27/05/2026
Living and Writing Bilingually: Navigating Cultural and Language Faultlines as a Hong Kong Writer
▍ 8 June 2026 (Mon); 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (HK Time)
▍ Speaker: Ms Wong Yi
▍ Zoom Info:
Meeting ID: 998 1134 6597
Passcode: 843979
▍ Registration: https://forms.gle/RZ2efwDEk3dX6xco9
Abstract
Hong Kong author Wong Yi began her career reading and publishing short stories in Chinese, with years of experience incorporating Cantonese in her prose, libretto, and letterpress artwork. In recent years, she started writing in English as well, and her relationship with the language became a topic on which she constantly reflects on. Her near native proficiency in English allows her to read world literature, engage in literary and cultural exchange with readers and artists around the world, and experience life in Hong Kong and beyond through a language other than Chinese; yet it also opens her up to unique heartaches due to various stereotypes associated with race and Hong Kong’s education system. In this seminar, Wong Yi will share her experience growing up between Cantonese and English, her use of the two languages in her creative writing journey, and her recent works inspired by her life between the two languages.
About the Speaker
WONG Yi is an award-winning Hong Kong writer, librettist, founding member of Xi Xi Foundation, and project curator of Xi Xi Space. She was an editor at Fleur des Lettres and host of “Book Review” on RTHK for many years. In 2020, she was named one of 20 Young Sinophone Novelists to Watch by the Taiwanese literary magazine Unitas. She is the author of four short story collections: Ways To Love In A Crowded City (2021), The Four Seasons of Lam Yip (2019), Patched Up (2015), and News Stories (2010). She was the Hong Kong Writer-in-residence for Hong Kong Baptist University’s first Chinese Writers Workshop in 2021, Writer-in-residence for The Education University of Hong Kong in 2023, and has participated in events such as the Singapore Writers Festival, Singapore Book Fair, Hong Kong International Literary Festival, Taipei International Book Exhibition, and European Literature Night. In 2023, she participated in the University of Iowa’s prestigious International Writing Program Fall Residency. She currently teaches creative writing at Hong Kong Baptist University and various secondary schools in Hong Kong.
08/05/2026
各位同學:
我們誠邀您參加「從種籽開始：在香港農場探索自然、關懷和科技」體驗活動，一起探討在都市環境中，如何透過種植實踐對自然的關懷。透過走訪香港各具特色的農場，體驗並觀察形式各異的農耕方法，我們將共同探索自然與科技的關係，以藝術創作探索注入人文關懷的永續想像。透過學習、記錄和創作，活動旨在推廣永續發展的理念。
關注生態環境，實踐對未來的關懷
餐桌上每天的食物是我們生命的基本，食物的生產和種植卻離我們的生活很遠。我們可以如何由食物的最初形態——種籽，開始實踐對自然和城巿未來的關懷？植物的成長需要怎樣的照顧？透過種植，我們可以學習照顧環境、照顧同伴、照顧自己嗎？
是次活動由香港教育大學「在可持續高科技城市農業中安置關懷」項目舉辦。項目希望通過實地考察香港不同的農場，認識可持續的城巿農業，探索農作物、土地養護、科技和生態藝術之間的關係。透過觀察種籽在不同種植環境中的生命形態，我們將共同發掘香港農業的多元面貌，思考城巿的可持續發展。
是次活動將舉辦三次農場參觀與體驗工作坊。參加者將在專業人員帶領下，親身體驗簡單的種植活動，記錄農場觀察，並參與生態藝術創作。
參加者將獲得：
• 完成學習活動的參加者將獲參與證書
• 精美農場紀念品
• 發佈農場觀察記錄及生態藝術創作的機會
活動詳情：
• 參加資格：年滿十八歲，對可持續發展、城巿農業、藝術感興趣的本校現有學生, 額滿即止。
• 費用：全免（名額有限，優先考慮能參與最多節數的參加者）。
• 語言：活動將以粵語進行，配以英語輔助
• 第一輪報名截止日期：2026年8月10日。
報名方式：
點擊此處報名 https://forms.gle/q7oiEs4fykeNrBjD7
活動日程：
9 月10日（四）6:30 PM-8 PM: 簡介會（由文學及文化學系助理教授 Dr. Jamie Wang 主持，英語進行，粵語為輔)
9 月 20日（日）10 AM-12:30 PM: 嘉道理農場暨植物園 (KFBG)--- 探索菜園和果園，認識資源循環
10 月17 日 （六）10 AM-12:30 PM: 水耕細作--- 體驗全環控水耕種植，認識智慧流動種植科技
11 月14 日 （六）10 AM-12:30 PM: 生活Seeds Lab --- 參觀開放式農田，體驗生態藝術創作
11 月23 日（一）6 PM-8 PM: 總結工作坊
農場介紹：
- 嘉道理農場暨植物園(KFBG) 致力提高市民的保育意識，以嚴謹的科學方法保護物種及生態系統。2025年，嘉道理農場暨植物園森林復育計畫榮獲「全球生物多樣性標準」（TGBS）頒發的全球首個頂級認證。
- Farmacy致力於發展綠色智慧生活科技，以去中心化和數據驅動型農業技術，發展室內全環控水耕種植技術，以回應氣候變遷下日益嚴重的食物供應問題。
- 生活Seeds Lab的農夫既種田也教書，躬耕十五年。透過種植的知識和技巧、自然的力量與人心的連結，找回人與自然、人與人互相依存並面對困厄的能力和信心。
如有任何問題，歡迎電郵 [email protected] 查詢。
加入我們，一同以創意和人文關懷，探索農業、科技和城巿未來！
Dear Students,
