Yale-China Association Student Opportunities Brochure

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STUdenT opporTUniTieSvolunteer opportunities YUna Symposium on global Strategic leadership

english Teaching fellowship health programs

nonprofi t internship program community Service exchange

china perspectives competition arts

The Yale-China Association seeks student volunteers to assist with general administrative tasks and special events. Volunteers will work under the supervision of the Manager of Administration and Volunteer Corps and will have opportunities to support Yale-China staff in various program areas. This is a great opportunity to get involved with Yale-China’s work, meet interesting people and gain valuable skills and experiences. All students are welcome to apply.

Timeframe: Year-round

Time commiTmenT: Minimum 4 hours per week

applicaTion deadline: Applications are accepted year-round.

conTacT: Please direct inquiries and requests for volunteer applications to [email protected].

volUnTeer wiTh The Yale-china aSSociaTion

aboUT Yale-chinaThe Yale-China Association (雅礼协会) inspires people to learn and serve together. Founded in 1901 by graduates of Yale University, we foster long-term relationships that improve education, health, and cultural understanding in China and the United States.

whaT we believe

Yale-China’s work is based on a set of central values:

MUTUAL RESPECT—We value direct personal relationships and two-way exchanges characterized by mutual benefi t, independence, trust, and understanding.

PERSONAL GROWTH AND RESPONSIBILITY—We encourage participants and program alumni to become leading contributors to a more peaceful, just, and sustainable world.

PROGRAM FOCUS—Relevance, Excellence, Impact, Innovation: We focus our work on regions and sectors where there is great need. We seek to implement high-quality programming with long-term impact and signifi cant cross-cultural interchange.

relaTionShip wiTh Yale UniverSiTY

While closely affi liated with the Yale community, the Yale-China Association is separately incorporated and administered and receives no fi nancial support from Yale University apart from limited funds for projects involving Yale students and scholars and in-kind contributions.

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Table of conTenTS

Volunteer Opportunities...........................................................................................................................................1

YUNA ........................................................................................................................................................................3

Symposium on Global Strategic Leadership ...........................................................................................................5

English Teaching Fellowship ....................................................................................................................................7

Health Programs ......................................................................................................................................................9

Nonprofi t Internship Program ...............................................................................................................................11

Community Service Exchange ...............................................................................................................................13

China Perspectives Competition ........................................................................................................................... 15

Arts ..........................................................................................................................................................................17

“Yale-China is no ordinary organization; its extensive history and emphasis on cross-cultural cooperation distinguish it from other international exchange programs. I have learned so much during my internship here, not only about the inner workings of a century-old nonprofi t but also about the history of China itself. It has been an incredible experience to do such interesting work with an organization that does so much good.”

— Asprey Liu, Volunteer 2012

“Volunteering at Yale-China has allowed me to appreciate all the work that goes into running a successful nonprofi t organization. Th e programs that Yale-China organizes and hosts strive to foster an ever-growing understanding between American and Chinese people; it has been a wonderful experience working with the people who make these programs possible.”

— Gabriela Cooper-Vespa, Volunteer 2012

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Yale UniverSiTY–new aSia college UndergradUaTe exchange (YUna)The Yale University–New Asia College Undergraduate Exchange (YUNA) brings students from Yale College and New Asia College at The Chinese University of Hong Kong together each year for an annual program that explores a common social, political, or cultural theme. Since 1993, the program has selected eight students at each institution to pay two-week reciprocal visits to each other’s campuses. YUNA participants work together throughout the academic year to research and explore issues related to that year’s program theme, and to arrange activities and events for their visiting counterparts.

The theme for 2012-2013 YUNA Exchange is innovation, creativity, and Social change.

Participating Yale students plan every aspect of the Hong Kong students’ stay, and meet with a Yale-China staff advisor weekly from October to March. While the Hong Kong students are in New Haven in February, Yale students serve as tour guides, event organizers, and friends. Students work in teams of two to research an issue related to the exchange topic and present their research at an academic symposium during their visit to Hong Kong over Yale’s spring break.

