Asian Studies Students Forum
2021

A total of 13 Asian Studies students conducted an individual project of selected themes, including Asian Art, Heritage and Museum, Japanese Culture and Society, Disaster and Crisis Management in Asia, Political Emotions and Social Justice in Asia, and Scientific Development and Social Changes in Asia.

They outreached to overseas Asian communities/ local ethnic Asians (other than Chinese) to collect primary data. The research results were presented on the Asian Studies Students Virtual Forum held on 13 January 2021.

 FORUM RUN-DOWN

  • OPENING

    Opening Address by Prof. Kao Lang (Head of SSC Dept)
    and Housekeeping

  • Morning Session

    Session A1 &A2

  • Lunch Break

  • Talk by Mr. Au Him Shun

     (Assistant Project Manager, VolTra 義遊)

    Topic: Virtual Cultural Exchange - A New Way to Connect with the World

  • Afternoon Session

    Sessiom B1 & B2

 MORNING SESSION

 SESSION A1 

Moderator: Mr. Chan Chau  

1. Japanese Ritualization: Young Generation (KWAN Wai Sze)
2. Understanding Japan Food Culture and Etiquette from  Foreign People (LEUNG Siu Kam)
3. Japanese Workplace Culture: Views Of Foreign Students (YAN Sung Sin)

SESSION A2

Moderator: Dr. Baldwin Wong 

1. Guilt in Social Movement (LEE Wing Yan)
2. Emotion of Fear in Postwar Taiwan (NG Pak Ki)
3. Democratic Development in Taiwan (YEUNG Chun Fung)

 AFTERNOON SESSION

 SESSION B1 

Moderator: Dr. Michael Chan 

1. Heritage Route Map of Filipino in Hong Kong (CHAU Yi Ching Valerie)
2. Heritage Route Design: Indonesian Map in Yuen Long (DJUNG Ka Lok)
3. Explore the Lives of Asian Minorities Living in Public Housing in Hong        Kong: The Heritage Map of Wah Fu Estate (LAU Pui Ying)
4. Visiting Hong Kong by Tramways & the Role of Tramways in Hong Kong
Minority (LIN Sui Man)

 SESSION B2

Moderator: Dr. Joe Poon

1. The Politics of Managing COVID-19 in Japan: from the Perspective of            Tokyo Olympics (CHU Yan Tung)
2. How COVID-19 Influence Taiwan Government on Crisis Management?
(SHEK Tsz Kin)
3. The Importance of English Learning in the Japanese Society (FUNG Hiu Suet)

 WINNERS