Columbia Valley Undergraduate
Asian Studies Research Symposium
April 18-19, 2008
Honors Hall Lounge
WSU Pullman
| Friday, April 18 |
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| 5:00–5:30 |
Welcoming Reception (hors d’oeuvres dinner)
Erich Lear, Dean of WSU College of Liberal Arts |
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| 5:30–5:45 |
WSU Asia Program Student Scholarships & Awards |
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| 5:45–6:30 |
Grace Harchuk
"A Reexamination of the Philosophical Influences on Qin Shihuangdi
and the Qin Empire" |
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| Saturday, April 19 |
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| 8:30–9:00 |
Breakfast |
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| 9:00–10:15 |
Panel 1
The Challenges of Economic and Technological Development
| Tani Eddy |
Mongolia: Privatization in the Late 20th Century |
| LeRoy Mason |
Hong Kong and Beijing Relations: Ten Years Worth of Perspective |
| Leigh Seligman |
The Environmental Degradation of Shanghai |
| Renee Walker |
Five-Minute Screen Shot: How and Why the Myanmar Junta Restricts Internet Access |
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| Chair/Discussant: Prof. Robert Staab |
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| 10:30–11:45 |
Panel 2
Traditions and Transformations of Culture
| Emily Stevenson |
The Miao Minority in Chinese History from 1800 to Present |
| Jennifer Schmidt |
Preventative Measures against Bride Burning |
| Nichole Owen |
Personalized Medicine in Japan: Promise of the Future and Ethical Dilemma |
| Fritz Schoepflin |
Walking the Noble Eightfold Path: Hardship in the Life of Su Dongpo |
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| Chair/Discussant: Prof. Michael Myers |
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| 12:00–1:15 |
Panel 3
Global Contexts of Identity
| Daniel Widner |
An Investigation of Arab/Muslim Labor Market Discrimination |
| Ellen Kincaid |
The Issue of Amending Article Nine of the Japanese Constitution |
| Julie Russell |
Tibet and the CIA, 1950s-1970s |
| Eileen Morley |
Tibetan Medicine: A Comparison with Chinese Medicine |
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| Chair/Discussant: Prof. Noriko Kawamura |
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| 1:15–1:30 |
Lunch and Special Performance
WSU Japan Club Taiko Drummers |