Many YUNA participants recognize YUNA as one of the most important experiences of their time at Yale. YUNA provides an opportunity for Yale students to connect with peers in Hong Kong, to explore global issues from two perspectives, to learn from each other, and to create friendships that last long after the program has fi nished.

YUna program activities have included:

� Meetings with top Hong Kong legislators, including the Hon. Mr. Jasper Tsang, President of the Legislative Council;

� Lectures by experts at Yale and CUHK on the exchange topic;

� Visits to New York and Washington, D.C. to expand on the Hong Kong students’ knowledge of the U.S.;

� Visits to theme-related organizations, such as an art exhibition space that was formerly a prison in central Hong Kong, a YMCA that offers life skills classes to recent immigrants, and local schools and nonprofi ts;

� A two-day trip to Macau or Guangzhou to experience different aspects of Chinese culture and society;

� Visits to tourist sites and local restaurants, as well as free time to explore and learn about Hong Kong over spring break!

All Yale College sophomores and juniors who will be in New Haven for both semesters of the academic year are eligible to apply for YUNA. No Chinese language ability or coursework is required. YUNA welcomes applications from students with signifi cant experience in China, students who have never taken a course on China, and all those in between!

Timeframe: October 2012 - March 2013

Time commiTmenT: Between 2 and 10 hours per week, including weekly meetings and hosting duties during the New Asia students’ visit to Yale in February 2013. All participating Yale students travel to Hong Kong over Yale’s spring break in March.

parTicipanT conTribUTion:$500 toward airfare; all other program expenses covered by Yale-China.

applicaTion deadline: Friday, September 28, 2012

conTacT: [email protected]

informaTionfor applicanTS

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The YUNA Exchange is made possible with the generous support of the Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University.


“Most exchange programs are not overly-involving: you show up on the day of the fl ight, maybe host your pen-pal – that’s it. It is fun, and easy, but the appreciation of the program and the eff ort made towards its success is left lacking. When you have to help build the schedule of the exchange yourself, invite speakers and manage timetables and arrange accommodations – that is a diff erent experience entirely. Better, although exhausting. YUNA is not the two weeks spent abroad; it is months and months of preparations and desperate scrambling, culminating in that fi rst night of meet-and-greet with people that have been doing the same across the ocean.”

—Ivona Pankova, YUNA 2012

“When I arrived in Hong Kong, I landed in a strange city. But I did not arrive a stranger, for I was guided by eight new and fascinating friends. If the purpose of YUNA is to broaden our understanding of the world, then there is no better way to do it than by forging this kind of friendship, a friendship which makes you feel comfortable in a strange place and which provides a window into life all the way on the other side of the world.”

— Jesse Marks, YUNA 2010

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The YUNA Exchange is made possible with the generous support of the Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University.

SympoSium on Global StrateGic leaderShipThe Yale-China Association/Lingnan (University) College Symposium on Global Strategic Leadership brings together 16 students from Yale University with 24 students from Lingnan (University) College at Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China to think about issues facing the future generation of business leaders in the United States and China. The Symposium was jointly developed by Yale-China and Lingnan (University) College with the goal of building one-on-one relationships between students in the U.S. and China with an interest in business and society and U.S.-China relations.

For the 2013 Symposium, teams of five students (two from Yale University and three from Lingnan (University) College) will work together on a project related to the central theme of the exchange, to be presented at a competition in New Haven. The teams will work with faculty advisors from L(U)C and communicate using email, Skype, or other Internet platforms to develop their strategies before the L(U)C students’ visit in January 2013.

In addition to the competition portion of the program, students will attend a series of academic lectures in New Haven designed to foster new ideas on social engagement by the business sector.

All Yale undergraduates, including freshmen and graduating seniors, are eligible to apply.

Students at Yale graduate and professional schools may apply to serve as advisors for student teams as they develop their strategies. Advisors work directly with the teams and provide theme-specific knowledge and guidance.

All Yale College students, including freshmen and graduating seniors, are eligible to apply for participation in the Symposium on Global Strategic Leadership. No Chinese language skills are required. Students should have an interest in issues related to the intersection of business and society, as well as an interest in or knowledge of the theme of each year’s program.

