2016 Toronto Hakka Conference Program
BOUNDLESS HAKKA SPIRIT
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Friday, July 1, 2016
6:00–9:00 p.m. at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto 5183 Sheppard Ave. E., Scarborough, ON M1B 5Z5
Reception and Welcome for speakers, registrants, and guests
sponsored by conference patron Hon. Dr. Vivienne Poy
Saturday, July 2, 2016 Vari Hall, Keele Campus, York University
8:00–8:45 a.m. Rotunda
REGISTRATION
9:00–10:00 a.m. Lecture Hall A
Opening Ceremony
10:00–11:00 a.m. Lecture Hall A
Keynote Address: From Hakka To Humanity G. Raymond Chang distinguished speaker
Shiu Loon Kong, C.M., Ph.D, Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto
11:00–11:05 Rotunda
Speakers and Conference Registrants gather in the Rotunda for a group photo
11:05–11:30 BREAK.
11:30–12:30 p.m. – Life Goals
Lecture Hall B Hakka Cuisine: Global Soul Food, with Linda Lau Asunasasanam
Lecture Hall C Hong Rengnan – Taiping Precursor of Sun Yat Sen, with Prof. Richard Bohr
Room 1152A Hakka Genealogy Museum and Shanghang Hakka Assoc., with Prof. Ruifeng Liang
Room 3006 Taiping Rebellion & Europe’s Peasant War, with Dr. Samuel Lowe
Room 3009 Poems I Live By, with Joseph Tsang Mang Kin
Lecture Hall A 11:30–1:00 p.m.
“Finding Samuel Lowe – From Harlem to China”, Video by Madison Media Management
12:30–2:00 p.m. Rotunda
LUNCH in York Lanes Food Court – follow signs) Ancestor search (Robert Hew). Names written in Chinese (Jordan Wu)
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Saturday, July 2, 2016
Vari Hall, Keele Campus, York University
2:00–2:45 p.m. Lecture Hall A
Keynote Address: My Journey So Far Paula Williams Madison (Lowe Xiao Na), author of Finding Samuel Lowe: China, Jamaica, Harlem.
Former executive with NBC and GE, President of Madison Media Management
2:45–3:15 p.m. BREAK
3:15–4:15 p.m. – Surviving/Thriving
Lecture Hall A Restoring And Archiving A Ruined Chinese Cemetery, with Robert Hew
Lecture Hall B Touring Five Hakka Base Areas In China, with Li Xiaoyan
Lecture Hall C Harmonizing full-Chinese and half-Chinese in one family (video), with Jeanette Kong
Room 1152A Mixed Race: The Changing Identity Of Asians, with Prof Carl E. James, Danielle Kwan-Lafond (Chair), and Jephina Barkie
Room 3006 Making Lei Cha Or Hakka Travel Food, with Teng Teng Kleiner
Room 3009 Chinese Men and White Women in Gold-Rush Australia (video), with Janet Liu Terry
4:15–5:00 p.m. Rotunda
Names written in Chinese (Jordan Wu) Souvenir photo portraits (Stephen Young-Chin)
NOTES
Sunday, July 3, 2016
Vari Hall, Keele Campus, York University
8:30–9:00 a.m. Rotunda
Displays, Networking
9:00–10:00 a.m. Lecture Hall A
Keynote Address: 21st Century Challenges To Hakka and Huaren Joseph Tsang Mang Kin, former Minister of Culture of the Republic of Mauritius, awarded Brilliance of China medal in 2013, author of The Hakka Epic and Stopovers in a Poet’s Mind
10:00–10:05 Rotunda
Youth, Speakers and Special Groups gather in Rotunda for a group photo
10:05–10:30 BREAK
10:30–11:30 a.m. – Environment
Lecture Hall A Lao Tzu’s Prescription For A Sick Planet: Using Taoist Wisdom To Endure and Cure Climate Change, with Prof. Abraham Anthony Chen
Lecture Hall B Building A Model Home In The Arctic Based On Hakka Principles, with Prof. Ruifeng Liang
Lecture Hall C Going Off The Grid In An Ordinary Canadian Suburb, with Helen V. Ostrowski
Room 1152A Folk Belief, Geomancy & Care Of Water Resources [in Mandarin and English], with Professors Yong Luo, Danfeng Gong, Mark Y. Wong
Room 3006 Present And Future Professions, with Charles Young, Graham Lowe, Prof Jane Ku
Room 3009 What’s New In Hakka Pop Music, with Nam Low
11:30–12:45 p.m. Rotunda
LUNCH in York Lanes Food Court – follow signs Ancestor search (Robert Hew, Ruifeng Liang). Names written in Chinese (Jordan Wu)
12:45–1:45 p.m. – The Arts
Lecture Hall A The Music Of Father Richard Ho Lung (Part I), with Francine Chin (Moderator), Pat Chin, Julianne Lee (on Skype), Melvin Cooke, Randy Chin of VP Records
Lecture Hall B Planning A Hakka Trail In China (Part I), with Jorg Ostrowski, Li Mei Zhang, and Pu Zhao
Lecture Hall C The Asian Diaspora: Community, Art And Migration, with Prof Carl E. James, Yvette Munro (Chair), Viet Than, Nicole Lee
Room 1152A How To Write The Story Of Your Life, with C. Fong Hsiung, Kwai Li
Room 3006 Web Creation – Eating My Way to a Hakka Identity, with Lilian Ling
Room 3009 A Study Of Language (Heteroglossia) In The TV Show “Fresh Off The Boat”, with Prof. Elinor Ty
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Sunday, July 3, 2016
Vari Hall, Keele Campus, York University
1:50–2:50 p.m. – At The Forefront
Lecture Hall A The Music Of Father Richard Ho Lung (Part II), with Francine Chin (Moderator), Pat Chin, Julianne Lee (on Skype), Melvin Cooke, Randy Chin of VP Records. [Session ends at 2:30]
Lecture Hall B Planning A Hakka Trail In China, Part II, Jorg Ostrowski, Li Mei Zhang, Pu Zhao
Lecture Hall C The Environment: An Audience Conversation, with Prof. Abraham Anthony Chen, Prof. Ruifeng Liang, Helen Ostrowski, Teng Teng Kleiner
Room 1152A Anthropological Study Of The Hakka World Conferences 1971-2016, with Prof. Jiangxin Zhou [in Mandarin and English]
Room 3006 1962 Internment of Hakka In India, with Sheng Lin, Michael Cheng, and AIDCI Colleagues
2:50–3:00 BREAK
3:00–4:00 p.m. Lecture Hall A
Closing Ceremony
An Audience Conversation With The Keynote Speakers
Presentation Of The Hakka Education Trust – Scholarships
6:00–10:30 p.m. Casa Deluz Banquet Hall 豪門宴豪門宴豪門宴豪門宴
Woodside Square Mall (east side), 1571 Sandhurst Circle, Scarborough ON M1V 1V2
Hakka Achievement Awards Banquet (separately ticketed) Recipients: Hon. Gail Chang Bohr – International Child Justice
Shaun Chen, MP – Leadership In Politics
Walter Chin – Fashion Photography
Dr. Susan Chuck – AIDS Research
Fr. Richard Ho Lung, M.O.P. – Music
Vincent HoSang – Business
Wennie Lee – Immigration Law