From bei_qiao at yahoo.com Fri May 5 19:56:56 2006 From: bei_qiao at yahoo.com (Cun Cao) Date: Fri, 5 May 2006 16:56:56 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [MIT CSSA Outreach] Picnic Outing This Saturday, 5/6 Message-ID: <20060505235656.42818.qmail@web51814.mail.yahoo.com> ?????????? ?????????? ????????????????,????????????????????????????????????. ????????????????????????????????????????????????.???? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ????????????. ????????????????5??6????????????12??????????3???????? ????????????????????(North Bridge in Concord).???????? ??????????????,????????.????????????????????????????. ??????????????????????????,??????????,??????????????, ??????????! ?????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????.????????????????,?????????????????????? ??"bei_qiao at yahoo.com",??????????????.???????????????? ????????????????????????????"????????"???????????????? ???????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????? ??????????????????????.?????????????????????????????? ??????????12??????????????????Kendall Square(MIT)???? ????10????Hayward????????????????????????????.(?????? ??.)??????????????????????????????????????????.?????? ????????,??????????????????.????????????????????????. "shenghuonet at yahoo.com"(????????????????????????????.) map link: http://maps.yahoo.com/beta/#maxp=location&q2=306+Monument+St+Concord,+MA&q1=Hayward+St.+Cambridge+MA+&trf=0&mvt=m&lon=-71.217155456543&lat=42.4145857101251&mag=6 __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From zhangh at MIT.EDU Sun May 7 14:56:21 2006 From: zhangh at MIT.EDU (Huan Zhang) Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 14:56:21 -0400 Subject: [MIT CSSA Outreach] Election Announcement of 2006-2007 Presidency Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20060507144609.02bd2cd0@po9.mit.edu> Dear Friends, In the annual general election Liu Dazhi and Wen Yang have been elected as the president and vice president of MIT CSSA of 2006-2007. The president/vice president elected will work together with current executive board in May for transition. CSSA will hold a BBQ party/Recruiting party after final week. Please come to congratulate, support them, and get involved with more CSSA activities in the future. If you are interested in helping out, please contact Liu Dazhi at liudz at mit.edu and Wen Yang at wenyang at mit.edu. For the support that all of you have given me and Han Lin, the CSSA executive board, and all the activities, we really appreciate that. We hope you had a lot of fun from the CSSA activities with us. If you have any suggestions or advices, please do not hesitate to let us know or let the new presidency know. Thank you all very much for the great help! Best Regards, Huan and Lin, on behalf of CSSA Executive Board From zhangh at MIT.EDU Sun May 7 15:19:19 2006 From: zhangh at MIT.EDU (Huan Zhang) Date: Sun, 07 May 2006 15:19:19 -0400 Subject: [MIT CSSA Outreach] Summary about the "Visualizing Culture" issue Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20060507151130.01c026c0@po9.mit.edu> Dear All, During the last two weeks, CSSA has been focused on addressing the "Visualizing Cultures" issue through communication with the Professors, the MIT administration, and the research team. After serious discussion with all parties involved, we have been able to reach an agreement and have also worked constructively with the research team to better put those materials into context. In this process, a lot of people have raised interesting and constructive points to solve the problem. Your support has been tremendous. We thank you very much for that. Here we would like to take this opportunity to summarize what we did and what we have accomplished in order to give you a complete picture. Details on letters and statements can be found at the end of this email. Immediately after we received some complaints from our students about the MIT Spotlight on "Visualizing Cultures", we sent out an email to collect further response and suggestions. After we collected a lot of responses, CSSA board decided to present a formal complaint letter to the MIT administration and the professors. We did this on Tuesday. At the same time, we send out email to announce the progress of our dialogue with the professors with emphasis on the promotion of constructive dialogue. Two meetings took place between some students and the professors on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday afternoon. On Thursday morning, CSSA officially met with the professors and MIT administration to present our point of view and reached an agreement. During a later meeting in the afternoon on the same day, CSSA worked closely with MIT and the research team on the three joint statements released that day. See below for CSSA's statement and the MIT website for statements from MIT and the research team. On Friday, MIT's newspaper the Tech presented a misleading and biased reporting of the issue. This irresponsible journalism could have a potentially damaging effect for all parties involved. CSSA went to talk with the Editor in Chief of the Tech. We finally agreed that the report had a serious problem and needed to be corrected, which resulted in a correction note and a more balanced reporting about the agreement in Tuesday (May 2) issue. The online version of the original Friday (April 28) issue was also accompanied by a correction note on top of it. Last Thursday (May 4), we met again with the Chancellor and the research team. They presented the changes they made and listened carefully to our suggestions. We expect the relaunch of the website very soon. We were informed that very likely there would be an online feedback system on the website. Also, as mentioned earlier in CSSA's statement, the Committee on Campus Race Relations (CCRR) is currently organizing a panel discussion on visual imagery on May 11th. CSSA strongly encourages members to provide constructive suggestions and feedbacks via these channels upon carefully reviewing the materials after the re-launch. As we emphasized many times before, we encourage healthy and open discussion about this