Graduate students with an interest in the theme may apply to be team advisors. No Chinese language skills are required, but an interest in and knowledge of the program theme are helpful. Priority will be given to students from the Yale School of Management and Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies.

Timeframe: Undergraduates: October 2012 – January 2013Advisors: November 2012 – January 2013

Time commiTmenT: Undergraduates: 1-2 hours per week, not including individual work. Students are asked to commit most of their time outside of class to the program during the Lingnan students’ 4-day visit in January 2013.

Advisors: 1-2 hours per week, as well as one group preparation day and the farewell dinner. Advisors are welcome, but not required, to join all program activities during the Lingnan students’ visit.

applicaTion deadline: Undergraduates: Friday, September 28, 2012advisors: Wednesday, October 31, 2012


informaTion for applicanTS

“A central goal of this program is to instill a deeper sense of responsibility in our professional lives. But each person has a slightly different view on what that responsibility entails. Because of this, our team thought critically about and grappled with the definition of corporate social responsibility. By sharing our different views on both American and Chinese societies and their needs, we were able to come up with conclusions about corporate roles in society that responsibly reflected a diverse set of values, interests, and goals.”

—Michael Zhan, Symposium 2012

The Symposium on Global Strategic Leadership is made possible with the generous support of the Lingnan Foundation.5


“Th e Yale-China Symposium was a fantastic experience and I am so glad I had the opportunity to do it. What I found most valuable was the sustained interaction with students in China. As someone who has never been to the region but is very interested and deeply invested in Asia, it was priceless to be able to understand how Chinese students think and plan, especially as we worked together in our teams to do our research and then present. We had distinct presentation styles and distinct ways to do our work, but we all managed to learn from each other. Whenever we debated or argued our diff erent viewpoints, we arrived at a more meaningful understanding of corporate social responsibility and what we hoped to see in the ideal world.”

—Snigdha Sur, Symposium 2012

“I’ve truly been able to learn so much about business strategy, CSR, and U.S.-China relations through my project. Th e long hours on Skype and in the library have been worth it. Th is experience is something you just cannot get in the classroom.”

—Aily Zhang, Symposium 2012

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Graduating Yale seniors and Yale alumni who have graduated within the past five years are welcome to apply. No previous study of Chinese language or China-related subject matter is necessary, though applicants do need to demonstrate an interest in learning about and living in China. Maturity, self-reliance, and a capacity for teaching are additional selection criteria.

Timeframe:May 21, 2013 – July 1, 2015

Time commiTmenT:All Fellows must commit to a two-year term. Classroom teaching is capped at 12 hours per week, with the expectation that the remaining time be spent preparing lessons and engaging with the host community. Fellows have approximately 12 weeks of vacation time per year.

applicaTion deadline:Friday, November 30, 2012

learn moreTo learn more about the fellowship, specific teaching sites, and the application process, please visit www.yalechina.org/teach or contact Brendan Woo at [email protected] or (203) 432-0850.


engliSh Teaching fellowShipin Mainland China and Hong Kong

TeachYale-China Teaching Fellows provide instruction in oral English, academic writing, and American history and culture to university and high school students over the course of two years in mainland China and Hong Kong.

Teaching is at the core of this century-old tradition because it provides Fellows with a respected role within the local community, as opposed to the role of a visitor looking in from the outside. The classroom also provides a canvas for interaction, mutual sharing, and leadership. In addition, Yale-China Fellows are charged with planning and leading extracurricular activities as a way to create learning opportunities that would otherwise be unavailable to their students. Recent examples have included school musicals, a debate team, and community service trips run in conjunction with Yale Reach Out.

learnThe most memorable learning experiences in the fellowship are those shared with stu-dents, colleagues, and neighbors; however, Teaching Fellows also benefit from language training, cultural training, and professional training in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. They are also paired with former Fellows and Yale-China Trustees, who serve as mentors.

The self-discovery and cross-cultural fluency that results from two years of immersion in China has inspired many former Yale-China Teaching Fellows to become leaders in international or China-related fields. Program alumni include educators, CEOs, venture capitalists, doctors, lawyers, academics, and nonprofit leaders.

