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Timothy Light Center for Chinese Studies Brown Bag Talk

Posted by Junliang Fei for Asian Initiatives

Join us for a Brown Bag Talk given by Dr. Li Yang, School of Environment, Geography and Sustainability, Western Michigan University.

Heritage tourism has grown globally over the past two decades, and the Chinese government often actively promotes historic towns for tourism purposes. Yet, there is a lack of understanding of the impacts of this development on historic sites and their residents. Dr. Li Yang surveyed residents of Yunnan, China, to assess the ways in which local livelihoods are affected by tourism development.

Topic: Tourism Development in a Historic Town in China

Presenter: Dr. Li Yang

Time: Noon-1pm     Thursday    October 9, 2025

Location: 4320 Sangren Hall

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Past Brown Bag Talks

Wednesday, September 25

"Untamed Shrews: Negotiating New Womanhood in Modern China" at noon, given by Dr. Shu Yang, Department of World Languages and Literatures, Western Michigan University.   View session flyer

Thursday, April 4

"Expanding Access to Undergraduate Higher Education for China's Ethnic Minority Populations" at noon, given by Dr. Eric Archer and Dr. Yvonne Zhang, College of Education and Human Development, Western Michigan University.   View session flyer

Tuesday, March 12

"Heavenly Empress Wu Zetian: From Concubine to the Throne" at noon, given by Dr. Victor Xiong, Professor of History and Distinguished Faculty Scholar, College of Arts and Sciences, Western Michigan University.  View session flyer

Thursday, November 16

"The Dragon Roars Back: Transformational Leaders and Dynamics of Chinese Foreign Policy" at noon, given by Dr. Suisheng Zhao, Professor and Director of the Center for China-US Cooperation at Josef Korbel School of International Studies, University of Denver.  View session flyer

Friday, September 22

"Food Consumption and Well-Being in China during Covid" at noon, given by Dr. Ann Veeck, the 2021 TLC Faculty Research Grant winner and Professor of Marketing, Department of Marketing, WMU, and Dr. Hu Xie, Associate Professor of Marketing, Department of Marketing, WMU.   View session flyer 

Friday, November 4

"Intercultural Communication Competence and International Chinese Education" at noon, given by the 2021 TLC Faculty Research Grant winner Dr. Xiaojun Wang, Professor of Chinese, Department of World Languages and Literatures, WMU, and his research team.  View session flyer 

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Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025
12 to 1 p.m.
4320 Sangren Hall
Kalamazoo, MI 49008 US