Committee of 100 Newsletter

Table of Contents January 2012

COMMITTEE DIPLOMACY 

• The Fourth C-100 Journalist Delegation: Changing Perceptions, Building Bridges 
• Eisenhower Fellowship Program: Committee Members Engage with Emerging Leaders from China and Taiwan 
• Washington Members Meet Top Hong Kong Representative in the United States 
• Bay Area Members Greet Chinese Hi-Tech and Entrepreneur Delegations 

C-100 Co-Sponsors Global Views Business Forum in Taipei 

Fourth Greater China Conference Underscores Building Bilateral Trust in a New Era 

MEMBER NEWS 

• Honorable Mentions: Recent Awards to C-100 Members
  • Betty Lee Sung, Asian American/Asian Research Institute 
  • Dominic Ng and Oscar Tang, Museum of Chinese in America 
• Members In Print: New Publications by and about C-100 Members  
  • Cheng Li 
• Newsmakers: Links to Members in the News 
  • Ronnie Chan 
  • Dominic Ng 
  • Yo-Yo Ma 

Table of Contents: November 2011

COMMITTEE DIPLOMACY  New York’s New Consul General Sun Guoxiang Welcomed by Committee of 100     COMMITTEE PHILANTHROPY C-100 Scholarships Presented to Sichuan Medical Students     CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP   Committee of 100 Innovation Forum in Chengdu    C-100 IN ACTION  Hurricane Irene Cancellations Shine Light on Local Talent at Global Business Strategy Forum in New York City   CONFERENCE COVERAGE  2011 Committee of 100 Conference Press Clips  New York Roundtable Summary: Societal Change—Catalyst for Political and Economic Reform?  MEMBER NEWS  Honorable Mentions: Recent Awards to C-100 Members  Stewart Kwoh, Center for the Pacific Asian Family   Dominic Ng, 2011 Individual Eddy Award, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation   Making Moves: C-100 Members in Transition  Wan Ling Martello, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Nestle SA  Savio Tung, CEO, North America, Investcorp  Member Profile  Timothy W. Tong  Newsmakers: Links to Members in the News  Anla Cheng  Yo-Yo Ma  Hao Jiang Tian

Committee Bridges: 20th Annual Conference News April-May 2011

• Letter from Chairman John S. Chen
• Chinese Economic Policy Official Liu He and Artist Cai Guo-Qiang to Receive Highest C100 Honors at New York Gala on May 12
• Seeking Common Ground:  Four Roundtables of American and Chinese Executives Look Ahead to the Sino-American Future
• Committee Awarded Fulbright-Hays Grant To Send California Teachers to China for Summer Institute
• Southern California Members Mentor Young Professionals to Nurture Career Success and Community Service

 

COMMITTEE DIPLOMACY

• Committee Hosts New Deputy Chief of Mission, U.S. Embassy, Beijing

C100 EDUCATION INITIATIVE

• Committee of 100 Joins One Hundred Thousand Strong:  U.S. State Department Initiative to Boost Numbers of Americans Studying in China

C100 IN ACTION

• Committee Co-sponsors “New Yorkers for Japan” Benefit for March 11 Earthquake and Tsunami Victims

MEMBER NEWS

• New Members
  
  • Zheng Cao
  • Anna Mok
  • Ted Wang
• Honorable Mentions: Recent Awards to C100 Members
  • Maya Lin, Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal
  • Alice Young, Boy Scouts of America Greater New York Councils, Distinguished Woman Award, and Association of Asian American Yale Alumni
  • Shirley Young, National Dance Institute
  • Albert Y.C. Yu, California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Distinguished Alumni Award
• C100 Members on the Lecture Circuit
  • Frank H. Wu
• Members In Print
  • Iris Chang

Table of Contents: October-November 2010

FROM THE C100 CHAIRMAN

• John S. Chen

COMMITTEE DIPLOMACY

• Committee of 100 Taipei Delegation Meets with Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou and Senior Government Officials
• American Journalists See China through Chinese Eyes on Ten-day Committee of 100 Delegation
• USA Pavilion and Shanghai Overseas Friendship Association Salute Committee of 100’s Participation in Shanghai Expo
• C100 Partners with Global Views Magazine for 8th Annual Business Forum in Taipei