UnderstandThere is no way to gain a true, in-depth, multifaceted understanding of another culture other than being immersed in it as a community member for an extended period of time. The Yale-China Teaching Fellowship provides precisely these conditions—in large part due to Yale-China’s own emphasis on cultivating and nurturing long-term relation-ships—thus challenging Fellows to see beyond stereotypes, media interpretation, and political spats, to first-hand knowledge of real people on the other side of the world.

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“Watching the seasons change, seeing the children on campus grow up, I felt that I was a part of that life – a resident of Yali Middle School and a member of Changsha’s population – hardly an outside observer… I long to go back with a feeling that can only be described as homesickness.”

—Steve Platt, Professor of Chinese History (Teaching Fellow in Changsha, 1993-1996)

“My Yale-China experience truly sensitized me to the needs and aspirations of cultures other than my own.”

—Joe Pertel, Attorney, former public defender (Teaching Fellow in Changsha, 1985-1987)

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health proGramSYale-China has been engaged in health education in China since the early years of the 20th century, when we founded medical institutions in Hunan province that remain major centers of medical education and care to this day. Current initiatives include work in the fields of nursing education, HIV/AIDS education and prevention, infection control, fellowships for Chinese women working in the health professions, community outreach, and internal migration and health. Yale-China offers the following opportunities for students through our health programs:

medical Student clinical elective exchange program

The Yale-China Association, in collaboration with the Office of International Medical Student Education at the Yale School of Medicine, offers Yale medical students who have completed their third year of medical school the opportunity to participate in a 4-6 week clinical elective at one of three Xiangya School of Medicine-affiliated hospitals in Changsha, Hunan Province of China. Students will have the opportunity to learn about health care in the Chinese setting through firsthand clinical experience at a fast-paced hospital environment in Changsha, a medium-sized city of 6-7 million people and one of the major cities in central south China. The three Xiangya-affiliated hospitals, together with over 10,000 beds, a heavy outpatient load, and a diverse patient mix, offer Yale students insights into the Chinese health care system. There is no language requirement for this program. For more information, please visit the Yale-China website or Yale Medical School Office of International Medical Student Education website (www.medicine.yale.edu/globalhealth).

Student research opportunity with Yale-china health fellows

Each year, Yale-China hosts four Chinese women health professionals for a six-month fellowship program at Yale, during which each Fellow develops a research project to be executed in China. We have opportunities for up to two students from the Yale health professional schools (nursing, public health, or medicine) to work with our Fellows on their research projects following their return to China, and to develop an independent or joint project to be carried out by the Yale student. For more information, please visit the Yale-China website and/or email [email protected].


medical STUdenT clinical exchange program

eligibiliTY: All students at the Yale School of Medicine who have completed their third year of medical school are eligible to apply. No previous experience in China or Chinese language skills are necessary.

Time commiTmenT:4 weeks (throughout the year)

applicaTion deadline:Please visit the Yale School of Medicine Office of International Medical Student Education (www.medicine.yale.edu/globalhealth) for more information and important deadlines.

STUdenT reSearch opporTUniTY

eligibiliTY: All students at the Yale School of Medicine, the Yale School of Nursing, and the Yale School of Public Health and Epidemiology are eligible to apply.

Time commiTmenT:2-3 months (throughout the year)

applicaTion deadline:Applications are accepted throughout the fall semester. Please visit the Yale-China website or the Yale Medical School Office of International Medical Education (www.medicine.yale.edu/globalhealth) for more information.

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“I have been counseled by Hu Li and also by the author of the book I am reading on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) (written to help explain the philosophical differences between biomedicine and TCM) not to try to apply the frameworks of Western medicine to TCM. I promise to try to relax my mind and be fully open to the new system, even though my deep interest is in understanding how this ancient and time-tested system of thought classifies the problems I have learned to classify during medical school. I am not interested in proving the theories of TCM wrong, but rather in gaining an enhanced perspective on things that my medical training has seemed to describe poorly.”

—Michael Soule, Yale School of Medicine, Class of 2012

“Chinese medical students and residents that I encountered seemed just as vocal and curious as their American counterparts, despite the notion that they tend to be more passive and timid. During and after my presentations, many people raised a number of interesting and thoughtful questions – and they managed to do so in English!”

