Presentation of souvenir by Dr. Voon Phin Keong (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, New Era University College) to speaker(left).

Moderator of seminar is Dr. Lew Bon Hoi (Head, Centre of Malaysian History, New Era University College) and speaker(left).

Presentation of Staff Seminar by Dr. Ku Chai Yeun (Lecturer, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, New Era University College)

Attendees

Title: Reaching Out to the World: Travelling and Cultural Observations in the Malay Archipelago among Vietnamese Officers in the 19^th Century
Date: 19 April 2017(Wednesday)
Time: 3:00pm-4:30pm
Venue: New Era University College, Block B, 2^nd Floor, Room 203
Organizer: Office of Academic Affairs, New Era University College
Language: Mandarin

Speaker: Dr. KU Chai Yeun
                 (Lecturer, Department of Chinese Language and Literature, New Era University College)

Résumé of Speaker:

• She possesses a Ph.D. from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan in 2015.
• Her research interests include Southeast Asia Sinology and Overseas Chinese Studies.

Moderator: Dr. LEW Bon Hoi
                    (Head, Centre of Malaysian History, New Era University College)

Abstract:

Vietnamese officials were frequently dispatched to Southeast Asian countries for military and trading purposes during the 19^th century. Their writings and observations during these journeys have left behind records in the form of travelogues, poems, and notes about local communities. Although few in number and nothing comparable to similar materials in Chinese or English, they nevertheless constitute an important source of documentary evidence to allow these communities to understand themselves through the eyes of the outsiders.