To unveil the rich and diverse culture of Indonesia and to understand the life, values and social habits of the Indonesian people through real stories, opening the window of cross-cultural exchange. Combined with the New Southbound Policy, the cultural lectures are designed to enable teachers and students to understand the diverse cultural values and economic development of Southeast Asia, to promote cultural exchanges, to be concerned about important international issues, to learn about intercultural cultures, and to broaden their international outlook in order to cultivate talents for the future.
Ever since I was a child, I have enjoyed the thrill of speaking in Indonesian with my mother in public and telling people what is right and what is wrong, while others are confused. He writes in Chinese to respond to the skepticism that the second generation of New Aborigines are not good at Chinese, and he studied in the U.S. to correct the stereotypes of the mainstream society towards Southeast Asia with the title of a foreign doctor. He regards himself as "the Christian with the most Muslim friends" and "the Taiwanese with the most knowledge of Indonesia"; he firmly believes that all the new second generation, like Obama, who was born in Hawaii and grew up in Indonesia, have a cross-cultural inherent advantage and a future to excel.
Time: 10/20 12:00-13:30pm
Venue: 2A114, HSU Campus
Topic: There's Jelly, and then there's Dragons: What You Don't Know About Indonesia
Speaker: Mr. Ho King Wing (Assistant Professor, Department of Global Political Economy, Tamkang University)