CONFERENCE COVERAGE

• Bank of America the 2011 Annual Conference Lead Sponsor

MENTORING NEWS

• Mentees Now Being Selected for Six-Month Committee of 100 Mentorships in Southern California

COMMITTEE PHILANTHROPY

• Tsinghua University Site of 2011 C100 Leadership Scholarship Awards Ceremony and Symposium on U.S.-China Issues

OPINION SURVEY

• Did you know? Findings from the Committee’s 2009 Survey, “Still The 'Other'?: Public Attitudes Toward Chinese and Asian Americans”

C100 PRESS CLIPS

• “Cultural Connections”

CHINESE AMERICAN HALL OF FAME

• Jean Quan

MEMBER NEWS

• New Members: Chih Chen, Weili Dai, and Shu Li
• Members: Of Note
• Newsmakers: Links to Members in the News
• Honorable Mentions: Recent Awards to C-100 Members
• Members In Print: New Publications by and about C-100 Members
• Talking Points: C100 Members on the Lecture Circuit

Table of Contents: September 2010

DIPLOMACY

• Premier Wen Jiabao Stresses Common Interests of U.S. and China in Speech before Committee of 100 and Other China-related Organizations in New York
• Following Washington and Taipei, Committee to Meet Government Leaders in Beijing this December
• Briefings Prepare Journalists for Committee of 100 October Delegation to China

C100 IN ACTION

• C-100 Regional Activities

CONFERENCE COVERAGE

• Committee of 100 to Hold its 20th Annual Conference in New York City

OPINION SURVEY

• Did you know? Findings from the Committee’s 2009 Survey, “Still The 'Other'?: Public Attitudes Toward Chinese and Asian Americans”

CHINESE AMERICAN HALL OF FAME

MEMBER NEWS

• Members: Of Note
• Newsmakers: Links to Members in the News
• Pro Bono: Committee Members Contributing to the Greater Good
• Members In Print: New Publications by and about C-100 Members

FROM THE C100 CHAIRMAN

• John S. Chen

FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

• Angie Tang

Table of Contents: August 2010

DIPLOMACY

• Committee to Send Delegation to Taipei in October for High-level Meetings
• Members’ Generosity Makes Possible October Journalists Delegation
• “Chinese in America” Exhibit Updated with New Content in August, Interactive Website Planned

C100 IN ACTION

• Committee of 100 Issues Statement Supporting Confirmation of U.S. District Court Nominee Edward Chen

IN MEMORIAM

• Committee of 100 Pays Its Final Respects to General John L. Fugh

COMMITTEE PHILANTHROPY

• Major General John L. Fugh Annual Symposium on Law and Military Operations

MEMBER NEWS

• New Members: Anne Chow, Paul Lin and Jay Xu
• Members: Of Note
• Newsmakers: Links to Members in the News
• Honorable Mentions: Recent Awards to C-100 Members
• Talking Points: C100 Members on the Lecture Circuit

FROM THE C100 CHAIRMAN

• John S. Chen

Table of Contents

DIPLOMACY

• C100 Washington Leadership Dialogue Shares Committee’s Domestic, International Agenda with Congressional and White House Officials
• Third C100 Delegation of American Journalists to Visit China this October
• U.S. National Day Events Celebrated by Committee Members in Beijing and at Shanghai Expo
• Committee Welcomes China’s Incoming Ambassadors: U.N. Ambassador Li Baodong and U.S. Ambassador Zhang Yesui
• Jiangsu Province and Nanjing City Officials Meet Committee of 100

CONFERENCE COVERAGE

• Committee Schedules Spring 2011 Conferences in Beijing and New York City

OPINION SURVEY

• Did you know? A Finding from the Committee’s 2009 Survey, “Still The 'Other'?: Public Attitudes Toward Chinese and Asian Americans”

MEMBER NEWS

• Members: Of Note
• Newsmakers: Links to Members in the News
• Making Moves: C-100 Members in Transition
• Talking Points: C100 Members on the Lecture Circuit

FROM THE C100 CHAIRMAN

• John S. Chen

Table of Contents: April-June 2010

DIPLOMACY

• One Million a Month Visit USA Pavilion and “The Chinese in America” Exhibit at Shanghai World Expo
• Members Meet Officials and Delegations from Hong Kong and China in New York