—Ying Wang, Yale School of Medicine, Class of 2009

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nonprofiT inTernShip programThe Yale-China Nonprofit Internship Program places Yale students in Hong Kong for seven-week internships at nonprofit organizations in June and July.

All Nonprofit Interns receive housing on the campus of the Chinese University of Hong Kong and a stipend to offset the cost of airfare and basic expenses. Interns are expected to maintain a 40-hour workweek and are under the direct supervision of their host organizations for the duration of their internships. Interns have the opportunity to explore the many facets of Hong Kong and other cities in China and Southeast Asia in their free time.

Nonprofit Interns are able to contribute to their host organizations immediately upon arrival in Hong Kong. Past interns’ duties have included conducting research on truck routes in cross-border economic zones, teaching English to Thai migrant workers, organizing a neonatal solutions conference in Guizhou, providing legal advocacy and assistance to domestic helpers, assisting with research on rights for asylum seekers, and working to train and support nonprofit organizations in Hong Kong. Internships in this program not only allow students to undertake substantial projects for their host organizations, but also provide them with a broad view of the challenges facing their host organizations and the constituencies they serve, as well as a deeper understanding of the nonprofit sector in Hong Kong. Focus areas for the Nonprofit Internship Program have included:

� Women’s advancement

� Children’s health

� Nonprofit development

� Legal advocacy

� Migration

� Community organization and research

All Yale undergraduates, including freshman and graduating seniors, are eligible to apply for the Nonprofit Internship Program. In some cases, knowledge of Chinese or other Asian languages is helpful, but no language skills are required for participation in the program. Applicants must be able to successfully apply for a visa to Hong Kong to be eligible for an internship placement.

Timeframe: June and July 2013

Time commiTmenT: 35-40 hours a week

parTicipanT conTribUTion:Yale-China provides each participant with housing and a stipend to cover airfare and basic expenses such as food and transportation. Participants are expected to cover all other expenses, including non-program travel and personal expenses.

applicaTion deadline: Friday, January 25, 2013


“Being one of the few people in the city actually working at a non-profit (common responses from people I met at Yale Club and alumni events: “You came to Hong Kong to intern...at a non-profit?” or “Hong Kong has non-profits?”) was enlightening.”

—Charlotte Martin, 2009 Nonprofit Intern


The Nonprofit Internship Program is made possible with the generous support of the Pao-Watari Fund and

the Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University.11


“I have spent four summers in exciting and difficult legal and political internships, but never had I been allowed to take on so much responsibility, nor see such obvious and clear causal connections between my efforts and real significant results. The importance of even the interns such as myself was paramount—it was we who could accompany domestic helpers to mandatory conciliation meetings with their previous employers at the Labour Department while the permanent staff manned the office.”

— Jason La, 2011 Nonprofit Intern

“I enjoyed getting to meet the migrant workers in person. It’s one thing to write about them from behind a desk, but a completely eye-opening and amazing experience getting to work with them first-hand. They were all very friendly people, eager to learn and share all their stories. It truly was an invaluable experience to get to spend time with them. My English classes were always the highlight of my week.”

—Liz Lee, 2011 Nonprofit Intern

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commUniTY Service exchangeThe Yale-China/New Asia College Community Service Exchange pairs three Yale undergraduates with three students from New Asia College at The Chinese University of Hong Kong each summer to work together at nonprofit internships in both Hong Kong and New Haven.

Students spend the month of June in New Haven and then the month of July in Hong Kong. Interns also live together, providing significant opportunities for cross-cultural exchange both at work and at home. This unique internship allows Chinese and American students to engage in a cross-cultural comparison of issues being addressed in their communities. Interns also have the opportunity to travel together and explore their host cities during their free time and after the program ends, allowing each pair to learn about a new culture and city directly from a native expert.

All Community Service Exchange Interns receive housing, international airfare, and a stipend to offset the cost of basic expenses. Yale-China provides a pre-departure orientation for all interns before they arrive at their internships.

