NTERVEW An n e Rosser QUESTON: HOWDDYOUFRSTHEARABOUTC? Anne: M y ear ly connection w ith China has led to my continued inter est and involvem ent w ith the Confucius nstitute. began my fir st tr ip to China in 2005 w ith the San Diego State Univer sity College of Ar ts and Letter s Educational and Cultur al Tour. The tr ip w as over -w helm ing w ith so m any histor ical places to visit and cultur al Journey to China Scholarship Gala. March, 2011 activities for par ticipation. docum ented this fir st visit w ith m any pictur es, a daily log and a pr e-tr ip binder that r eflected infor m ation fr om the thr ee m eetings that the tour par ticipants w er e encour aged to attend. The places visited as listed in the itiner ar y w er e Shanghai. A city of m any lights and cr anes as the city w as in the extr em e building m ode, bor r ow ing cr anes fr om ar ound the w or ld. r em em ber Shanghai as a com bination of New Yor k, San Fr ancisco and m or e. Although ever y city in China is special for its location, histor y, cultur e and food, Shanghai is still #1 for m e. The Shanghai M useum, visiting the Peal Tow er and str olling The Bund w er e m em or able m om ents. Suzhou w as an intr oduction to silk and its incr edible histor y and influence and im por tance in w or ld tr ade. One cannot for get Hangzhou and the beautiful West Lake and the boat tr ips. This tour w as r ecognized as the SDSU Delegation of San Diego U.S.A. and w as gr eeted at the air por t in Chongqing by the Reception Team : Chongqing Global Com m er ce Co., Ltd. Dining on Tanfu Cuisine and enjoying their noted foot m assages w as only an over view of this "M ountain City." Follow ing the Yangtze River w e tour ed the Shibaozhai Pagoda passed Confucius nstitute at San Diego State University August Newsletter Anne Rosser Page 1
thr ough the Qutang Gor ge, Wu Gor ge, Lesser Thr ee Gor ges and view ed The Gr eat Dam Pr oject. The city of Wuhan featur ed the Yellow Cr ane Tow er. The Ter r a Cotta War r ior s in the city of Xian w as a m ajor highlight along w ith the W ild Goose Pagoda, Ancient Walls and a stage show of the Tang Dynasty. The final stop w as Beijing w ith its am azing sites: Tian'anm en Squar e, For bidden City, Tem ple of Heaven, The Gr eat Wall and the fam ous acr obatic show. This oppor tunity to tr avel w as under the leader ship of Dean Paul Wong of the CAL and Dr. Lilly Cheng, Dir ector of the Chinese Studies nstitute, continued w ith the follow ing tour s. actually becam e acquainted w ith Dean Paul Wong w hen attended the Gr oundbr eaking Cer em ony for the College of Ar ts and Letter s building on Septem ber 10, 2004. n 2007, joined the SDSU China Cultur al and Educational Tour. The them e of the tour w as?fr om the Easter n End of the Gr eat Wall to the Wester n End of the Gr eat Wall? (Silk Road). n 2010, par ticipated in the SDSU China Study Abr oad Pr ogr am. n 2015, joined the Pr incipals? Delegation fr om Confucius nstitute at San Diego State Univer sity or ganized by the Souther n Base of Confucius nstitute Headquar ter s/office of Confucius nstitute Affair s, Xiam en Univer sity. This w as my fir st visit the Souther n Base C Headquar ter s. t w as an infor m ative visit to the Confucius nstitute Headquar ter s and its affiliation w ith the Chinese M inistr y of Education in its m ission to pr om ote Chinese language and cultur e w or ld w ide. n 2016, w ent on the Education and Cultur al Tour on behalf of the M ichael Li fam ily to attend the 30th Shenm o nter national Pr incipal Sum m it. SDSU Shanghai Summer Program. May, 2010 becam e involved w ith C as a Fr iend of the Confucius nstitute as one of the eight individuals fr om the 2005 tour upon the r equest of Dr. Lilly Cheng. w as able to par ticipate in the Confucius nstitute Gr and Opening on M ar ch 26, 2009, volunteer ing in the Calligr aphy Cor ner dur ing the Reception. Confucius nstitute at San Diego State University August Newsletter Anne Rosser Page 2
QUESTON: WHATDDYOUDOBEFOREYOU RETRE? HOWDDYOUBECOMENTERESTEDN C EVENTS? Anne: do not consider myself r etir ed but have com pleted my teaching car eer in public education after 40 year s. M y fir st teaching assignm ent w as Oceanside High School in 1961. continued at M adison High School and finally r etir ed fr om M ission Bay High School in 2002. also enjoyed teaching tennis at the M ir a M ar College and M esa College. am cur r ently super vising student teacher s at SDSU in the School of Teacher Education. Ther e ar e sever al r easons w hy attend C events. Fir st, as an educator it is one w ay to better under stand the histor y and cultur e of China. Secondly, enjoy the inter action of m eeting new people and par ticipating in the cultur al activities. Finally, it is an oppor tunity to shar e my know ledge and pr om ote the im por tance of global under standing. Anne Rosser with CSDSU team at the SDSU-VC Taste of the Valley event. April, 2015 Confucius nstitute at San Diego State University August Newsletter Anne Rosser Page 3
QUESTON: WHATMOTVATESYOUTOSUPPORT C? Anne: suppor t C, because thor oughly enjoy ser ving as an?am bassador? for visiting guests and being their San Diego?Tour Guide?. continue to suppor t C w ith my tim e, talent and m onetar y contr ibutions. " cont inuet o suppor t C wit hmy t ime, tal ent and monetary cont r ibut ions." QUESTON: C AMSTO PROMOTECHNESELANGUAGE ANDCULTURENTHE COMMUNTY. WHATDOYOU THNKOFTHSMSSON? Anne: Although San Diego has had a long histor y of Chinese cultur e, it is im por tant for C to continue to be r ecognized by the gener al population as a r esour ce for the incr easing Asian population and pr ovide that know ledge and under standing. At the San Diego Downtown Chinese New Year Celebration, Anne Rosser was representating one of the Confucianism Six Arts - "? "(Music). February, 2016 Confucius nstitute at San Diego State University August Newsletter Anne Rosser Page 4
QUESTON: YOUHAVEVSTEDTHENEWC SX ARTSCENTER. WHATDOYOUTHNKABOUTTHE NEWCENTER? Anne: The C Six Ar ts Center is a fantastic center and tr ibute to Dr. Lilly Cheng and her continuous r esear ch, tim e and com m itm ent to m ake it a focus point on the SDSU cam pus. QUESTON: YOUHAVEVSTEDTHENEWC SX ARTSCENTER. WHATDOYOUTHNKABOUTTHE NEWCENTER? Anne: C in the futur e w ill continue to gr ow, ser ve and r eflect the ideals and diver sity of SDSU as a gr eat educational institution. QUESTON: DOYOUHAVEANYOTHER COMMENTS? Anne: w ill continue to ser ve C in the futur e, doing w hat do, to the best of my ability!!! Con f u ci u s n st i t u t e at San Di ego St at e Un i v er si t y 5500 Campanile Dr. M C6060 San Diego, CA 92182 Anne Rosser with CSDSU Project Manager Anne Chu at the Six Arts Center Tea and Dim-Sum Gathering event. May, 2017 +1-619-594-4791 confucius.sdsu.edu Confucius nstitute at San Diego State University August Newsletter Anne Rosser Page 5