A Conversation on Afghan-Pakistan Relations

Join SAS and Yalies for Pakistan for...

A Conversation with Indian journalist Saeed Naqvi

Friday, October 15 at 4pm
Silliman College Seminar Room

Who's the Next Outgroup?

Yale MSA presents...

Who's the Next Outgroup?

An examination of Islamophobia, Xenophobia and Anti-Semitism

Every society tries to define itself by the exclusion of specific people designated to be "different." Please join us at 8:00 pm on Thursday, October 7th in LC 317 for a panel discussion on this phenomenon in contemporary American society, presented by the Yale MSA. Distinguished panelists from the Muslim, Chicano and Jewish communities will discuss Islamophobia, Xenophobia and Anti-Semitism, three unfortunate currents of negative feeling in modern and historical public opinion. Topics for discussion will include the parallels between these three forms of bigotry, and the possibility of a collaborative effort between these and other marginalized communities to defend the rights of minorities.

White House Celebrate AAPI Heritage Month

President Obama invited leaders of the AAPI community to the White House to celebrate AAPI Heritage Month. The man introducing the president is none other than Father Vien the speaker for the Chaplain's Tea and Movie Screening co-sponsored by ViSA in March.

Reflections on China-Taiwan Panel

Submitted by Karmen Cheung MC ‘13, CASA Political Chair

We’ve all heard about the China-Taiwan conflict. Taiwan wants independence, China wants to hold on to what they think is rightfully theirs, tempers flare and debates suddenly turn into childish screaming and yelling. I’ve heard bits and pieces about the conflict but never really took the chance to learn more. Through a panel of three professors, Peter Perdue, Ann-Ping Chin and Pierre Landry, here is what I took away from the panel:

1. So it turns out that China and Taiwan share the same fundamental principles? I guess that’s not surprising. The two alternate between civil war and a united front depending on if they had a common enemy. As the saying goes, an enemy’s enemy is a friend.

2. Taiwan and China recently entered into an economic cooperation agreement, but has it improved relations? Taiwan has been in a tight spot due to their economic downturn in the last 10 years and working with China is necessary to revive their economy. The protectionist policies of Taiwan in the previous regime have only caused hardships. The Taiwanese economy may be doing better but some fear that economic integration with China will eventually lead to political integration, something the Taiwanese people do not want.

3. What’s the motivation of the People’s Republic of China (PRC?) Through economic gains they want to lure the Taiwanese into embracing the motherland but in fact, economic ties alone will probably not be enough. Additionally, the PRC thinks that cultural exchange will only improve ties but who says the Taiwanese can’t go to China and hate it even more. Lastly, China needs to recognize that Taiwan is a democracy so they can’t ally themselves with only one party and assume they represent the entire population of Taiwan.

4. What will happen? It’s hard to say. Though an outbreak of violence does not seem likely now the situation is fragile and military conflicts often arise due to small and insignificant incidents that escalate. A regime change, a reckless Taibei government, the collapse of China economically, a preemptive strike by the PRC or even just a freak accident can cause a change of events.

5. How will a military conflict affect the U.S.? The U.S. may or may not get involved. Though its stance has generally been to support Taiwan, how many are actually willing to risk their lives for the Taiwanese?

In the end, though we learn a lot from history and can try to prevent violence from recurring, but the turn of events is always unpredictable. No one can really predict what will happen, only possibilities.

inSight hosts Miriam Yeung, ED of NAPAWF

InSight(the NAPAWF Chapter of Yale), The Seminarians for Reproductive Justice, Yale Committee on Racial Equality, YDS Women's Center, and Yale Divinity Latin Association invite you to......

"BROADENING THE MOVEMENT:
FROM REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS TO REPRODUCTIVE JUSTICE"
A conversation about the intersections of race, class, gender and reproductive health advocacy.

Featuring MIRIAM YEUNG, Executive Director of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum. Miriam Yeung's bio can be found here: http://napawf.org/about/staff/

MONDAY, APRIL 19th - 5:30PM
S-100, Yale Divinity School, 409 Prospect Street
Dinner will be provided
RSVP to ydssems4rj@gmail.com

Hope to see you all there!

Future of US-China Relations Panel

Come to YIRA's Future of US-China Relations featuring...

Ambassador Clark T. Randt Jr.
Nancy Maasbach, Yale-China Association
Professor Jessica Weiss

Sudler Hall @ 2PM

China Taiwan Relations Panel

PAEC is proud to promote a joint effort by Yale's Chinese American Students Association and Taiwanese-American Society, China Taiwan Relations Panel featuring Professors Peter Perdue and Annping Chin of Yale's History Department and Professor Pierre Landry from the Political Science Department. Come learn from the experts about one of this decades-old critical issue facing Asia.