[Multiculturalism in Action] Come to join the Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan Culture Workshop!

The Multiculturalism in Action Project is going to organise a Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan Culture Workshop in the coming summer. This Workshop includes seminars, field visits, buddy programs, community-enhancement project, and an opportunity to present your project in schools and in a book! Come and join us in promoting cultural knowledge and positive ethnic relations!!

Please visit our website to view our previous Workshops.

All interested are welcome. Please register on or before July 10, 2016 at lee-connie@cuhk.edu.hk

[Multiculturalism in Action 2015-2016] FUN with Interculturalism – World No Tobacco Day 2016

The Multiculturalism in Action (MIA) Project participated in the World No Tobacco Day 2016, organized by the United Christian Nethersole Community Health Service. The program was held on 29 May 2016 in King George V Memorial Park, Jordan, to raise awareness about smoking hazards, and motivate the public, especially ethnic minorities and new immigrants to take the initial step to quit smoking, and consequently foster a healthy environment. Prof. Maria Tam was invited to give a short speech during the opening ceremony. She encouraged everyone, regardless of ethnic background, to support family, friends, and colleagues to quit smoking, as smoking affected not only the health of the smokers, but also those around them.

Guests of the event promoting the message of a tobacco-free Hong Kong

MIA displayed an Exhibition on the South Asian Communities in Hong Kong, which attracted a lot of South Asian visitors. With a focus on Nepali culture and kabaddi, the visitors commented that they have learned a lot. Some Nepali parents took chance to teach their children about the history and culture of the Nepalis in Hong Kong.

Guests viewing the Exhibition

The afternoon was filled with the music dance performances by different groups.

South Asian dance performances

If you would like to learn more about the health issues of ethnic minorities in Hong Kong, click the links below to view the public seminars organized by MIA:

Health Issues among South Asians in Hong Kong (online video) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nw1OJNeru0&feature=youtu.be 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbmcGrJEg4g 

Health and the Pakistani Community 
http://anthrocuhk.blogspot.hk/2015/11/pakistani-culture-workshop-health-and_16.html 

An Exhibition Handbook on South Asian Communities in Hong Kong is now available free of charge to the public, please email us to get your copy!

Contact: Ms. Connie Lee (lee-connie@cuhk.edu.hk)

[Multiculturalism in Action 2015-2016] FUN with Interculturalism - Equal Opportunities Day

FUN with Interculturalism, a community outreach project launched by the Multiculturalism in Action (MIA) Project this year, participated in the Equal Opportunities Day on 21 May, 2016. An Exhibition on the South Asian Communities in Hong Kong including Indian, Nepali, and Pakistani cultures was displayed. Our volunteers served as docents to explain the details to visitors, including residents from Fairview Park, Yuen Long, and the vicinity. 

Our docents at work

MIA Director Prof. Maria Tam exchanged views on the work to promote positive ethnic relations with different parties, including Prof. Chan Cheung-ming, Chairman of the Equal Opportunities Commission, Ms. Ng Chiu Mei, Principal of the Bethel High School, and Mr. To, District Councilor of Fairview Park.

Prof. Tam (right) discussing the education issues of the ethnic minorities with Prof. Chan (middle) and Ms. Ng (left)

The Opening Ceremony showcased the multicultural talents in Hong Kong. Performances included Nepali dance, Chinese Tai Chi, Sikh martial arts, and Indonesian ukulele performance. Moreover, there was a panel that consisted of two Pakistani police officers and a Nepali accountant, who shared their success stories. Their examples showed that everyone could have a chance to succeed through perseverance.

Sikh martial arts

Tai Chi performance

Sharing session

 Audience came to visit our booth after the opening ceremony, and they enjoyed the interactive quizzes a lot!

Visitors taking part in the interactive quizzes

An Exhibition Handbook on South Asian Communities in Hong Kong is now available free of charge to the public, please email us to get your copy! 


Contact: Ms. Connie Lee (lee-connie@cuhk.edu.hk)

Multiculturalism in Action Project in Chinese University Bulletin

With support from the Knowledge Transfer Project Fund (KPF), Prof. Maria Tam has organized the Multiculturalism in Action Project since 2013 to enhance awareness of the ethnic and cultural diversity in Hong Kong.

The project has been highlighted in Chinese University Bulletin (No.2 2015). The article can be viewed here.

