May 17, 2022
May is Asian-American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. The Cornell Club-NY is partnering with the Cornell Asian Alumni Association (CAAA) to present a very special program: a retrospective on the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon’s 1972 trip to China.
NBC anchor Kate Snow ’91 will moderate an extraordinary panel to discuss not only “the week that changed the world,” but also the aftermath of President Nixon’s visit to Beijing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. How has this visit changed the U.S., China, and the world? What is the “Shanghai Communique,” and is there more than one? Have there been any effects on the Asian-American communities? If so, what are they? After 50 years, do we know whether re-opening China was a good idea, or are we still unsure? Does the current war in the Ukraine affect matters in Hong Kong and Taiwan?
Counselor Edward F. Cox accompanied his father-in-law, President Nixon, on his trip to China. He will discuss his personal perspectives on the proceedings and their impact.
Zhenyu Huang, President of the Committee of 100, will address how Richard Nixon’s trip has affected the AAPI communities.
Charles Wang has been a leader of the Asian-American community since the mid-1960s. He will recount some of his domestic and international experiences that have flowed from President Nixon’s trip, such as: his creation of the Asian-American community in Flushing, Queens; choreographing Deng Xiaoping’s 1979 U.S. visit; trying to thread the needle for a consensus response to the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident; and even the legalization of acupuncture.
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