Focus areas for the Community Service Exchange have included public health, education, environmental advocacy, youth services, and women’s health.

All Yale undergraduates, including freshman and graduating seniors, are eligible to apply for the Community Service Exchange. In some cases, knowledge of Chinese or other Asian languages is helpful, but no language skills are required for participation in the program. Applicants must be able to successfully apply for a visa to Hong Kong to be eligible for an internship placement.

Timeframe: June and July 2013

Time commiTmenT: 35-40 hours a week

parTicipanT conTribUTion:Yale-China provides each participant with housing, paid international airfare, and a stipend to cover basic expenses such as food and local transportation. Participants are expected to cover all other expenses, including non-program travel and personal expenses.

applicaTion deadline: Friday, January 25, 2013



The Community Service Exchange is made possible with the generous support of the the Council on

East Asian Studies at Yale University.

“I loved the “exchange” nature of the internship. I am glad I had the opportunity to introduce American culture to the Hong Kong interns. I am also extremely thankful for the opportunity to visit Hong Kong for the first time with the Hong Kong interns as guides (and translators). Because of their support and eagerness to share their culture, I was able to learn a lot from this experience… Because of this exchange, I was able to experience Hong Kong not as a typical tourist but more as a “new resident.” For this, I am extremely grateful. My experiences in Hong Kong will always stay with me and encourage me to travel back to Hong Kong.”

—Jessica Su, 2012 Community Service Exchange

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“Living in New Haven in June offered familiarity with a fresh twist. Cooking dinners together with our Hong Kong partners was an incredibly fun and meaningful experience. Chopsticks, dim sum and chrysanthemum tea were all new for me, just as guacamole, tortillas and spaghetti sauce were for our partners.”

—Monica Enamandram, 2009 Community Service Exchange

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china perSpecTiveS compeTiTionThe Yale-China Association China Perspectives Competition challenges undergraduate and graduate students at Yale University to think creatively about the future of China by using fi ctional scenarios to illustrate potential outcomes in the year 2030. Selected fi nalists receive training in scenario planning and present their ideas to a panel of China experts.

In round one of the competition, students must complete a series of questions that provide a well-reasoned, fact-based scenario which suspends reality to predict China’s future. Five teams of fi nalists will be selected to advance to the second round. In round two, fi nalists will receive scenario training based on the work of the National Intelligence Council, revise their scenarios based on this training, and present the fi nal scenario to a panel of China experts from various sectors to compete for the $2,000 grand prize.

Students may construct their scenarios as individuals or in groups of up to three. All applicants must complete a template outlining their scenario, as well as submit basic contact information. All submissions should be in English.

Finalists who advance to the second round will be required to attend scenario training and to present a fi nal version of their scenario to a panel of judges in April 2013. The team that presents the best scenario will receive $2,000, while the other four teams will receive $250 each.

All current Yale undergraduate and graduate students, including those who will graduate in May 2013, are eligible to enter the competition.

All current Yale University students, including those who will graduate in May 2013, are eligible to enter the competition. No specific coursework or language skills are required, although students with a detailed knowledge of current affairs in China may have a slight advantage. Students may work alone or in teams of two or three.

Timeframe: April 2013

Time commiTmenT: Estimated 3-5 hours for initial contest submission. Students who are selected to participate in the fi nal round of the competition must attend a three-hour scenario training session and present their strategy on the fi nal competition day in late April 2013.

applicaTion deadline: April 2013



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“� e competition injected rigor into pondering China’s future shocks — and forced students to explore the global rami� cations of what might go right or wrong in the Chinese development miracle. � e scenarios they presented were all fascinating — and gave us great pause for thought.”

—Professor Stephen Roach (judge)

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arTSyale-china and the arts: the First century

Yale-China has a 111-year history rich with partners and programs in education and health, but an unintended, ancillary discipline has organically developed within Yale-China‘s work—the arts. Yale-China’s first century of promoting understanding between communities in the United States and China is full of remarkable instances that highlight the impact of the arts.

