季風人文講壇5月份活動通知
May JF Salon Announcement
In May 2025, JF Salon will present seven thought-provoking events, spanning Jewish migration histories in China, early Chinese political thought, the judicial transformation under Xi Jinping, China's historical cycles of rise and decline, personal stories of migration and language loss, and modern rural escapism. We are honored to welcome leading scholars, writers, and historians who will guide us through rich dialogues on identity, governance, memory, and change.
在2025年5月，我們將舉辦七場精彩的季風人文講壇活動，主題涵蓋猶太人在中國的遷徙歷史、早期中國政治思想、習近平時期司法體制變革、中國歷史興衰的週期、個人的遷徙與語言流失故事，以及現代鄉村出走記。我們誠摯邀請著名學者、作家與歷史學家，與讀者共同探討身份、治理、記憶與變革的意義。
Jean Hoffmann Lewanda (Author & Researcher) — "Two Worlds, Two Stories: Exploring the Jewish Experience in Harbin and Shanghai"
May 2, 6- 7:30 pm , Language: English
Jean Hoffmann Lewanda will share insights from her family’s journey, exploring the rich Jewish histories in Harbin and Shanghai—places of refuge for Russian and European Jews in the 20th century. She brings personal narratives and historical research together to illuminate how China became a sanctuary during times of global upheaval.
About Speaker: Jean Hoffmann Lewanda
Born in New York City, Jean is the daughter of Jewish refugees who lived in China. She is the author of Witness to History and Shalama: My 96 Seasons in China, and is active in Holocaust education and research on Jews in China.
Jean Hoffmann Lewanda 將分享她家庭的流亡歷史，探討二十世紀哈爾濱與上海的猶太人經驗。她結合個人敘事與歷史研究，揭示中國如何成為全球動盪時期的庇護所。
張潔平：松茸作為一種方法—在帝國、機器與極權的夾縫裡，非標準、小規模、韌性社會與生活之可能![]()
May 3, 10:30 am - 12:00 pm, Language: Chinese 中文
當今時代，我們的精神與存在無時無刻被「系統」操縱。商業演算法精準控制我們的注意力，政治勢力引導我們的觀念，資本與極權趁勢崛起，社會卻面臨共識瓦解與衝突。我們看似超級個體，實則脆弱不堪。 《在世界盡頭遇到松茸：論資本主義廢墟中生命的可能性》以人類學視角，探索生態、社會與經濟的交織，啟發多元共存的可能。松茸作為隱喻，揭示資本主義廢墟中的生命力，總在危機中帶來啟迪。這場分享將探討松茸教我的另類視野與希望。
About Speaker: 張潔平 Jieping Zhang
張潔平，記者、專欄作家、創業者，社群平台Matters Lab創辦人、獨立書店「飛地Nowhere」創辦人，曾任《端傳媒》總編輯，哈佛尼曼學者。
Dr. Gangsheng Bao (Professor, Fudan University) — "Crisis and Solutions in Pre-Qin China: Political Theories of Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism"
包剛升教授 — 「先秦危機及其解決之道：儒法道的政治理論」
May 6, 6- 7:30 pm, Language: Chinese 中文
Dr. Bao will reevaluate the political theories developed during China's Axial Age, focusing on how Confucianism, Legalism, and Daoism responded to the political crises of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods. He argues for usi ng modern social science methods to reassess ancient Chinese political thought.
著名政治理論學者包剛升教授將基於文本，結合先秦時期的政治情境，對儒家、法家與道家的政治理論進行重新梳理與反思，並主張運用現代社會科學方法重新評估先秦思想對當代中國的啟示。
About Speaker: Dr. Gangsheng Bao
Professor at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Fudan University. A leading scholar in political theory, comparative politics, and political history, and author of numerous acclaimed books.
包剛升，復旦大學國際關係與公共事務學院教授，斯坦福大學Skyline Scholar（2005），專研政治理論、比較政治與政治史。著有《儒法道：早期中國的政治想像》、《民主崩潰的政治學》、《抵達：一部政治演化史》等，並曾獲《新京報》《經濟觀察報》《南方人物週刊》等多項年度榮譽。
Dr. Xin He (Professor, University of Hong Kong) — "The Judicial System of China"
賀欣："The Judicial System of China"
May 16, 6- 7:30 pm, Language: Chinese 中文
How do China's courts operate after Xi Jinping’s sweeping reforms? Dr. Xin He will explain the unique role of courts in Chinese governance, emphasizing how they support state policies and legitimacy. Through real-life cases, he reveals how judges, lawyers, and litigants behave within the restructured system.
About Speaker: Dr. Xin He
Mok Sau-King Professor in Law at the University of Hong Kong, with a J.S.D. from Stanford University. His work focuses on law and society in China.
