kuo S. Road, Section 2, Taipei

Tel:  (02) 2388-7600

American Classroom
Topic:  The U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights - Freedom of Religion, Habeas Corpus

Speaker:  Patricia Wang / AIT Library Director
Time:  9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Venue:  Department of Law, Soochow University

(Special engagement: closed to the general public)

English Language Teaching Workshop
Topic: Improve Your English Language Teaching Classroom Practice with "Shaping the Way We Teach English"

Speaker:  U.S. Fulbright Scholar Dr. Timothy Collins
Time:  12:00 - 5:20 p.m.

Venue:  Department of English, National Kaohsiung Normal University
116, Ho Ping 1st Rd., Kaohsiung City

American Studies Seminar Series
Topic:  “U.S. Elections – the Next President”

Speaker:  Dr. Thomas B. Lee, Graduate Institute of American Studies, Tamkang University

Time:  10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Venue:  Chinese Culture University

AIT Speaker Program
Topic:  "U.S. Culture in Business"

Speaker:  Mr. Lawrence A. Walker/AIT Officer
Time:  12:10 - 2:00 p.m.

Venue:  Caesar Park Hotel Taipei
38 Chung Hsiao W. Road, Sec. 1
Tel: 2311-5151

For additional information, contact Szu Lee
at 02-2723-3959 ext. 230

(Special engagement: closed to the general public)

American Classroom
Topic:  The Story of the Constitutional Convention, U.S. Presidential Elections

Speaker:  Novia Liu / AIT Information Resource Assistant
Time:  3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Venue:  Department of Law, Soochow University

(Special engagement: closed to the general public)

EducationUSA Presentation
Topic:  Getting Ready to Go

Speaker:  EducationUSA Advisor, AIEF Education Foundation

Time:  2:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Venue:  American Corner – Taichung

American Corner - Taichung
National Taichung Library
No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone:  04-2226-1105
website:  http://www.americancorner.org.tw/taichung/

American Classroom
Topic:  Becoming American: An Chinese Experience

Speaker: Mr. Tony Hu / AIT Officer
Time:  2:10 - 4:00 p.m.

Venue:  National Taiwan Normal University
162, He-ping East Road, Section 1, Taipei

American Culture Series Program
Topic:  "County Museums in California and Getty Museum"

Speaker:  Ms. Tsai Chao-yi, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts

Time:  2:30 – 4:30 p.m.
Venue:  American Corner Taichung

American Corner - Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone:  04-2226-1105

Book Discussion Program
Topic:  English News

Speaker: Douglas Habecker, Compass Magazine

Time:  9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
Venue:  American Corner Taichung

American Corner - Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone:  04-2226-1105

Website:  http://www.americancorner.org.tw/taichung/

Story Telling Program
Topic:  "Splishy-Sploshy"

Speaker:  Cullum McConnell

Time:  2:30 – 3:30 pm
Venue:  American Corner Taichung

American Corner - Taichung
National Taichung Library
1F, No. 291-3, Jingwu Road, North District, Taichung
Phone:  04-2226-1105

American Classroom

Topic:  U.S. Foreign Policy and the Human Rights Report

Speaker:  Novia Liu / AIT Information Resource Assistant

Time:  10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Venue:  Department of Political Science, National Taiwan University

(Special engagement: closed to the general public)