2021 Han Character Festival: Poetry writing workshop
Origin
How long has it been since you've taken a break and paid attention to the natural beauty outside?
How long has it been since you've slowed down your pace and enjoyed the serenity of walking?
Let the beauty of nature awaken the desire at the bottom of your heart.
Let the serenity brighten the laugh of your memory.
Take a pen and record the beautiful moments of your life.
Taiwan Online Library invites you to join us and express thoughts of poetry on October 2nd.
Best regards,
Taiwan Online Library
Speaker
Lily Mai
Lily Mai is an ameteur writer, a mother of 4 children, and was also an elementary school teacher in Taipei, Taiwan.
Lily graduated with a bachelor's degree--from the Department Asian Languages and Cultures, National Chengchi University in Taiwan--and a Master of Arts degree from the Graduate Institute of Children's Literature, National Taitung University in Taiwan.
She won several literary awards, including the Masterpiece for the Second Mandarin Daily News Children's literature, as well as the first prize of the literary award of the Cultural Development Council contest in the fairy tale category in 2004. Lily also got a special award in the literary award contest of the Ministry of Education in the drama literal creative category in 2007.
Lily believes encouragement is the most powerful tool to inspire students. Throughout her long academic career, many parents were surprised by their kids' great improvment in a short duration of time, thanks to Lily's teachings.
Lily writes a column about composing poems in The Epoch Times. She is espically skilled at creating poems that were inspired by pictures. Her column can be found in the following link: https://www.epochtimes.com/b5/nf3349.htm
Even after Lily retired as a teacher, she is still active and frequently receives invitations to share her teaching experience and joy of literary writing.
Agenda
45 minutes : Speech
15 minutes : Q & A
15 minutes : Practice
15 minutes : Sharing
Event date and time
October 2,Saturday, 2021 from 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM Central Time Zone
Event location
Meeting link: https://meet.google.com/iku-xdkm-qwi
Meeting with English translation link: https://meet.google.com/bth-xrwm-yjq
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Team
Jocelyn Yu
Event planning
Jocelyn Yu graduated with a Ph.D. in Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences at the University of Minnesota. She is a Speech-Language Pathologist. She enjoys cooking and exploring food from different countries!
Yu-Hsiang (Jeffery) Wang
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Yu-Hsiang (Jeffery) Wang graduated from the University of Minnesota. He works as a Manufacturing Associate in Takeda Pharmaceuticals. He likes to study, cook, and eat Taiwanese cuisine.
Tony Wu
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Tony Wu, is teaching at University of Minnesota, Statistics. His bobby are jogging,puzzle.
Ya-Feng (Jay) Wen
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Ya-Feng (Jay) Wen, is a Pharmacist and a PhD student at University of Minnesota, College of Pharmacy. He enjoys playing softball, badminton, and traveling.
Mei Chi Su
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Mei Chi Su, is a Ph.D. student at University of Minnesota. She enjoys exposing herself in various cultures to understand and experience the living styles in different countries. She likes traveling, live music and movies.
Chinwen Wei
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Chinwen is a Postdoctoral researcher at University of Minnesota. Her favorite quote is "Science is the world without end, it is an eternal mystery."
Jake Jaderston
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Jake graduated from Sterling College. He is a freestyle basketball performer and musician. He enjoys the Minnesota Timberwolves, board games, and hot and sour soup.
Karissa Jaderston
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Karissa graduated with an MA from Columbia University in East Asian Languages and Cultures and spent time teaching English in Taiwan through Fulbright. She is a musician and songwriter. She enjoys spoiling her cat and sharing food with others.
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Organizations
Taiwan Online Library
Event Hoster
Established in 2009, the Taiwan Online Library hosts 2 to 4 events every year, like concert, film festival, and a Han culture festival. Book services have been and will be provided for each event.
Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago
Event Sponsor
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago (TECO-Chicago), overseen by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States , serves Taiwan citizens in the Midwestern United States and the interests of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Since 1979, TECO-Chicago has functioned as the Midwest regional branch of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States, which is located in Washington, D.C.
Taiwan is one of the most prosperous, democratic, and politically mature countries in the world. Taiwan values the principles of democracy, free speech, human rights, religious freedom, humanitarianism, and market economics, which are hallmarks of the United States of America.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago will continue its efforts to expand and strengthen the economic, cultural, and other ties to the U.S. Midwest, to enhance mutual cooperation and security between Taiwan and the United States far into the 21st century. Not only do these relations and efforts serve the goals and interests of both of our peoples, but also the greater cause of stability, security, peace, and economic development in the Asia-Pacific region.
Overseas Community Affairs Council
Event Sponsor
The Culture Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago is located on 55 E. 63rd St., Westmont, IL, 60559. The Center provides various products and services in meeting the needs of the Taiwanese community, such as renting meeting rooms, lending books, providing material for learning Chinese, and so on.
Contact
Email：librarian@tolib.org
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