Went to visit Yue "Madeleine" Dong. History professor, wrote a letter of recommendation for me. Without that, I doubt my chances against the rest of the pack.
Fan Ke, an anthropology/socialogy scholar in UW. One of his topic: Chinese minority peoples. Got PhD from UW a couple of years ago. Now director of the Anthro. Institute in NanJing Univ. Still has family here north of North Gate. Wife teaches highschool? Daughter in (or about in) college.
Madeleine is interested in Chinese folk art and how public opinion is formed through rumors and gossips. Discussed some professors and their researches in JSIS/Econ and some other dept.
Christine Wong is definitely the person to meet. Dong told me, "you can learn a ton from her" but she has a high bar for her students. Looks like either total commitment or nothing type of deal.
Not sure what Gary Hamilton is up to most recently.
Went to a WAC lecture by British Ambassador, David Manning. Walked in while he was talking about how China might pose strategic challenge to Europe or US. A career diplomat/bureaucrat. Poised and well spoken, yet void of any trace of political/personal ambition (almost never missed mentioning the Prime Minister in any topic) Since there is a playoff game to go and didn't know anyone in the lecture, I didn't linger around.
Had those questions coming to the lecture:
1. How come the Labour is doing so well but the Democrats so poorly? They have similar DNA and hold comparable views on many issues. Is religiosity/morality/lack of Darwin a problem?
2. Had EU or NATO reached consensus on Iraq b/f the invasion, would Tony Blair have come out better in the recent election?
3. Is China a potentially deviding issue b/w US and EU? Do the Europeans understand why the Americans are so vehemently opposed to the lifting of the arms embargo?
Thursday, May 12, 2005
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