[WSCSS] Fall Events from the UW East Asia Resource Center

[Sarah Lin Bhatia]

Fall Events from the UW East Asia Resource Center:

***JAPAN'S INTERACTIONS WITH THE WEST: THE VISUAL RECORD*** 
Workshop for K-12 Educators Presented by the East Asia Resource Center
Thursday, October
18, 2007 ~ 5:00 - 8:30 pm 
University of Washington, Seattle, WA

The East Asia Resource Center is delighted to offer K-12 educators a
fast-paced introduction to curriculum materials, Web resources, and teaching
ideas that utilize Japanese art as a tool for teaching major events and
concepts in Japan's relationship with the U.S. and Europe.  With an emphasis
on the 19th century, the workshop provides historical background for a
deeper understanding of the current exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum.
Featured speakers include Melanie King, educator and art history graduate
student, and Patricia Burleson, NCTA seminar leader and former teacher.

This year is the 50th anniversary of the Seattle-Kobe sister city
relationship and next year will be the 45th anniversary of the sister state
relationship between Washington and Hyogo.  The SAM exhibit from Kobe, the
capital of Hyogo, builds upon these close ties.  The workshop will include a
preview of opportunities for teachers to learn about and visit Hyogo in 2008
that are being planned by the East Asia Resource Center.

MORE INFORMATION: Please contact the EARC by emailing earc at u.washington.edu
or calling 206.543.1921.

REGISTRATION: The cost of registration is $25.** All workshop participants
will receive free materials, a light supper, and three Washington State
clock hours. To register, please download the workshop registration form or
register online. PLEASE NOTE: The deadline to register for the workshop is
Thursday, October 4, 2007.


***THE ENDLESS SANDS OF THE TAKLIMAKAN: TEACHING ABOUT SILK ROAD HISTORY,
GEOGRAPHY, AND CROSS-CULTURAL EXCHANGE*** 
A Workshop for K-12 Educators 
Saturday, November 3, 2007 ~11 am - 2 pm
University of Washington Ethnic Cultural Theatre, 3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE ,
Seattle, WA 98105

Trek the vast and formidable Taklimakan Desert and other regions of the Silk
Road and immerse yourself in the history of China and its neighbors through
the music of the Orchid Ensemble, a Vancouver, BC-based trio that has
performed its Silk Road-inspired music for audiences in schools and
universities throughout North America. 

The University of Washington East Asia Resource Center, East Asia Center,
and Ethnic Cultural Center are delighted to present a K-12 educator workshop
featuring ideas for using music to teach about Silk Road geography and
history and about cross-cultural exchange between China and its neighbors to
the north and west. The Orchid Ensemble will perform pieces specially
selected for the workshop and provide background information about each
piece.  To conclude the afternoon, the EARC's Sarah Lin Bhatia will
introduce Silk Road-related resource materials. 

MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Sarah Lin Bhatia by calling 206.543.1921 or
emailing sarahlin at u.washington.edu.

REGISTRATION: The cost of registration is $25.** Workshop participants will
receive lunch, resource materials, and three (3) Washington State clock
hours. To register, please download the workshop registration form or
register online. PLEASE NOTE: The deadline to register for the workshop is
Wednesday, October 17, 2007.



***THE WINGED HORSES OF HEAVEN***
An Evening of Silk Road-Inspired Music by the Orchid Ensemble Saturday,
November 3, 2007 ~ 7:00 - 9:00 pm University of Washington Ethnic Cultural
Theatre, 3940 Brooklyn Ave. NE , Seattle, WA 98105

The famed Silk Road is said have begun with a diplomatic mission to the west
by Chinese General Zhang Qian in 138 BCE. In the centuries that followed,
merchants, diplomats, musicians, artists, missionaries, princesses, and
others traveled back and forth from China across the Silk Road trade routes.
Different cultures came into contact with one another, resulting at times in
conflict and at others in a cross-cultural flowering of trade, music, ideas,
religion, and art. Even today, China's music bears the mark of this
cross-cultural exchange.

K-12 educators are invited to join the UW East Asia Resource Center, East
Asia Center, and Ethnic Cultural Center/Theatre for a public concert of Silk
Road-inspired music by the acclaimed Orchid Ensemble.

MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Sarah Lin Bhatia by calling 206.543.1921 or
emailing sarahlin at u.washington.edu. Download the concert flier for
directions to the theater and parking information.

TICKETS: FREE! No tickets will be sold. Doors open at 6:30 pm. Please come
early. Seating is limited to the first 160 people.