CONFERENCE COVERAGE

• Experts Offer Insights on U.S.-China and Chinese American IssuesPublic Fears, Domestic Problems Too Often Drive China Policy in U.S. and America Policy in China
• Public Fears, Domestic Problems Too Often Drive China Policy in U.S. and America Policy in China
• Thorny Immigration Issues Span Asian American-themed Conference Panels
• China’s Globalizing Economy

IN MEMORIAM

• Committee of 100 Chairman John L. Fugh, 1934-2010

C100 IN ACTION

• U.S. Appeals Court Nominee Goodwin H. Liu Supported for Confirmation by Committee of 100  
• C100 One of Nine Organizations Denouncing Racial, Ethnic Statements in Lawsuit against JM Eagle
• C100 Regional Activities

COMMITTEE PHILANTHROPY

• Nanjing Site of Committee’s Fifth Scholarship Awards Ceremony in China
• Long-term Recovery is Aim of Committee of 100 Qinghai Earthquake Relief Fund
• Two Years after Sichuan Earthquake, Survivors’ Lives Returning to Normal

MENTORING NEWS

• Southern California Members Inaugurate Six-month Leadership and Mentoring Program for Young Professionals

C100 EDUCATION INITIATIVE

• The Changing Landscape of Chinese Language Education in America

PRESS CLIPS

• “Chinese in America” Press Clips
• C100 Press Clips
• 2010 Committee of 100 Conference Press Clips

OPINION SURVEY

• Did you know? A Finding from the Committee’s 2009 Survey, “Still The 'Other'?: Public Attitudes Toward Chinese and Asian Americans”

MEMBER NEWS

• Members: Of Note
• Newsmakers: Links to Members in the News
• Making Moves: C-100 Members in Transition
• Honorable Mentions: Recent Awards to C-100 Members
• Talking Points: C100 Members on the Lecture Circuit
• Members in Print: New Publications by and about C-100 members

FROM THE C100 CHAIRMAN

• John S. Chen Chairman, Committee of 100

March Table of contents

CONFERENCE COVERAGE

• Annual Conference to Address Cross-Strait Relations, Trade, Education and More

MENTORING NEWS

• Leadership Development Forum Offers C100 Career Coaching to Mid to Senior Level Professionals at San Francisco Annual Conference

COMMITTEE DIPLOMACY

• The Committee of 100 and World Expo 2010 in Shanghai: Monthly Progress Report
• Fresh News: Press Clips and Links for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo
• Taiwan, Hong Kong Officials Host Committee in Washington, New York

C100 IN ACTION

• C100 Regional Activities

OPINION SURVEY

• Did you know? Findings from the Committee’s 2009 Survey, "Still The 'Other'?: Public Attitudes Toward Chinese and Asian Americans"

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• "China Today: Teaching about a Changing Cultural Landscape"

MEMBER NEWS

• New Members: Ed Chan, Tim Chen, Ta-Lin Hsu, Philip Ma, Ming Tsai, Cher Wang, William Wang, Andrea Wong, and Ken Xie
• Pro Bono: Committee Members Contributing to the Greater Good
• Members In Print: New Publications by and about C-100 members
• Newsmakers: Links to Members in the News

February Table of contents

COMMITTEE DIPLOMACY

• The Committee of 100 and World Expo 2010 in Shanghai: Monthly Progress Report
• Fresh News: Press Clips and Links for the 2010 Shanghai World Expo
• C100 Members Meet Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou

CONFERENCE COVERAGE

• 2009 Nobel Laureate Charles Kao among Committee of 100 Honorees in San Francisco

C100 EDUCATION INITIATIVE

• Teaching about China Evokes Creativity in Bay Area Classrooms Thanks to C100 Summer Institute

C100 IN ACTION

• C100 Regional Activities

OPINION SURVEY

• Did you know? Findings from the Committee’s 2009 Survey, “Still The 'Other'?: Public Attitudes Toward Chinese and Asian Americans”

MEMBER NEWS

• Pro Bono: Committee Members Contributing to the Greater Good
• Honorable Mentions: Recent Awards to C-100 Members
• Newsmakers: Links to Members in the News

CHINESE AMERICAN HALL OF FAME

• Dolly M. Gee, First Chinese American Woman Federal Judge

FROM THE C100 CHAIRMAN

• John S. Chen Chairman, Committee of 100