Read 'n See: LRC Book Club

The GOAL of the Read 'n See: LRC Book Club is to promote literacy, communication, and collaboration.

The book club acknowledges support from:

• Members of the book club sub-committee
• PCC Student Government Association
• MENTORS (Minority Educational Network Targeting Our Rural Students, Caswell County Campus)
• Person County Arts Council
• Person County Parks and Recreation
• North Carolina Arts Council, an agency funded by the State of North Carolina and the National Endowment for the Arts
• Wachovia of Roxboro

   Fall 2011  Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress - Dai Sijie

   Spring 2012 The Wealth Cure: Putting Money in its Place - Hill Harper

Dai Sijie born on March 02, 1954 in Chengdu, Sichuan, China. Sijie comes from an educated middle-class family, and the Maoist government sent him to a reeducation camp in rural Sichuan from 1971 to 1974, during the Cultural Revolution. After his return, he was able to complete high school and university, where he studied art history.

In 1984, he left China for France on a scholarship. There, he became a director. Before turning to writing, he made three critically-acclaimed feature-length films: China, My Sorrow (1989) (original title: Chine, ma douleur), Le mangeur de lune and Tang, le onzi่me.

"Dai Sijie." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2011. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 14 Oct. 2011.

Hill Harper born on May 17, 1966 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Hill Harper, born Frank Harper, is not a typical actor. He graduated magna cum laude from Brown University, earned a law degree from Harvard University, and then received a master's degree from the Kennedy School of Government. Harper, who has appeared in numerous films and television shows, is best known by the general public for his role as Dr. Sheldon Hawkes on the television series CSI: NY. Harper has written Letters to a Young Brother and Letters to a Young Sister.

"Hill Harper." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2008. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 14 Oct. 2011.

Fall 2011

September 28th - 8:30 a.m. -3:00 p.m. - StepN2theArtZ: Theme China - Campus-wide Activity

(Right - Grace Li Wang, artist, with her artwork in the background displayed in the Learning Resources Center. Left - Ms. Wang in The JAR of the Learning Resources Center speaking to a captive audience.)

September 28th - 4:30-5:30 p.m. - H Building, Room 101 - Dr. John Tucker, Professor of History at East Carolina University - Presentation: Oriental Art and Literature

(Right - Dr. Tucker explaining Chinese symbols to a group of students in the Learning Resources Center. Left - Ernest Avery, Technical Services Librarian, who invited Dr. Tucker to speak at PCC. Far left - Dr. Tucker listening to a question from the audience.)

October 25th - 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. -  S Building, Room 100 - Dr. Scott Madry, Carolina Speakers, UNC-CH - Topic: A Personal View of History: A Week in Beijing during Tiananmen Square

(Right - Dr. Madry with academic deans, Dean, LRC/DE, and Vanessa Bass. Left - Dr. Madry explaining his adventure during 1989 Tiananmen Square.)

November 14th - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Yanceyville, NC - Caswell LRC - Dr. Dawn Langley, Dean, General Education and Developmental Studies - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: A Book Discussion

November 17th - 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Roxboro, NC - S Building, Room 100 - Dr. Dawn Langley, Dean, General Education and Developmental Studies - Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress: A Book Discussion

Spring 2012

TBA

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