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May 2016
Immigration Issues Affecting Chinese in Midwest America
In this Tai Luntan, two thoughtful, engaged leaders of Chinese-American communities in the American Midwest, Swallow Yan and Jerry Xu, share and discuss their personal observations of issues and impacts related to Chinese social, cultural,…
Find out more »July 2016
When a Billion Chinese Jump: A Discussion on Environmentalism
In this Tai Luntan, an all-female panel examines British reporter Jonathan Watts’ "When a Billion Chinese Jump: How China will Save the World—or Destroy It." Analyzing Watts’ impression of Chinese environmentalism, the panel discusses…
Find out more »September 2016
Dinner with The Tai Initiative: Northern Virginia
Come enjoy an evening of networking and sharing among friends. This no-host event is designed to provide an opportunity to hear updates on local and global work encouraging the development of greater capacity for…
Find out more »Understanding and Being Trustworthy
As more and more Chinese and American professionals come in contact with one another, is understanding necessarily improved? What impact does the answer have on trust? What are the key differences in culture that…
Find out more »March 2017
Mayors’ Delegation 2017
Participate in this special eight-day delegation bound for China! This elite experience has been designed to provide easy access to Chinese city-level leadership in Shanghai, Changzhou, and Shenzhen (pictured below). The introductions and lessons…
Find out more »November 2017
Mayors’ Delegation Fall 2017
Participate in this special eight-day delegation bound for China! This elite experience has been designed to provide easy access to Chinese city-level leadership in Hefei, Nanchang, and Shanghai. The introductions and lessons you’ll receive…
Find out more »April 2018
Understanding Patience as a Leadership Virtue
Edward Tang is a passionate leader in Chinese youth volunteerism and community engagement. A student at George Mason in Washington, D.C., Edward works with a variety of American and Chinese community organizations. Edward and…
Find out more »May 2018
Jimmy Carter’s Post-Presedential China Impact
Mr. Liu Yawei, China Program Director of the Carter Center in Atlanta, Georgia, will present the leadership work and style of President Jimmy Carter as it relates to his relationship with the PRC. During…
Find out more »Promoting Volunteerism
This TLT is our first to be held in Chinese. Host Yang Shutong, TI intern at University of California, Irvine, discusses the challenges and vision of Julia Bulanda's leadership in promoting increased volunteer spirit…
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