We are excited to invite you to participate in the experiential program "To See a City from a Seed: Exploring Nature, Care, and Technology in Hong Kong Farms". Together, we will explore how diverse cultivation methods foster modes of care in an urban environment. Through visits to three distinct farms in Hong Kong, participants will explore different farming methods to deepen their understanding of the relations between nature, agriculture, technology and reflect on sustainable futures of our city instilled with care and creativity. The program aims to promote sustainable development through learning, documentation, and creative expression.
To See a city from a Seed, Cultivating Care for Sustainable Urban Futures.
While the food on our dining tables sustains life, the processes through which it is produced often seem distant and disconnected from everyday experiences. This program invites participants to reconnect with the environment, and with food at its very beginning—from the seed—and to consider how caring for nature can shape a more sustainable future. What does a plant need to grow? Through farming and cultivation, can we learn to better care for our environment, our companions, and ourselves?
The program is organised by the project “Situating Care in High-technological Urban Farming” at The Education University of Hong Kong. Through experiential visits to three distinct farms in Hong Kong, participants will learn about the development of sustainable urban farming and explore the relationships between produce, soil care, technology, and eco-art. They will observe the growth of seeds and deepen the understanding of how greater care for the environment can contribute to the city’s sustainable development.
Under the guidance of experts in the field, participants will engage in hands-on activities, develop observation journals, and create eco-art.
Participants will receive:
• Certificate of Participation: awarded upon completion of required learning activities.
• Souvenirs: farm mementos.
• Publication Opportunities: publish observation notes and share eco-art creations on the project platform.
Program Details:
• Eligibility: Open to EdUHK students aged 18 and above who are interested in sustainable development, urban agriculture, or eco-art.
• Fee: Free of charge (Limited slots available; priority will be given to participants who can attend the most sessions).
• Language: Cantonese, supplemented with English.
• First-round Application Deadline: August 10th, 2026.
Click Here to Sign Up https://forms.gle/q7oiEs4fykeNrBjD7
Schedule:
• Sept 10 (Thur) 6:30 PM-8 PM: Orientation Session, hosted by Dr. Jamie Wang, Assistant Professor, Department of Literature and Cultural Studies (LCS), EdUHK
• Sept 20 (Sun) 10 AM-12:30 PM: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG)—Explore various gardens, learn about resource circulation.
• Oct 17 (Sat) 10 AM-12:30 PM: Farmacy—Learn about indoor controlled environment farming, hydroponic, and Smart Mobile Farming.
• Nov 14 (Sat) 10 AM-12:30 PM: Sangwood Seeds Lab— Visit open-field farm, experience eco-art creation.
• Nov 23 (Mon) 6 PM-8 PM: Closing Workshop
Farm Profiles:
• Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG): dedicated to raising public awareness and preservation of ecosystems through rigorous scientific methods. In 2025, KFBG’s forest restoration programme was awarded the Premium-Tier Certification by The Global Biodiversity Standard.
• Farmacy: dedicated to developing green smart-living technologies, the organisation utilises decentralised, data-driven agricultural techniques.
• Sangwood Seeds Lab: led by farmer-teachers with 15 years of farming experience in Hong Kong. Through the knowledge of farming, they seek to rediscover the interdependence between humans and nature, as well as resilience and confidence.
Please feel free to email [email protected] if you have any questions.
Join us to explore the future of urban farming, technology, and our city through care and creativity!
