An Asian Caucus Group of Xerox Corporation Employees
15 May, 2008
ACT members and friends enjoyed a fun and challenging day at the Portland Rock Gym in NE Portland on Saturday, April 26th.
The event was a great start to a fun summer season. Attendees included:
Xerox: Gautam Dhar, Grace Doan & Hai, Leonard Guan, Sara Haislip, Sandy Hsieh, Deepthi Sid, Andrew & his family
Intel: Anna Li, Fan Li, Bin Lin
Please stay tuned for our next event possibly in June - White Water Rafting 
13 Mar, 2008
In an intiative led by Botao Kocz, the ACT Rochester Chapter hosted a dinner with guest speaker Don Liu. He gave an inspiring speech about his experience as an Asian-American and how to break through the “bamboo ceiling.”
25 Feb, 2008
Catch up with ACT Rochester activities through their newsletter!
14 Dec, 2007
There has been a buzz in the ACT chapters.
Members wanted to learn how to manage their careers and maximize their potential. They wanted to work with someone who would understand their concerns within the company. There has been a need for mentorship program for ACT members.
ACT announces a partnership with TWA (The Women’s Alliance) Mentoring Program. This program will become available to ACT members starting January 2008. By leveraging TWA’s existing program, we are able to access over 50 existing mentors and utilize their infrastructure with minimal cost and delay.
To participate in the TWA mentorship program as a Mentee, a $36 annual fee will be required. For female ACT members, this fee includes membership and benefits as TWA members. This fee is required as it pays for the cost of the web-based service used to match Mentors with Mentees. Neither ACT nor TWA retain any portion of the fee, all of it goes toward the service. ACT and TWA are actually helping to subsidize the cost of licenses for Mentors and any unused licenses.
If ACT members would like to join the program as a Mentor, please contact Ashok Gupta.
The ACT Board wishes to thank Pinyo Bhulipongsanon for his tireless efforts and personal initiative.
More information about the Mentoring Program can be found on the TWA site and ACT presentation.
5 Dec, 2007
Though you may be unable to attend these events, take a moment to research some of these topics of Asian interest.
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December 5, 2007
What do most emperors and generals of ancient China and some modern day business executives have in common? Besides having some of the most demanding jobs they also all practice the art of Shaolin Chi Kung, an ancient art of developing one’s vital energy. Please join us as the world-renowned Shaolin Grandmaster Wong Kiew Kit (awarded Chi Kung Master of the Year” at the World Chi Kung Congress in San Francisco in 1997) shares with us the amazing benefits of Chi Kung in today’s fast-paced business and corporate world.
December 7, 2007 Volatile fuel costs, energy security, scarce commodities, increased focus on climate change, and intense demand growth particularly in China and India are driving the need to look beyond coal and fossil fuel and harness the power of renewable energy sources. Consumers have begun to question why they don’t have more control over their personal energy experience the act of consuming power plus the satisfaction of cost, environmental, availability, and other goals that are implicit in the transaction. Evidence of this shift can be seen in the U.S. and in Asia, where individual customers and savvy companies are deploying new and cleaner generating technologies in the first steps of what could grow to be a mass movement off the grid. The spirit of consumer empowerment that the Digital Age has brought to consumers in other industries, such as media and communications, is migrating irreversibly to the power industry. How is Asia leading the way?
December 13, 2007
Legendary investor Jim Rogers explains how to cash in on the world’s most exciting market. The Quantum Fund co-founder and bestselling author of Hot Commodities and Adventure Capitalist provides tips for taking advantage of China’s markets and analysis of the ways in which China’s growth will affect global markets and economies. Rogers will be joined by Henny Sender, international financial correspondent at the Financial Times, in an informal discussion. For anyone looking to capitalize on the world’s fastest growing economy and market, this is an invaluable opportunity to hear from the man Time magazine calls the “Indiana Jones of finance.”
December 6, 2007
Half-day conference (8am-2pm)2007 was a year of much activity on the peninsula. In early-February the six-party talks resulted in an agreement to de-nuclearize the Korean Peninsula. In October, the Presidents of the two Koreas met for the first time at the second inter-Korean Summit. In addition, South Korea has elections on the horizon, which have the potential to change the political landscape at home and abroad. Please join us for a discussion of these and other pressing issues.Keynote Speakers:His Excellency Lee Tae-sik, Ambassador of Korea to the United StatesAlex Arvizu, Deputy Assistant Secretary, East Asian and Pacific Affairs, United States Department of State (invited)
Charles Armstrong, Professor of History, Columbia University Victor Cha, Professor of International Relations, Georgetown University (invited) Jonathan Park, Director, Korea Working Group, USIPL. Gordon Flake, Executive Director, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation (moderator)
Haeran Lim, Visiting Fellow, The Brookings InstitutionScott Snyder, Senior Associate, International Relations, The Asia FoundationJ.J. Suh, Associate Professor and Director of the Korea Studies Program, SAIS, Johns Hopkins UniversityCharles Pritchard, President, Korea Economic Institute (moderator) (invited)
December 17, 2007
Barbara Slavin, author of Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S., and the Twisted Path to Confrontation will speak about her book.
December 6, 2007
Hear from textile and oriental carpet expert Frank Ames, a specialist in the Kashmir shawl for the past 30 years. His book “The Kashmir Shawl and its Indo-French Influence” has become the standard reference work on the subject. Ames is co-author of the exhibition catalogue “The Arts of Kashmir” and an exhibition advisor. Books available at AsiaStore and www.AsiaStore.org.
December 19, 2007
The latest feature film from South Korean director Lee Chang-dong, (Green Fish, Peppermint Candy, and Oasis) is a compelling contemporary drama. Lee Shin-ae (Jeon Do-yeon) a young widow leaves Seoul with her young son, Jun (Seon Jeong-yeob), to make a new life in the small town of Miryang (literally meaning “Secret Sunshine”). As she tries to come to terms with life in her husband’s hometown, another tragic event takes over and the film veers into suspenseful mystery. Jeon Do-yeon won Best Actress at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival, only the second Asian actress to receive this honor. Director Lee Chang-dong previously served as Minister of Culture and Tourism in 2003-4. His previous credits include a Special Director’s Award at the Venice Film Festival and Best Film nominations in Venice and at The Independent Spirit Awards. Followed by discussion with director Lee Chang-dong and Richard Pena, Film Society of Lincoln Center, moderated by Helen Hyung-In Koh, Asia Society, and a reception.
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