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          Multiculturalism  in Action: 
Indian  Culture Workshop 2013-2014 
          Organized  by Professor Siumi Maria Tam, this workshop served as an  initiative to promote understanding of Indian culture as part of Hong Kong's  local heritage. The seminars together with field visits granted participants a  great opportunity to learn the meanings and significance of Indian religions,  the family, and daily practices. More... 
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            Tracey L-D LU 
        稻作與史前文化演變  | 
      
      
         
          Field  Study Tour Exhibition 2013: Inheritors 
        Based  on the Spring  Field Trip led by Prof. Sidney Cheung in Nagoya, Japan, students of Anthropology  Department further conducted their research this summer on the subject of  "Inheritors", to explore the preservation and transmission of  traditional culture in Hong Kong. From 23 September to 4 October 2013, a field  study tour exhibition was organized at Hui  Gallery, displaying their Summer Field Study, which covers 19 different  projects varying from food to  traditional art and handicrafts. More…  | 
          
         
          Tracey L-D LU  
        Museums  in China: 
        Power,  Politics and Identities  | 
      
      
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          Siumi Maria TAM, 
          Danning WANG  
        Gender  and Family in East Asia  | 
      
      
        The  deadline for the MPhil/PhD Programme application is 31 January 2014. If you know anyone interested in anthropology,  please spread the words. Thanks! 
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        Summer  Field Trip to Turkey 
        In the summer 2013,  Prof. HUANG Yu led a field trip to Turkey with 12 students. Besides famous  sites and historical heritage, the group also visited charity organizations,  schools, TV stations and residences where students had the opportunities to hold discussions with local people. More...  | 
      
      
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        Orientation Camp for Newly Admitted Undergraduate Students  2013-2014 
        In 2013-14, the  Department admitted a total 34 undergraduate students, including local,  non-local and transfer-in students. The Department Orientation Camp for newly  admitted students was  held in  August 2013, involving not only team-building activities, but also a special cultural activity, a  visit to the Wanchai Mosque. More...  | 
      
      
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        Summer Internship Reflections 2013 
        In  2013, the Department secured 8 summer internship  opportunities for students – 3 overseas and 5 local.  Students who have participated have written  to share their experience as interns. More...  | 
      
      
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        Students  Volunteered in Heritage Fiesta 2013 
        From  1 September to 31 October 2013, eight undergraduate students of the Department  volunteered in guiding tours of heritage sites in the "Heritage Fiesta  2013" organized by the Development Bureau. More…  | 
      
      
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        Orientation Day for Undergraduate Admissions 
        On  12 October 2013, the Orientation Day for Undergraduate Admissions was held on campus. Professors and students of the  Department all helped in introducing the anthropology programme and answering  questions from the visitors. More...  | 
      
      
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        Alumni Updates | 
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         Loretta TAM (Ph.D. '13) currently  works as a business anthropologist and runs her own consulting practice. An  anthropological linguist and language teacher by training, she offers with her  team a range of specialized services including localization, corporate  communication training, verbal branding, cultural consulting, and forensic  linguistics advice.  Loretta devotes her  leisure time to youth development work, serving as a part-time instructor with HKU's NCS-SSP Chinese Language  Program and a business volunteer at Junior Achievement Hong Kong. (contact email: rettatam "at" about.me) 
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         LUO Jiting (M.Phil.  '12) is  now working in the Institute of Future Cities in CUHK as an executive officer. "My experience in the  Anthropology Department leads me to a deeper understanding of Hong Kong since  the anthropological research digs into the root of people's life. I'm grateful  that it shows me a very colourful picture of the local  communities." Luo had worked with Prof. Sidney Cheung on the project of the  trade and its inheritance in Sheung Wan and contributed in the book Sheung  Wan.  (contact email: jtluo "at" cuhk.edu.hk) 
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         Eric  CHENG Siu Kei (BSSC '06) is  in his third year of the PhD programme in Anthropology at the University of Calgary. After the  candidacy exam, he will begin his fieldwork in January 2014 in Chiayi, Taiwan. The title  of his project is "Selling Seafood across the Strait: Taiwanese  Fish-farmers, Trade Governance and Sustainability." Before entering the  Ph.D. program, he wrote a master thesis about the emergence of organic food  community in Hong Kong and worked as a research assistant in the South China  Research Center (both in the HKUST). (contact email: chengsk "at" ucalgary.ca)
 
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         Gloria  TSANG Ching Yi (B.A. '11 and M.Phil. '13) is  currently working in the Jockey Club Museum of Climate Change (MoCC) of the CUHK Jockey Club  Initiative Gaia. Her undergraduate summer museum internship experiences in  Australia and Britain and her M.Phil. research investigating a community museum  in Hong Kong equipped her with the knowledge necessary for working in a museum.  "I am grateful that the Department granted me the internship opportunities and  supported my museum research. My present job combines my study and interests."  As the MoCC is a new museum on  8/F of YIA at the CUHK that will open in  December 2013, she is now busy managing the exhibits and preparing for the  museum opening. To know more about her work, please go to the MoCC website.  (contact email: gloriatsang "at" cuhk.edu.hk)
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         XUE  Cheng (M.Phil. '13) is  now a project officer of One Foundation, and is currently working on disaster  reduction programs in west China. He used to work in NGOs in China before  studying in Hong Kong. "Anthropological knowledge has strengthened my  capacity in understanding the target population as well as the bigger picture  of the NGO industry. I really enjoy discussing with colleagues about field  methods and social theories. This is the best place to apply anthropology into  real life." (contact email: calvinxue "at" gmail.com) 
        
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