At Chinese Corners, you will have opportunities to improve your Chinese by working closely with volunteers who are already fluent in the language. You can choose if you want to focus on PinYin, the pronunciation, or calligraphy. You can choose to sit with a volunteer and go over patterns for common Chinese phrases over and over again. Even if you do not have questions to ask, there will always have games and activities to strengthen your Chinese skills. Chinese Corners are very welcoming! Come one, come all and join VUCA! Please contact our Language Co-Chairs Lily Chen lily.z.chen@vanderbilt.edu to sign up for Chinese Corner/volunteer emailing list.
Dumpling Making Party 9/27, 2pm Sarratt 189On Sep. 27, VUCA will host a dumpling party in Sarrat 189. During the party, we will serve dumplings, and also we will teach you how to make dumplings. There will also be a slide show of Chinese food culture as well. This event serves as a social gathering and provides an opportunity for Vanderbilt students to have a authentic taste of Chinese food culture. Please contact Ariel Liang xinyue.liang@vanderbilt.edu or Michelle See michelle.r.see@vanderbilt.edu for more event information.
Movie Night 10/28, 7pm SC5211Internal Affairs is a crime drama in which a gang member infiltrates the police force, and a police officer infiltrates a gang. The Departed is based heavily on this movie. This event brings appreciation toward foreign films, Chinese film specifically, for everyone. There will have English subtitles! Come enjoy the film with free popcorn! Please contact Yanglin Guo yanglin.guo@vanderbilt.edu for more event information.
Lecture 11/10, 5pm SC4327Professor Peter Lorge of the East Asian Studies Deparment at Vanderbilt University will discuss a Chinese lecture entitled "China's Rise, and What it Means to You." Professor Lorge will discuss the future implications of China's rise in economic and political power for America and American college students. Refreshments will be served following the lecture. Please contact Jenny Qi jenny.y.qi@vanderbilt.edu for more event information.
Chinese Corner ANYF 2/21VUCA is seeking students who have interests in performing a simple Chinese singing performance during ANYF. Students who are dedicated in learning Chinese should show the Vanderbilt community their hard work! Sign ups will start during mid-November. If you wish to be part of the performance, please contact our Language Co-Chairs Lily Chen lily.z.chen@vanderbilt.edu.
Ping Pong tournament 3/14 12-5pm Rec CenterBoth ping pong and badminton are very popular sports in China, and what better way to understand this part of Chinese culture than to participate in a tournament! In the spring, VUCA will host a ping pong and badminton tournament, which will be a fun way to experience two of China’s main sports. This will be VUCA”s biggest event! Start practicing ping pong and/or badminton now and we will start have brackets sign ups in late February. First come, first serve! Please contact Daniel Hwang Daniel.g.hwang@vanderbilt.edu for more event information.
Documentary 3/27 7pm Sarratt CinemaIf you have two million minutes to prepare for college and to go from a teenager to an adult, how will you spend it? The documentary Two Million Minutes tracks two high achieving students from Carmel, Indiana; two from Bangalore, India; and two from Shanghai, China. This film takes a deeper look at how the three superpowers of the 21st Century - China, India and the United States - are preparing their students for the future. As the documentary follows two students - a boy and a girl - from each of these countries, the film composes a global snapshot of education, from the viewpoint of kids preparing for their future. The movie title comes from the fact that it takes approximately two million minutes to complete high school. The movie is partially funded by the Broad Foundation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation .
Please contact Cindy Lin cindy.lin@vanderbilt.edu for more event information.