It began with members of the early Yale-China community in Changsha who shared their personal pastimes through American football, baseball, music, and drawing. In 1914, the dean of the Yale-China school in Changsha, Brownell Gage (Yale College, Class of 1898), remarked that “all of [the Yale-China teachers’] personal work in athletics and music has brought the students into closer fellowship with the faculty, and this has been as much of a gain as the technical instruction imparted.” In the devastation of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Yale-China teachers in 1940 observed the impact of their own personal extracurricular pursuits at Huazhong College in Wuhan, stating, “The improving morale of the students is nowhere better exemplified than in the springing to life of…the Glee Club and the College Choir.” Up until 1951—when Yale-China was forced to leave mainland China—there were records of the Changsha College Choir and middle school Glee Club actively bringing music to the local, impoverished community.

When Yale-China helped to establish New Asia College (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) in the 1950s, it featured an exhibition of works by the New Asia Fine Arts Department at Yale University Art Gallery. This exhibition marked the first step taken by Yale-China as an organization to foster understanding of Chinese culture through art.

What followed in the 1970s and 1980s was a significant period of development in the arts. Yale-China featured a series of diverse arts programs, including collaborations with the Yale University Art Gallery featuring exhibitions and musical events, as well as explorations of other disciplines like dance and filmmaking. As the century came to a close, Yale-China tried its hand at a comprehensive arts exchange.

In 1994, Yale-China partnered with Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven to produce a theater exchange with the Shanghai People’s Art Theatre in Shanghai. Artistic Director Arvin Brown and a team of Long Wharf staff and actors collaborated with Shanghai thespians to produce a stage adaptation of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club. The team performed in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, and finally at the Hong Kong Arts Festival. The theater exchange project was a success—with notable mentions in The New York Times, The Hartford Courant, The Los Angeles Times, and Broadway’s Playbill.com.

Since Yale-China’s establishment, the arts have been a natural instrument of exchange between Chinese and Americans. From architect Henry Murphy’s 1913 city planning of Changsha to the 2012 performance of St. Paul’s Hong Kong choirs in Norfolk, Connecticut, Yale-China has had a tremendous repertoire of work in the arts (see left).

in developmenTToday, Yale-China is investing in the creation of new exchanges and fellowships that promote service and cultural learning through the arts. Programs will feature an array of traditional art forms (including but not limited to music, theater, art, film, dance, and architecture), while also working with other Yale-China programs in Health, Education, and Public Service.

call for arTiSTSYale-China invites artists of all disciplines interested in U.S.-China exchange to provide input on developing programs. All Yale University students and faculty are invited to join the conversation on the next Yale-China arts program.

learn moreAs potential applicants in Yale-China’s arts initiatives, students will be updated first-hand about developments and immediate opportunities. To keep informed of developing programs, please contact Annie Lin, Arts Program Officer, at [email protected] or (203) 432-2295.


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“Most musical ‘exchanges’ in China are solely on the level of performance, where a local Chinese ensemble plays the fi rst half of a visiting American ensemble’s concert. While living in Shanghai, I had the opportunity to participate in one of these exchanges as a member of Fudan’s Wind Ensemble—unfortunately, the only real opportunity for any communication between the two groups was during the photo shoot onstage following the concert. While musical tours do have great value, the Yale-China Music Exchange (YUE) vision reaches beyond an exchange of ideas or performances—rather, YUE seeks to tap into the power of music to bring people to use these ideas in a creative and collaborative new way, working together to bring about something new that can only be the result of shared eff orts and mutual trust.”

—Courtney Cox, YC ‘06, director of Yale-China Music Exchange (2007-2008)

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YALE-CHINA ASSOCIATION

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tel (203) 432-0884fax (203) 432-7246

www.yalechina.org

for more informaTion:leaderShip and Service programKatie Molteni MuirManager of Leadership and Service [email protected]

edUcaTion program Leslie StoneDirector of [email protected]

Brendan WooSenior Program Offi cer, [email protected]

healTh program Hongping TianDirector of [email protected]

Lucy YangSenior Program Offi cer, [email protected]

arTS programAnnie LinProgram Offi cer, [email protected]

volUnTeer opporTUniTieSAmy ShekManager, Administration and Volunteer [email protected]

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