When:
Monday, March 9, 2015
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM CT
Where: John Evans Center, 1800 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208 map it
Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students
Contact:
Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
(847) 491-5288
Group: Department of Asian Languages and Cultures
Category: Lectures & Meetings
The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures and the Asian Studies Graduate Cluster announce a lecture
by
WU QING
on
Becoming Global Citizens
ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Wu Qing is a well-known public figure, activist and English language professor in China. She taught English for 40 years, from 1960-2000. Since the mid-1980s, Professor Wu Qing has been actively promoting human rights and women’s rights. She was a member of Women’s Studies Forum at Beijing Foreign Studies University, from 1986 to 1995. She has received numerous awards, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award, presented by the government of the Philippines, been named an “Outstanding Individual of 2007” by the Chanping District Education Committee, and a “Top Cover Personality” by the Chinese Senior Citizens’ magazine.