joshua wong

My students discuss my lecture (in the previous episode) on China's long struggle for internal sovereignty. They discuss the key questions raised by the lecture, they share the most important lessons, and they offer some comparative analyses along the way.

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This lecture explores China's long struggle for internal sovereignty. Despite PRC claims of being "Zhong Guo Ren" (Chinese People with Universal Values), China is a fragmented society bound by the chains of the CCP. To illustrate this, we dive into the long struggles with Xinjiang, Tibet, and Hong Kong.
(0:00 - 16:25) Setting the Table
(16:25-74:30) Xinjiang
(75:32-97:53) Tibet
(97:53-138:56) Hong Kong

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The Power Point notes for this lecture are available on my website. Our theme song is "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (License). Contact Daniel Lazar at danielaaronlazar (at) gmail.com with questions or comments. Thank you for listening.

On July 1st last year, a traditional day of celebration and protest in Hong Kong, pro democracy activists stormed the Legislative Council complex (Leg Co) and broke into the legislative chamber. One protestor, Brian Leung Kai-ping, seized the moment and stood on a desk to deliver a memorable speech calling for solidarity in the protest movement, and for the wider citizenry of Hong Kong to join them in the occupy. It was a speech of such passion and eloquence, the bravest speech we added to Speakola last year. To increase the stakes, Leung removed the mask he had been wearing to reveal his identity to the assembled media, to the Chinese authorities and to the world.

In this episode, Tony chats at length to Brain Leung who talks about the movement, the night of the occupy, the speech, and what has happened since. He also talks to author Antony Dapiran, who released City On Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong this year and who is fantastic at explaining a basic political background,  If you're well schooled in Hong Kong politics and want to skip Ant's introduction, Brian Leung starts at 30.00mins.

After the interviews, we play Leung's speech, first in Cantonese, and then with an English overdub. It's the first foreign language speech we've featured on the podcast, and thanks to Melbourne journalist Wing Huang who voiced the English version.

Here is Brian speech with transcript.

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Do You Hear the Hong Kong People Sing? 問誰未發聲

Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg
Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer

試問誰還未發聲
都捨我其誰衛我城
天生有權還有心可作主
誰要認命噤聲

試問誰能未覺醒
聽真那自由在奏鳴
激起再難違背的那份良知和應

為何美夢仍是個夢
還想等恩賜泡影
為這黑與白這非與是 真與偽來做證
為這世代有未來 要及時擦亮眼睛

試問誰還未發聲
都捨我其誰衛我城
天生有權還有心可作主
誰要認命噤聲
試問誰能未覺醒
聽真那自由在奏鳴
激起再難違背的那份良知和應

無人有權沉默 看著萬家燈火變了色
問我心再用我手 去為選我命途力拼
人既是人 有責任有自由決定遠景

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Gn2GT GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE | Freshman Podcast 
After our Hong Kong protest episode, we became intrigued with the puzzling idea that China doesn't seem interested in compromise or even negotiation with the protestors in Hong Kong. In our effort to figure out why, we discovered a likely connection between Chinese history, specifically their history of authoritarian rule and a brief experiment with democratic ideals, and the current mindset of, "no compromise". 

A lively discussion between the fundamental differences between communism and democracy breaks out during which a second thesis emerges: Democracy is messy but more representative of the people than other forms of government. 
(music from bensound)

Thank You for listening to THE GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE PODCAST, a project of the Innovation Diploma program of The Mount Vernon Upper School in Atlanta, Ga.
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Gn2GT GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE | Freshman Podcast
In this episode of Getting Into Good Trouble, we explain the current conflict in Hong Kong and then weigh in on the ramifications and global impact of the opposing forces which are foundationally divided. (royalty free music by bensound)

Thank You for listening to THE GETTING INTO GOOD TROUBLE PODCAST, a project of the Innovation Diploma program of The Mount Vernon Upper School in Atlanta, Ga.
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It's Techspert week at TIFO! Joining us is tech industry professional Jake Palanker. We're discussing ethical hackers and the potential for tech natives to change society's relationship with the Internet by hacking for good. Plus, we're talking about brave and ingenious teenage Hong Kong protesters and their laser pointer facial recognition disarmament tactics. Plus, where religion, philosophy and technology collide we must pose this confounding question: Are we a simulation? And, with two of our panelists shunning Facebook, we wonder what societal pushback they may be receiving. Also, what happens when you ask  Facebook how to delete Facebook?

Director Evans Chan (陳耀成) talks about his latest documentary “Raise the Umbrellas,” the politicization of Hong Kong identity and media, and the city's democratic future and implications for Greater China. (Trailer: https://youtu.be/Q2kxtQW-nAA)

Chan is an independent filmmaker, who has been described by critics as one who "has made a singular contribution to Hong Kong cinema and at the same time a major contribution to the whole spectrum of contemporary film-making." He draws on everything from literature and political studies to journalism and social-activist campaigns for his subjects – and on everything from film history to performance art for his images.

This episode was recorded at UC San Diego Studio Ten300

Host: Samuel Tsoi
Editors: Mike Fausner, Anthony King
Production Support: Lei Guang, Susan Shirk, Amy Robinson, Sarah Pfledderer, Michelle Fredricks
Music: Dave Liang/Shanghai Restoration Project
Photo Credit: NYHK Productions, Ltd.