Public Event

Whet your appetite for culinary verse in this free poetry workshop focused on food. In a session with a two course menu, first savour a recital of culinary poetry with time to understand and appreciate selected poems with poet, Jennifer Wong before cooking up your own food-inspired poems. No writing experience is necessary. The workshop is free and open to all but places are limited. Reserve yours now! About the workshop leader, Jennifer Wong: A Hong Kong native, Jennifer writes and teaches poetry. Her book, Goldfish (Chameleon Press) is a reflection on the myths, rituals and superstitions she grew up with. She […]

Long-time SACU member John Gittings will give a talk on “China Watching” during the GPCR (Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution) at SOAS on Monday 9 April at 5.00 pm. John Gittings is former Guardian East Asia Editor whose first trip to China was in 1971 with a SACU delegation. He spoke at our 50th Anniversary symposium on his memories of the early China tours he took with SACU. Venue: Room G3, College Buildings. Russell Square Campus, SOAS University of London This rescheduled talk is free and open to the public. No registration is required but admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. […]

As the centenary commemorations of World War I draw to a close this year, Liverpool remembers the contribution of the Chinese Labour Corps, almost a hundred thousand men from China who joined the Allied effort by providing logistical help at the Front. Join these commemorations in Liverpool organised by The Meridian Society, our affiliated society.     The Meridian Society aims to raise awareness of the story of the Chinese Labour Corps (CLC) nationwide through its project activities (supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund).  Local residents and visitors from elsewhere are invited to join the commemoration in Liverpool on the […]