issue. However, we are opposed to any irrational behavior. Let us know if you have any further comments or questions. Best Regards MIT CSSA Attachments: 1. Official Letter to the professors and MIT administration 2. Announcement about the dialogue information 3. Statement from CSSA to inform the Agreement among the parties involved Open Letter to the Professors and MIT administration Dear President Susan Hockfield, Though we are the Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA), we come from an assortment of backgrounds and cultures. We value the diversity within our own group, and we are most grateful for the support and benefits the culturally-diverse MIT microcosm has afforded us and our members. However, the "Throwing off Asia" exhibit recently Spotlighted on MIT's homepage has shaken our confidence in the cultural sensitivity we have come to associate with this accepting environment. The exhibit has left us disappointed at the nonchalance with which this emotionally provocative and demeaning material was presented, as we struggle to understand how such negligence could have been overlooked at the Institute. In particular, the vivid images of the wartime atrocities inflicted on the Chinese conjured up haunting emotions of loss and rage, not unlike those emotions people around the world feel toward the much better-known and more talked-about events of the Holocaust. Already, the outcry from MIT's Chinese community has been thunderous, and the distress levels severe. We do understand the historical significance of these wood prints, and respect the authors' academic freedom to pursue this study. However, we are appalled at the lack of accessible explanations and the proper historical context that ought to accompany these images. Phrases featured prominently at the top of the page under Old China, New Japan include "Still, predictable patterns give order to this chaos. Discipline (the Japanese side) prevails over disarray (the Chinese)," and "In short, the Chinese are riotous in every way disgracefully so in their behavior, and delightfully so in their accoutrements." The only circumstance under which these very racially-charged statements might be possibly acceptable is if they are being used to describe the depictions of the images. Yet at first glance, that purpose is far from obvious; instead, the text seems to suggest that it is reporting history itself. The issue of the blatant racism so prominently exhibited in these images and descriptions is not addressed until much further down the page, almost at the end of the article. In light of this, we at the CSSA would like to request the following: 1) The authors should provide the proper historical context for the prints as an introductory paragraph at the top of the page. This text should include warnings stating that the images are graphical in nature and could be potentially emotionally-damaging. This text should also address the racist sentiment and provide the historical perspective (the woodprints' wartime propaganda nature), with which it encourages readers to bear in mind when browsing through the pages. 2) MIT should pay special attention to the presentation of culturally-demeaning content, particularly to its emotionally-damaging potential. As materials in MIT's lauded Open Course Ware, this online exhibit is accessible by anyone with a computer and an internet connection anywhere around the world. Is this careless disregard for cultural sentiments what MIT wants the world to believe to be MIT's "visualization" of cultures? Is this cultural insensitivity what MIT wants to associate with its quality and breadth of classes? While we are particularly sensitive to the exhibit's contents, we are certainly aware of their historical significance. We have no doubt that the authors do not endorse the wood prints' contents in any way beyond their artistic and historical value. Nevertheless, we cannot condone the irresponsible nature in which such material has been presented. An exhibit should provoke discussion / debate, but in this case, it could have been done in a more delicate manner that would not involve offending the entire Chinese community. We are ready to confront the past, but we believe that authors have a paramount duty to delivering proper guidance as well. We welcome continued conversations on this issue, and we eagerly await your response. Best Regards Huan Zhang, President of MIT Chinese Student and Scholar Association (MIT CSSA) Lin Han, Vice President of MIT Chinese Student and Scholar Association (MIT CSSA) 04/25/2006 Website: http://cssa.mit.edu Announcement about the dialogue information Dear CSSA members, As we said in the last email, CSSA is in the process of serious conversation with the institute administration to deal with the controversial homepage issues. The administration and the professors are taking this issue very seriously and working hard to solve the problem. As a student group, we appreciate the prompt action from the institute and would like to see this issue solved as soon as possible. Many of you have contacted the related people to express your feelings and concerns, which have been well received. As you may notice, the Open Course Ware materials have been taken down for investigation. However, CSSA strongly advise the participants not to use any personal attacks, physical threats, or irrational behaviors in tomorrow's meeting. On the other hand, CSSA would suggest you to express your opinion through proper channel by rational means. Furthermore, the professors have informed us that they welcome any open discussion about this issue. As some of you might have already known, they will be available at 5:00PM tomorrow afternoon at 14N-310 if you want to have a discussion with them. Again, as a student group, CSSA is up for rational open discussion and not supporting any irrational behavior. Let us know if you have any concerns. Best Regards Huan and Lin Official Statement from CSSA regarding the "Visualizing Culture" issues Dear CSSA Members and Other Members of the Chinese Community Worldwide, Earlier this morning, the MIT Chinese Student and Scholar Association (CSSA) had an