Multiculturalism in Action Project in Chinese University Bulletin

[Publication] 廢品生活－－垃圾場的經濟、社群與空間

本系博士畢業生張劼穎與文化及宗教研究系助理教授胡嘉明合著的書籍《廢品生活－－垃圾場的經濟、社群與空間》經已出版！

圖片來源：中文大學出版社網頁

書籍簡介（轉載自中文大學出版社網頁）

"本書一系列田野考察呈現和講述在經濟迅速發展之下、北京城鄉廢品從業者的生活世界，並將垃圾視作參與社會政治關係的物質，審視它如何有機地參與在中國的轉型社會過程：階層斷裂、政策壁壘、城鄉經濟文化差異、農民工流動性和城鄉隔閡，糾纏在一起。

此書另闢蹊徑，帶你進入「垃圾」的世界；作為人文關懷和學術思考的結合，是對現代的、消費的大城市生活的絕佳反思，深刻而富有趣味。
 ——陳冠中，作家

「收廢品的人」是都市生活中的「隱形人」。人們天天看見他們，但又似乎從來看不見他們。《廢品生活》引領我們去端詳凝視這些人──不僅僅是去發掘他們的卑微與掙扎，更是去發現他們如何在卑微與掙扎構建自尊和「意義」，以此捍衛人之為人的完整。富有同情但不煽情，好看但不失學理，是一部理解當代中國的人類學力作。
——劉瑜，清華大學人文社會科學學院政治學系副教授

買買買，也是丢丢丢。嘉明與劼穎的《廢品生活》是一部描繪廢品與人的民族誌，也是一幅「人類世」（anthropocene）的山水畫，揭示垃圾並非中國經濟奇跡的廢渣或副產品，反而是現代生產方式的核心，所謂垃圾圍城，垃圾就是當代生活的隱喻。作者以人類學家的眼光，以物觀我，以微知著，從廢品出發，觀照中國的盛世背後，社會的建構重組，空間的流轉變幻，百姓的得失尋覓。
——盧思騁，世界自然基金會中國總幹事

在香港做垃圾研究，對象除了消費者、賣力的清潔工，還有經常被遺忘的拾荒者。拾荒大軍有多浩蕩？說不準三萬、四萬都有人說過；他們究竟是誰，，只留下僂背彎腰的長者和弱勢者的綜合印象。拾荒者把半隻腳踏進堆填墳場的可回收物拯救出來，是名副其實的環保先鋒，他們往往成就了功勳卻無人記起。感謝作者為這些減廢朋友填補一筆空白。
——朱漢強，綠惜地球環境倡議總監"

想知更多有關此著作的資訊，請瀏覽此網頁：https://www.chineseupress.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=3303

Cultural Heritage Talk Series 2016 In Honor of Professor Tracey Lie-dan Lu: Rethinking the Origin of Food Production and Population Movements in Prehistoric China

Cultural Heritage Talk Series 2016 

In Honor of Professor Tracey Lie-dan Lu 

Rethinking the Origin of Food Production and Population Movements in Prehistoric China 

史前中國食物生產起源和人群移動的再思考 

Dr. Tianlong Jiao (Joseph de Heer Curator of Asian Art, Denver Art Museum, USA) 

焦天龍博士 （美國丹佛美術博物館亞洲部主任） 

*Conducted in English 英語演講* 

*Refreshments will be provided after the talk 演講後敬備茶點*

The study of the beginning of food production in prehistoric China has been dominated by the approach of searching for a single mark of the “origin” of agriculture, leading to infinite debates on many issues. A more reasonable and productive way to understand the economic pattern of this critical period is the level of food production. The concept of “Low-Level Food Production” offers a useful alternative perspective to investigate the economic changes as well as the population dynamics in early Neolithic China. 