28/04/2026
🇲🇾🗣️The Hakka as a Chinese Dialect Group in Malaysia: Identity, Transformation and Challenges
▍ 11 May 2026 (Mon); 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (HK Time)
▍ Speaker: Professor Datuk Dr. Danny Wong Tze Ken
▍ Zoom Info:
Meeting ID: 927 7789 3148
Passcode: 836593
▍ Registration: https://forms.gle/cwTY3HXzgz1K8eG69
Abstract
Hakka are the second largest dialect group in Malaysia, following the Hokkien. While the Hokkien, as earlier migrants, had a head start and are more numerous in number, the Hakka had a slight advantage over the Cantonese (Guangfu). Despite their smaller size, the Hakka played a significant role in the socio-economic development of the country. They were pioneers in tin mining, which was a crucial industry in the early stages of the country's economy, and they also provided many of the early leaders in the Chinese community. Additionally, during World War Two, the Hakka made notable contributions to the resistance movements against the Japanese Army.
This study aims to explore the identity of the Hakka community in Malaysia, focusing on their origins and evolution within the larger framework of the Chinese population in Malaysia. By examining how the Hakka distinguished themselves from other dialect groups, we can gain a deeper understanding of their unique cultural and historical contributions to Malaysian society.
About the Speaker
Danny Wong Tze Ken is Professor of History at the Universiti Malaya. His research focuses on the Chinese in Malaysia and relations between China and Southeast Asia. He also works on the history of Sabah. He was Dean of the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya (2018-2025). Professor Wong is a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia, Fellow of the Royal Historical Society in the United Kingdom and Member of the National Council of Historians of Malaysia. He is also the President of the International Society for the Study of the Chinese Overseas (ISSCO). His more recent publication includes, Murder Most Foul: the Kalabakan Massacre 1890 (2025), and Serdang: the Transformation of a Hakka New Village (2025) and New Perspectives on Chinese Studies in Malaysia and Singapore (2024).
17/04/2026
🇺🇸🇨🇳 Jimmy Carter and China
▍ 4 May 2026 (Mon); 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm (HK Time)
▍ Speaker: Dr Sheng Peng
▍ Moderator: Prof. Brian Tsui, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
▍ Zoom Info:
Meeting ID: 990 9369 3108
Passcode: 380833
▍ Registration: https://forms.gle/hvi2ibbSPFyLF56V8
Abstract
This book, Jimmy Carter and China, is an international history of the Carter administration’s intricate relations with the Asian regime, highlighting the geopolitical significance and lasting implications of this pivotal moment. Drawing extensively from previously untapped archives in East Asia, Western Europe, the United States, and Russia, Sheng Peng uncovers the internal governmental debates across world capitals that affected Carter’s China policy. He charts how China was integrated into global supply chains for defense and dual-use technologies during the 1970s and 1980s and the present-day consequences. Jimmy Carter and China demonstrates that technological competition was as crucial as strategic and ideological competition to the course of the Cold War, and together they profoundly shaped US-China relations and the world today.
About the Speaker
Dr. Sheng Peng is an Ernest May Fellow in History & at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center and a post-doctoral fellow at the Research Center for the History of Transformations at University Vienna. His current research focuses on cold war history, the history for global technology transfer, and the history of market debates in socialist countries. Dr. Peng holds a DPhil History degree from St Antony’s College, Oxford University, a MA Degree in International Affairs from George Washington University, and a BA degree in International Relations from Drake University with minors in economics and music.
14/04/2026
🇺🇸🇰🇷 America Speaks Korean: Linguistic Utopianism in the Early Korean American Novel
▍ 28 Apr 2026 (Tue); 10:00 am - 11:30 am (HK Time)
▍ Speaker: Dr Jeehyun Choi
▍ Zoom Info:
Meeting ID: 919 4535 4609
Passcode: 585815
▍ Registration: https://forms.gle/mzbnFP8iR2wXhrFw5
Abstract
Jeehyun Choi examines the literary archive of Nak Chung Thun, an early Korean immigrant to the United States. Despite a lifetime of labor in California from his arrival in 1907 until his death in 1953, Thun produced a substantial but unpublished body of Korean-language fiction and essays. Focusing on the novel Righteous Robber (Kujejŏk kangdo, ca. 1935), Choi argues that Thun articulates a distinctive form of immigrant utopianism through the particularities of his heroic Korean protagonist and linguistic inventiveness. Choi demonstrates that Thun’s writing, in its strikingly different imagination of the U.S. compared to contemporaneous Asian American literature, offers new insights into how early immigrants navigated the legal and political constraints of Asian exclusion.
About the Speaker
Jeehyun Choi (Ph.D., Berkeley) is an Assistant Professor in the English Department at Rutgers University, where she studies and teaches Asian American and diasporic literatures, with particular interest in transpacific cultural productions that engage the history of multiple imperialisms in Asia. Her current book project examines the political commitments of Korean American/diasporic writers who have produce new modalities of anti-imperial resistance in transnational contexts from the 1930s to the 1960s.
