3月27日周一 18:30 触摸光影：盲人摄影背后的故事
Monday, March 27, 18:30 Touch Light & Shadow: Stories Behind a Photo Exhibition for the Blind
本次活动中，上海美国中心将带领大家走进近期沪上举办的一个盲人摄影展背后的故事，去体验盲童的触摸认知世界。展览采用触摸认知影像技术等特殊制作工艺，制作出了盲人可以“看”得懂的照片。来自上海市盲童学校的胡进先生将为观众介绍中外的特殊教育理念、非视觉摄影及培训方法、触摸认识影像技术等。一起来从不同的角度体验这个世界吧！
The Shanghai American Center is proud to host atalk about special education issues featuring workshops, games and aninnovative photo exhibition for the blind, which transforms photos usingbraille and tangible image technology. We will be joined by Mr. Hu Jin from theShanghai School for the Blind, who will talk about special education in Chinaand abroad, non-visual photography and tactile image technology that hedeveloped himself. Come and experience the world in a different way!
本次活动语言为中文。请务必携带身份证件出席。
The event will be conducted in Chinese with noEnglish interpretation.
3月28日周二 18:30 提高你的跨文化沟通能力
Tuesday, March 28, 18:30 Improving Your Cross-cultural Communication Skills
本次活动中，上海美国中心再次请到了英语语言教师（English Language Fellow）来帮助大家提高跨文化沟通能力。活动中，参与者不仅会有锻炼口语的机会，也能学到很多跨文化沟通的技巧，包括如何正确理解外国人的行为、个人主义和集体主义，如何接受并给予赞美等。
On March 28th, the Shanghai American Center welcomes back Shanghai’s EnglishLanguage Fellow, a language specialist who can help you better communicate withWesterners. Participants in this workshop will have an opportunity to improvetheir oral English skills as well as learn about important interculturalcommunication skills. This workshop will focus on interpreting the behavior offoreigners correctly, individualism and collectivism, and compliments.
本次活动语言为英文，无翻译。请务必携带身份证件出席。
The event will be conducted in English only.
3月30日周四 18:30 详述美国高等教育机构的认证体系
Thursday, March 30, 18:30 WhyU.S. College and University Accreditation Matters for Your Education
赴美留学五步曲的第一步是选择合适自己的学校，而这恰恰是很多父母和孩子头疼的问题，在综合考量各种因素的同时，千万不要忘了确认您拟去的学校是经过认证的正规大学。美国高等教育体系与中国不同，学院认证方不是教育部，而是各个得到教育部认证的认证机构，其中既有地区性的机构，也有全国性的机构，还有专门针对商学院和法学院等的专业性认证机构。本次活动中，我们的RegionalEducational Advising Coordinator Christina Chandler 女士将为您详述美国高等教育机构的认证体系，帮助您更好地作出选择。
Researching your options is thefirst of EducationUSA’s five steps to finding thebest-fit college or university in the United States. Among all the factors toconsider during your college search, an important one is to check if the highereducation institution is accredited or not. Accreditation is a form ofendorsement that a college or university meets certain standards and quality.Unlike the Chinese education system which is governed by the Ministry ofEducation, U.S. colleges and universities are accredited by several accreditingagencies recognized by the Department of Education. Some accrediting agenciesare regional; some are national. Ms. Christina Chandler, Regional EducationalAdvising Coordinator and EducationUSA Shanghai Advisor Xie Pianpian, willexplain the U.S. higher education accreditation system and why it is importantfor students to apply to accredited colleges and universities.
本次活动语言为英文。请务必携带身份证件出席。
The event will be conducted in English. Please bring your photo ID to enter theShanghai American Center.
4月14日周五 18:30 与作家谢汉兰一起探讨亚裔美国人及其他群体如何适应变化中的时代
Friday, April 14, 18:30 “GeeksGooks Geishas Gays”: Exploring How Asian Americans and Other Groups AreAdapting to Changing Times with Author Helen Zia
亚裔美国人与有色人种、妇女、移民、LGBT人士以及其他一些社群已在美国各地发出了属于自己的声音。然而，身处这样充满挑战的时代，许多人依然不知何去何从。华裔美国人和亚裔美国人如何在当今的美国社会中找到属于自己的一席之地？作家谢汉兰（Helen Zia）应邀作客上海美国中心，从她作为一名亚裔美国人、女权主义者、LGBT作家的个人经历出发，与大家分享社会将迎来如何多样化的未来，她也会谈到我们共有的历史中那些潜在的部分将如何帮助我们实现对自己和对世界的梦想。张之香女士——美国历史上第一位任职驻外大使职务的亚裔美国人——将会为本次活动做开场介绍。
Asian Americans and People ofColor, women, immigrants, LGBTs, and other communities have become more visibleand outspoken everywhere in America. Yet many are feeling more unsettled thanever in these challenging times. Where do Chinese Americans and Asian Americansfit in today's American tapestry? Author Helen Zia joins us at the ShanghaiAmerican Center to explore our increasingly diverse future through personalstories from her experiences as an Asian American, feminist and LGBTwriter--and how hidden pieces of our common history can help to transform thedreams we have for ourselves and the world. Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, thefirst Asian-American to serve as Ambassador, will introduce the program.
