Category: Events

East&West Dialogue: Adoption Stories of Two Australian Families

 

At our East&West Dialogues, guest speakers of different cultural background volunteer their time to share life stories, expertise, thoughts and/or concerns, and have a dialogue with the audience.

In this dialogue, two fabulous Australian moms, Mandy van den Elshout and Willa McDonald,also two distinguished career women, will share their family stories of adopting and parenting children from China, how they cope with cultural differences, and the joys, challenges and love along the ongoing journey.

Toronto Canada Time: Friday October 20, 2023 at 7:30-9 P.M. (Eastern Time)

Sydney Australia Time Saturday October 21, 2023 at 10:30 A.M. to 12 P.M.

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This event will be mainly conducted in Mandarin.  For English descriptions, please scroll down or jump to the next heading.

东西联学社热情邀请您参加秋日科幻阅读聚餐会！在金黄的落叶与寒风渐起之际，与志同道合的朋友们一同探索几本引人入胜的科幻小说。这个秋天，让我们一同踏上科技与人性交织的思考之旅，追寻秋夜星空下的无限可能！

Continue reading “EAWLC Sci-Fi Pot Luck Evening / 秋日科幻阅读聚餐会：科技与人性的交织”

This Fall, Professor Emma Gorst will lead us to read articles from recent magazines, newspapers, or creditable online resources and facilitate discussions on social and/or cultural topics of interest.

Free English online lectures brought to you by the East and West Learning Connections (translation transcripts of other languages available).

Continue reading “Reading for Culture with Emma 2023: The Articles & Questions”

This Fall, we proudly bring the renowned communication skills trainer Ric Phillips to our audience for workplace culture and business etiquette coaching!

Ranked #13 Communication Professional in the World by Global Gurus 2022, Ric specializes in Leadership Development, Business Consulting, Public Speaking, Customer Service, Team Building, Executive Coaching, and Corporate Training. He will come to the East and West Learning Connections Continue reading “EAWLC Lunch Hour for Business Etiquette Coaching: Body Language in the Boardroom”

Our Book Talks program invites an author, a translator or an avid reader to talk about a book and facilitate discussions.

• To start our Fall 2023 season, join author Giovanna Riccio for a thought-provoking evening exploring Plastic’s Republic featuring the Barbie Suite!
•  Time: Saturday, September 2nd, 2023, at 7:30-9 pm (Eastern Time)

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As part of East and West Learning Connections Indigenous Day celebration sponsored by the Department of Canadian Heritage, we cordially invite you to this fascinating in-person gathering facilitated by Sky Hawk (Cris) in Norwood Park, Toronto!

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Join us for a philosophical and artistic evening with two Indigenous artists to celebrate Canada’s Indigenous History Month!  Listen to their living experiences, thoughts, and beautiful and original works, and have a dialogue to learn more about indigenous cultures, peoples, history, and presence!

Continue reading “EAWLC Indigenous Day Celebration 2023: The Dialogue with Armand Garnet Ruffo and Tara Williamson”

In this National Poetry Month of April, former national poet laureate George Elliott Clarke, the League of Canadian Poets, and the East and West Learning Connections will bring you another feast of poetry and music!  It is the 9th edition of Clarke’s “5 Poets Breaking Into Song” series that presents the beautiful creations of renowned Canadian poets and award-winning composers and singers.

Time: FRIDAY APRIL 28, 2023, at 7-9 P.M. (EST)

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The East and West Learning Connections proudly presents entrepreneur and mentor Martin Copeland as our guest speaker for April’s dialogue!

Last year Martin shared some wonderful stories (you can watch the video here. We are so happy and grateful to have him back again. This year, Martin will share his time and expertise to help you break through some of your personal and business barriers to success and help you learn how to be successful. He will be delighted to have a discussion and respond to questions like:

* What does it take to be successful? How do I measure success?

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The East and West Learning Connections proudly brings to you

Topic: Hanami- Viewing Cherry Blossom in Japanese Art

The revered sakura, or cherry blossom, has been celebrated in landscapes, figure paintings, and prints by artists from medieval Japan to Katsushika Hokusai and beyond. In the springtime, when the cherry flowers are blooming, you are invited to embrace hanami, the traditional Japanese custom of “flower viewing,” in this guided tour of the museum’s Japanese art collections!

Docent: Dr. Yuan Liu

Continue reading “EAWLC Online Tour of Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art 2023”