賀欣教授將解析習近平治下的中國司法體制，展示法院如何成為國家政策推動與合法性建構的關鍵支柱，並通過具體案例生動描繪法官、律師、當事人在體制內的互動模式。
JF IMAGE 季風影像獨立紀錄片放映《獨生之國》One Child Nation
導演 Director: 王男栿 Nanfu Wang，時長 Length: x89 mins，語言 Language: English（中文字幕） *導演現場交流 / Live Q&A with the director (CN&EN)
In the 2019 Sundance U.S. Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary One Child Nation, Chinese-born filmmakers Nanfu Wang (Hooligan Sparrow) and Jialing Zhang expose the devastating consequences of China's One-Child Policy through the stories of those who lived through it.
For more than 35 years, China enforced a radical experiment in population control, restricting couples to a single child and imposing harsh penalties on those who violated the policy. A stunning, nuanced indictment of a program that prioritized a national agenda over human life, the film is a unique combination of personal and investigative filmmaking.
ABOUT DIRECTOR
Nanfu Wang is an acclaimed filmmaker and a recipient of the MacArthur "Genius Grant" celebrated for her bold documentaries that examine the tension between state power and individual freedom. Her hims have been repeatedly shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
Yasheng Huang (Professor & Author) — "The Rise and Fall of the East: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and Why They Might Lead to Its Decline"
May 21, 7 - 8:30 pm, Language: English
MIT Professor Yasheng Huang will discuss his new book examining how traditional forces such as the examination system, autocracy, and technological development have shaped China's successes—and why they could now threaten its future.
About Speaker: Yasheng Huang![The Rise and Fall of the East: How Exams, Autocracy, Stability, and Technology Brought China Success, and why They Might Lead to Its Decline [Book]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61tcz2b5h3L.jpg)
A renowned professor at MIT Sloan School of Management specializing in China’s economy and institutions.
黃亞生教授將基於新作《The Rise and Fall of the EAST》探討考試制度、專制統治、社會穩定與技術發展如何推動中國成功，這些因素又為何可能成為未來衰落的隱患。
Flora Qian (Author) — "South of the Yangtze: A Tale of Migration, Language, and China's Only-Child Generation"
May 22, 6- 7:30 pm, Language: English
Flora Qian will introduce her debut novel, tracing the journey of a girl who grows up in Shanghai and migrates across cities and languages. She reflects on China's social and political transformations from the 1980s to today, and the personal costs of physical and linguistic migration.
About Speaker: Flora Qian
Born in Shanghai, Flora is an award-winning writer whose works have appeared in multiple international literary journals. She now lives in New York.
錢亦嫣將分享首部小說《South of the Yangtze》，描繪一位上海女孩在快速變遷時代中的成長、遷徙與語言流失經歷。
Alec Ash (Author & Journalist) — "The Mountains Are High: A Year of Escape and Discovery in Rural China"
May 30, 6 - 7:30 pm, Language: English
Alec Ash recounts his year living in a quiet mountain village in Dali, Yunnan, where a diverse community seeks freedom away from China's urban pressures and political control.
About Speaker: Alec Ash
British writer and editor, author of Wish Lanterns and The Mountains Are High. Formerly based in Beijing, now editor at the Asia Society’s China Books Review.
Alec Ash將分享他於大理山區的生活經歷，展現一群中國都市逃逸者尋求自由與另類生活方式的故事。
Barbara Demick: DAUGHTERS OF THE BAMBOO GROVE: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption, and Separated Twins
May 31, 10:30 am-12:00 pm
Barbara Demick speaks of her reporting in the seldom seen borderlands of China-- from the Tibetan plateau to the North Korean border, and now the latest. Daughters of the Bamboo Grove: From China to America, a True Story of Abduction, Adoption and Separated Twins goes deep into the mountains of Hunan Province to tell of rural families whose daughters were stolen to supply the lucrative adoption market. And one family with identical twins.
我們的網上購書平台 (https://jfbooks.org) 已全面上線並持續更新，歡迎您選購心儀的作品！
Additionally, our online book platform (https://jfbooks.org) is fully launched and continuously updated. Welcome to purchase your favorite works! In this spring season full of vitality, no matter where you are, reading will be the spiritual home of your mind, allowing the seeds of thought to take root in books. JF Bookstore brings the power of knowledge and humanistic care, always accompanying you. Looking forward to seeing you in Washington D.C!
敬請留意我們隨後公佈的每場活動的報名通知！
Please stay tuned for upcoming registration announcements for each event!
我們的活動會通過電子郵件通訊的方式進行註冊和報名，你可以在“About Us”頁面登記成為我們的讀者會員，活動消息亦同步發佈在我們的Twitter/Instagram/X/Facebook 平台，請您留意每場活動的報名通知。季風書園期待您的參與！
Our events are registered and signed up through email communications. You can register as our reader member on the "About Us" page. Event news is also simultaneously posted on our Twitter, Instagram, X, and Facebook platforms. Please pay attention to the registration notices for each event. JF Books looks forward to your participation!