在探索史前中國從採集到食物生產轉變的過程這一問題上，傳統的研究大都注重尋找或定義農業起源的單一界限，導致了在很多問題上的永無止境的爭論。而如果我們換一個角度，從食物生產水準的角度來研究這一轉變時期的經濟形態，將是一個更有效的研究方式。「低水準食物生產」這一概念提供了一個新的視角，可以更好地促進研究中國早期新石器時代的經濟形態和人群移動的發源。

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Dr. Tianlong Jiao is the Curator of Asian Art at the Denver Art Museum, USA. He is also an Affiliate Graduate Faculty at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, an Adjunct Chair Professor at Xiamen University and the Chinese University of Science and Technology. He received his Ph. D from Harvard University in 2003. He was the Head of Chinese Art Department at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco from 2014-2015, Chief Curator of Hong Kong Maritime Museum from 2013-2014, the Chairman of the Department of Anthropology at Bishop Museum from 2006-2013. He also served as the Director of Shandong Archaeology Team in the Institute of Archaeology at Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. His research specialty is Chinese and Pacific archaeology and museum studies. He has conducted archaeological projects in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Hawaii and central America. He also curated many museum exhibitions. His publications have explored a variety of issues including early food production, the Austronesian expansions, formation of states, ancient environment, archaeology of gender and style, maritime adaptation and maritime trade. He has authored/co-authored six books and more than eighty research papers both in Chinese and in English. His English book The Neolithic of Southeast China (Cambria Press 2007) was the winner of the 2007 Philip and Eugenia Cho Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Asian Studies.

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Date: 19 June 2016 (Sunday)

日期: 2016年6月19日(星期日)

Time: 4:30pm – 6:00pm

時間: 下午4時30分至6時

Venue: LT1, 7/F, Mong Man Wai Building, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

地點: 香港中文大學蒙民偉樓七樓LT1演講廳

Enquiry: (Tel.) (852) 39439264, (E-mail) wschok@cuhk.edu.hk

查詢: (電話) (852) 39439264, (電郵) wschok@cuhk.edu.hk

Free admission. All interested are welcome. Please register on or before 8 June 2016 by filling the form: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ant/cchstalk2016.htm. 

費用全免，歡迎各位參與。有興趣者請於六月八日或之前填妥此表格：http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/ant/cchstalk2016.htm.

Society for East Asian Anthropology Hong Kong Conference 2016

The Society for East Asian Anthropology Hong Kong Conference will be held in Hong Kong on 19–22 June 2016. The theme of this conference is "East Asia and Tomorrow's Anthropology."

This conference is jointly organized by the Society for East Asian Anthropology, the Department of Anthropology of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and the Hong Kong Anthropological Society. The conference has attracted more than 140 scholars in the field to share their latest research findings. For more details, please visit the conference website: http://arts.cuhk.edu.hk/~ant/SEAAconf/index.html.

Preliminary program can now be downloaded at the conference website: http://arts.cuhk.edu.hk/~ant/SEAAconf/program.html

[Publication] 從“生物公民”到“環保公益”：一個基於案例的環保運動軌跡分析

本系博士畢業生張劼穎的文章《從“生物公民”到“環保公益”：一個基於案例的環保運動軌跡分析》被刊登於《開放時代》2016年第2期。

文章內容提要如下（轉載自《開放時代》）：

本研究檢視一場反對垃圾焚燒的環保運動的變遷軌跡。2009年，廣州番禺居民對於社區附近的市政垃圾焚燒設施展開抗議行動，訴求達成後，一些參與者並未停止反焚行動，而是以環保的方式持續干預廣州的垃圾治理。本研究從人類學的角度重新理解這場運動，在以民族誌的視角追溯運動軌跡的基礎上，試圖回答：運動發生了怎樣的變化；轉變的內外部動力和變遷的機制是什麼；如何理解這種變遷，以增進既有人類學理論對於“環保主義”作為一種全球性知識的理解。基於一年的田野調查，本研究發現，這場運動從圍繞生物公民 “私利”的抗爭，逐漸蛻變為以“環保”和“公益”為目標的社會行動。變遷循著兩條路徑展開：一是形式上的組織化；二是環保公益話語和表述的生成。隨著運動的制度化，體制外的抗議被納入，轉向對國家環境治理的協助和參與。

全文刊載於《開放時代》網站：http://www.opentimes.cn/bencandy.php?fid=408&aid=1958

《開放時代》網頁截圖

呂烈丹教授（訃文）

呂烈丹，1959年—2016年

彼德.貝爾伍德（Peter Bellwood），澳洲國立大學榮休教授（考古），呂烈丹教授博士論文指導老師所撰的悼念文（撮要）

呂烈丹教授（Tracey Lie-Dan Lu）於2016年3月21日在墨爾本病逝，令她於香港中文大學教授和研究中國考古學、博物館學、及文化遺產的傑出事業生涯戛然而止。Tracey生於廣州，1983年在中山大學取得學士學位後，展開其考古生涯。她於1987年在北京大學取得考古學碩士。於1985至1989年間，她跟隨考古隊參與西漢南越王趙眜（死於公元前122年）陵墓的發掘工作 。及後，她撰寫了一本甚為普及的書籍介紹這個發現（呂烈丹 1990）[按：《南越王墓與南越王國》]，並為1991年出版的正式發掘報告貢獻數篇章。