in-depth discussion with the MIT administration on the issue of the Visualizing Cultures website, specifically the "Throwing Off Asia" unit. This is a scholarly research project, and there is no art exhibition associated with it. Representatives from the President's Office, the MIT News Office, and the research group behind the website were all present. The meeting has resulted in a constructive agreement. The research group recognized the need to contextualize these sensitive materials and pledged to continue a dialogue with CSSA and other groups to address this issue. Professors Dower and Miyagawa have expressed deep regret over the emotional distress caused by some of the imagery and are genuinely sorry that the website has caused pain within the Chinese community. The agreed resolution is as follows: 1. Official statements from both MIT and Professors Dower and Miyagawa, which will be posted as a link off the MIT home page shortly and permanently reside on the MIT News Office website, and distributed to the Chinese community worldwide. 2. Organize a public forum to facilitate a discussion on the use of sensitive imagery. The Committee on Campus Race Relations (CCRR) is currently organizing a panel discussion on visual imagery that is scheduled to take place in early May (date and location to be determined). 3. The Visualizing Cultures research team will address how it contextualizes sensitive content by providing appropriate language to prepare users for the graphic material depicted. 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Sunday, May 14, 2006, 7:00 PM Symphony Hall, 301 Mass Ave Boston, MA 02139 Please check the flyer for details. Hope this will be helpful. Best Regards MIT CSSA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/cssa-outreach/attachments/20060509/1b4e1eb0/attachment.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: CNSO in Boston (English)1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 391892 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://mailman.mit.edu/pipermail/cssa-outreach/attachments/20060509/1b4e1eb0/attachment.jpg From zhangh at MIT.EDU Wed May 10 23:56:36 2006 From: zhangh at MIT.EDU (Huan Zhang) Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 23:56:36 -0400 Subject: [MIT CSSA Outreach] Website Relaunch and CCRR panel discussion Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20060510234632.02b4c6d0@po9.mit.edu> Dear all, As you may have noticed, the Visualizing Culture website has been relaunched. Here is the website: http://visualizingcultures.mit.edu/ . As discussed the Professors and MIT administration, a complete introduction has been added into the gateway. Image advisory has been added to every picture. As stated in the CSSA statement, the CCRR is having a panel discussion on Thursday, 11 May at 4:00pm in the Kirsch Auditorium of the Stata Center (32-123). The panel will be moderated by CCRR co-chair Professor Melissa Nobles. The panelists are: Professor David Ciarlo Professor Sandy Alexandre Professor John Maeda Professor Nasser Rabbat more information can be found here: http://web.mit.edu/ccrr/visualimagerypanel.html . We encourage you to attend this panel and bring up your points of view. Let us know if you have further concerns or questions. Best Regards MIT CSSA -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com From zhangh at MIT.EDU Sat May 27 23:36:12 2006 From: zhangh at MIT.EDU (Huan Zhang) Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 23:36:12 -0400 Subject: [MIT CSSA Outreach] Fwd: Iris Chang Memorial Essay Contest Message-ID: <5.2.1.1.2.20060527233426.0337ccd0@po9.mit.edu> Dear All, Please see the following information about the Iris Chang Memorial Contest. best MIT CSSA >Dear CSSA President and Vice President: > >In March, we established Iris Chang Memorial Fund under a non-profit >organization, Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WWII in Asia >based in north California. The first activity under the Fund is an essay >contest. In the following is a letter to describe the Iris Chang Memorial >Essay Contest. We hope you will forward this information to your contacts >at MIT such as History Department, East Asia Studies as well as student >organizations. We invite and encourage MIT students to participate in the >contest. An E-poster is also enclosed in the attachment for you to >distribute. Since the deadline of the contest is July 31, your help is >greatly appreciated. > >Sincerely, > >Iris Chang Memorial Fund Committee >__________________________________________________________________ > > Dear Sir: > >We wish to inform you that Iris Chang Memorial Fund is holding the First >Iris Chang Memorial Essay Contest. Iris Chang Memorial Fund was >established in memory of Iris Chang, author, historian and human right >activist. The Fund is committed to carrying out her unfinished dreams and >preserving her legacy. The purpose of the essay contest is to raise the >awareness of the importance of the remembrance of history. The essay >will be in line with Iris Chang's spirit and passion in seeking the truth >and justice and defending human rights. > >The essay contest will be held annually by announcing a specific topic >each year. The topic for the 2006 Iris Chang Memorial Essay Contest is >on the theme of "How has Iris Chang's book, The Rape of Nanking: the >Forgotten Holocaust of WWII, affected my life and thinking?" The >deadline of the submission will be July 31. > > > >Anyone can submit an essay but the language of the text must be English >only. The essay must be original and has not been published before and no >more than 2,500 words. > > > >The three best essays will be selected for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd prizes >among the participants. The essays will be judged by a panel of >established writers. The award for the 1 st prize is $1,000, the 2nd $500 >and the 3 rd $250 , in addition, several honorable mentions will be >awarded with $50 each. > > > >Please encourage your students submit essays to Iris Chang Memorial Essay >Contest, P. O. Box 641324, San Jose, CA 95164. 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