Liu Distinguished Visitor Series

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Through the generosity of Frank ('78) and Cindy Liu, the Liu Distinguished Visitor Series has allowed the Chao Center to host a number of dynamic speakers.

Upcoming Liu Visitors:

A Retrospective Series on America's War in Vietnam: 50 Years Later

Fondren Library, Kyle Morrow Room
Reception: 4:00 pm | Talk: 4:30 pm

All talks open to the public. For Rice visitors, please see the library's Getting to Fondren Library page.

November 21, 2024 - Chia Youyee Vang, Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
"Making Sense of the U.S. Secret War in Laos and Its Aftermath"
Recording available.

March 25, 2025 - Thuy Vo Dang, Assistant Professor of Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles
"T.E.A.C.H.: Memory Work in the Vietnamese Diaspora 50 Years Later"
This talk will only be hosted in person. A recording will not be available.

April 9, 2025 - Douglas Brinkley, Katherine Tsanoff Brown Chair in Humanities and Professor of History, Rice University
"Children of the Ladder: Gerald Ford and the End of the Vietnam War"

Previous Liu Visitors include:

September 6, 2024 - Shashi Tharoor, Author and Politician

April 27, 2023 - Kevin Chen, Author

November 10, 2020 - Eric Yuan, CEO

November 4, 2020 - Davy Wang, Cloud Computing Expert (video recording available here)

September 1, 2020 - Kai-Fu Lee, Author and AI Expert (video recording available here; audio transcript available here)

February 9, 2020 - Andy Lin, Violinist

September 20 - December 21, 2019 - Moon Shot

March 19, 2019 - Gavan McCormack, Researcher

March 4, 2019 - Stan Lai, Playwright and Director

February 13, 2019 - Bruce Cumings, Historian

February 8, 2019 - Cho-Liang Lin, Violinist; Ana María Martínez, Soprano; and Yongzhao Yu, Tenor

November 16, 2018 - Tan Dun, Composer

September 20, 2018 - Ajay Agrawal, Author and Founder

September 17, 2018 - Mark Mitten, Producer; Thomas Sung, Founder; Jill Sung, CEO; Vera Sung, Director of the Board; Chanterelle Sung, Attorney; Mrs. Hwei Lin Sung

February 14, 2018 - Shoukat Dhanani, CEO

January 11, 2017 - Lisette Lou, Curator; Jay Xu, Museum Director

November 14, 2016 - Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi, Author and Religious Leader

April 14, 2014 - David Chung, Filmmaker and Artist; Liu Xiaoqing, Actress

April 3, 2013 - Yaromir Steiner, Urban Planner

January 14, 2013 - Peter Park, Architect

November 16, 2011 - Moinak Biswas, Director

October 12, 2010 - Cai Guo-Qiang, Artist