Tracey於1998年在澳洲國立大學取得博士學位後，1999年初在香港中文大學新亞書院人類學系出任短期講師一職，為期五個月。獲得Fyssen的獎項後，Tracey出訪植物考古學家Patricia Anderson位於尼斯的法國國家科學研究中心實驗室（1999年至2000年），對稻及黍的培植展開深入研究。在2000年8月Tracey以正式教學人員身份加入香港中文大學人類學系，開展她餘下的職業生涯，並於2010年8月升任為教授。從2000年至2014年，Tracey在返回墨爾本之前的任職期間共出版了兩本專著（呂烈丹 2012，2014，並有另一本出版中）[按：《稻作與史前文化演變》（2012），《博物館在中國：權力，政治及身份認同》（2014），《永恒的文明》（出版中）]、撰寫超過60篇書籍篇章和期刊論文、指導過22位哲學碩士生及4位博士生、並教授多個本科生科目，她在2013年所教導的科目就包括博物館與人類學、中國的文化遺產、人類的演化、及本科生畢業論文研究指導。此外，Tracey為香港中文大學設計了多個關於博物館學和文化遺產研究的人類學新課程。

在香港中文大學任職期間，Tracey獲得香港研究資助局的數項研究資助，開展有關新石器時代、及華南地區與香港的考古遺址管理研究。在她事業生涯的後期，她轉向文化遺產管理領域，參與了甘肅省敦煌莫高窟早期佛教洞窟和香港的多個項目。繼出版其博士論文及有關中國早期農業的著作後，她最新出版的書籍為《博物館在中國：權力，政治及身份認同》（呂烈丹 2014）。她生前最後出版的文章題為《充權、轉化及建構後殖民地香港的「城市文化遺產」》（呂烈丹 2016）。這是由我在澳洲國立大學同事 Laurajane Smith寄給我的。Laurajane Smith評價說：「Tracey對文化遺產及博物館的興趣並不限於考古遺址的管理，她更展示了探索通古今之變的熱忱和學術追求。她最後撰寫的文章以民族誌方式記述了本地社區對現代城市文化遺產的參與，以及其對社區的身份認同及生活經驗的重要性。」

以下是Tracey的弟弟Raymond Lung提供關於Tracey生前仍在耕耘中的兩本中文著作的資料：

《永恒的文明》, 完稿後將由生活·讀書·新知三聯書店付梓。Tracey在生時曾去過約50個國家、180個城市，並在2015年9月到訪伊朗及印度。在此著作中，她提到50個世界遺產，並討論考古的概念和文化遺產的保育和管理。

《香港史前文化研究》。此書由Tracey與她中山大學的本科同學、現於北京中國社會科學院考古研究所任職的傅憲國合編。這書已接近完成階段，但出版詳情尚未得知。

(本文原文將刊於Asian Perspectives)

翻譯：竺穎琛　　校對：林永昌、黃慧怡　　（彼德.貝爾伍德授權刊登）

[Event] Final Year Project (FYP) Forum 2016

The FYP Forum is a platform for undergraduate students to present their final year research projects on a topic of their choice. In the project, students would demonstrate their ability in applying concepts, theories and skills they have learnt in their years of anthropology study. This year, the forum will be held on Apr 27, 2016 (Wednesday) at 14:00–18:00 at NAH 12. 

There will be 26 presentations on diverse topics, including "Archaeology & Artifacts", "Work & Identity", "Food & Taste", "Coming of Age in Hong Kong", "Pop Culture & Consumption", "Making Gender", and "Meaning & Life Course". After the student presentations, we have also invited Allie Kwong, our alumni, to give a keynote speech on "How is Anthropology Relevant in the Workplace?"

All interested are welcome. Undergraduate students of other years are recommended to attend the forum since it can give them better understanding of their capstone course and inspire them of more anthropological research topics.