嘉宾介绍：
谢汉兰拥有获奖作家、记者、富布莱特学者等多冲身份，还是《女士》杂志的前主编。作为中国移民的女儿，她在多个场合为民权与和平、妇女权利、反仇恨暴力和恐同等主题活动发声音。她曾撰写了《亚裔美国梦：一群美国人的崛起》，克林顿总统曾在白宫玫瑰园两度引用该书。她曾担任2008年北京奥运会的美国段火炬手，她后来为此而作的文章“我为什么会出任火炬手”受到热议，被CNN国际、中央电视台等媒体报道。她在反对针对亚裔的仇恨暴力方面所作出的努力被记录在了电影《谁杀了陈果仁》中，比尔·莫耶斯在其纪录片《成为美国人：华人的经历》中也对她进行了介绍。谢汉兰是首批在普林斯顿大学就读的女学生之一，之后从纽约城市大学法学院获荣誉法学博士学位。在普林斯顿大学医学院待过两年后她选择了辍学，转而当起了建筑工人，后又进入汽车厂做工，成为工会活跃分子，直到后来她坚定了以作家为终生职业的想法。
About Helen Zia:
Helen Zia is an award-winningauthor, journalist, Fulbright Scholar, and former Executive Editor of Ms.Magazine. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, she has been outspoken on issuesranging from civil rights and peace to women's rights and countering hateviolence and homophobia. Helen is the author of Asian American Dreams: TheEmergence of an American People, which President Bill Clinton quoted from twicein the Rose Garden. Helen testified as a witness in the Federal marriageequality case decided by the US Supreme Court. She was an Olympic torchbearerin the USA for the Beijing 2008 Olympics and her essay "Why I Will Carrythe Torch" went viral globally, with coverage on CNN International andCCTV. Her work on anti-Asian hate violence is documented in the film, "WhoKilled Vincent Chin?" and she was profiled in Bill Moyers' documentary,"Becoming American: The Chinese Experience." A member of PrincetonUniversity's first graduating class of women, Helen received a Doctor of LawsHonoris Causa from City University of New York School of Law. She quit medicalschool after completing two years, then worked as a construction laborer, anautoworker, and a community organizer, after which she discovered her life’swork as a writer.
本次活动语言为英文，无翻译。请务必携带身份证件出席。
4月6日周四 18:30 来自艺术家靳宇辰的分享：留学美国，如何提高跨文化适应能力
Thursday, April 6, 18:30 How to Build Intercultural Competence as an International Student in the United Stateswith Artist Jin Yuchen
作为一名国际学生，到达美国以后你会经历一段适应期，你需要适应本地的文化并且结识新的朋友。上海美国中心请来了艺术家靳宇辰，为大家介绍美国大学为学生提供的相关资源和课外活动。靳宇辰先后就读于宾夕法尼亚大学沃顿商学院和弗吉尼亚大学。在美国读书期间，他曾经多次在纽约市林肯中心的舞台上表演快板。此次活动中，他将分享自己作为中国留学生在美国读书的经历，并且向大家介绍他是如何在美国完成本科和硕士学位并且熟练掌握英语的。他还会现场表演快板，并且回答大家的问题。
When you are studying in the UnitedStates as an international student, there is almost certain to be an adjustmentperiod as you adapt to a new culture and make new friends. To explorethese issues, the Shanghai American Center is happy to host artist Jin Yuchenfor a talk about the many resources and extra-curricular activities offered byU.S. colleges and universities. Jin is an alumnus of the Wharton School ofthe University of Pennsylvania and the University of Virginia, and whilestudying in the U.S., he performed Chinese traditional bamboo clapper rapat Lincoln Center in New York on multiple occasions. Jin will share hisexperiences in the U.S. as a Chinese international student, sharing how hesuccessfully earned 2 U.S. degrees and mastered English. He will alsotreat the audience to a special performance and answer questions.
本次活动语言为英文和中文。请务必携带身份证件出席。
Thisevent will be conducted in both English and Chinese. Please bring your photo IDto enter the Shanghai American Center.
This program will be in Englishwith no interpretation. Please bring a photo ID to enter the ShanghaiAmerican Center.
上海美国中心（ShanghaiAmerican Center，简称ShAC）是美国驻上海领事馆新闻文化处的一部分，旨在协调与支持中美教育交流，举办文化活动，提供图书资源等。中心举办各种文化活动，包括各类讲座、电影之夜、艺术展览等。
地址: 上海市南京西路1376号上海商城东峰540室
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