On Friday, May 3rd, Lan Su Chinese Garden, the Teahouse, and the Garden Shop will be closed early at 4:30 p.m. with the last admission entry at 4:00 p.m.
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*Please note that this talk does NOT take place at Lan Su Chinese Garden. The location of this event is room 142/144 at University of Oregon, White Stag Block, 70 NW Couch St.
Chinese migrants in Southeast Asia make up a large part of the world’s cultural diasporas. Dr. Ronald G. Knapp and photographer A. Chester Ong carried out lengthy field excursions in search of century-old homes built by successful Chinese sojourners and settlers in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia. In this talk, Dr. Knapp will focus on nearly forty well-preserved and stunningly beautiful homes that combine Chinese, European, and local influences that are featured in their book, Chinese Houses of Southeast Asia: The Eclectic Architecture of Sojourners and Settlers. The tales of the immigrants’ achievements are told through the fascinating account of architectural multiculturalism. While most of these old buildings have disappeared, the remaining ones are still fine examples worth studying, documenting, and explaining.
Author, editor, and contributor of more than 20 titles, Dr. Ronald G. Knapp (PhD, University of Pittsburgh, 1968) has been carrying out research on the cultural and historical geography of China since 1965. From 1968 to 2001, Dr. Knapp taught in the Department of Geography at the State University of New York, New Paltz Dr. Knapp is a SUNY Distinguished Professor Emeritus.
$10 Student (6-18 years old or w/ student ID)
Location:
Room 142/144
University of Oregon, White Stag Block
70 NW Couch Street
Portland, OR 97209
*Please note that this talk does NOT take place at Lan Su Chinese Garden.
Doors open at 2:30 p.m. No outside food, beverages, or chairs allowed. Seating is general admission. No exchanges or refunds.You may donate your tickets back to us if you are unable to use them and receive a receipt as a tax deductible contribution for the face-value paid for the tickets (not the processing fees). Lan Su Chinese Garden needs to receive any donated tickets in the mail or at the gift store no later than one (1) hour prior to the start of the show your tickets are for - along with your name and address to mail you the acknowledgment letter for the value of your donation.
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