華美人文學會簡介

設在紐約曼哈頓上東城的華美協進社是美國第一個以美國大眾為對象﹐致力于傳播中國文化的機構。自1926年由胡適博士和他在哥倫比亞大學的導師杜威教授等人籌劃創立以來,華美協進社引介了無數中國學者和藝術家來美國進行文化交流﹐其中包括梅蘭芳﹑馮友蘭﹑趙元任﹑吳眙芳﹑賽珍珠﹑老舍﹑林語堂等著名人士。近百年來﹐華美協進社成為來自中國的學者們聚會之家。如今它也是西方人士學習中國文化﹑藝術﹑語言﹑乃至建立商業關係的重要橋樑。

為了繼承和傳播中華文化﹐促進中國學者與社區的交流﹐發揚學者之家的傳統﹐華美協進社自2001年元月起﹐每週末舉辦《中國文化系列講座》﹐並于2003年成立「人文學會」以主持該系列講座並舉辦其它文化活動。

《中國文化系列講座》至今已舉辦數百講，受到各界聽眾的熱烈歡迎。系列講座的主講人包括作家余秋雨、白先勇、劉心武、于丹、易中天、閻崇年、王安憶、莫言、舒乙 （老舍之子）、萬方 （曹禺之女）、鄭愁予、趙淑俠、董碧芳、孟絲、衛慧、棉棉、歐陽江河、俞淳；大學校長徐放鳴；醫學家何大一、學者翁萬戈、汪班、劉夢溪、金安平、王德威、商偉、李渝、王念祖、董鼎山、范毓周、周質平、楊皓、宣樹錚、姚學吾、張旭東、李弘祺、王海龍、吳以義、戴舫；表演藝術家濮存昕、倪萍、李谷一、齊淑芳、田浩江、李秀英、王洛勇、計鎮華、蔡政仁、劉燁、鄭佩佩、錢熠、沈鳳英、俞久林；音樂指揮姚學言；電影導演楊亞洲、胡安、寧瀛、姚樹華、秦劍；舞美設計王潮歌、樊躍；電影配音演員童自榮；畫家和鑒賞家王己千、張春和、愛新覺羅恒懿、方元、卓以玉、王振華、吳毅、劉昌漢；美術館長海蔚藍、許杰；刑事鑒證專家李昌鈺；外交家冀朝鑄；考古學家王巍、建筑學家楊鴻勛、段寶華、費菁、傅剛；企業家靳羽西、李學海；收藏家和古董家林輯光、丘小君、丘安妮等。

我們熱忱歡迎各界人士成為「人文學會」的會員。讓我們在海外一同擔負起宣揚中華民族燦爛文化的偉大任務。

華美人文學會的共同主席為何勇和汪班。

Since its founding in 1926, China Institute has been a "home away from home" for Chinese intellectuals living abroad. Distinguished May Fourth scholar Hu Shih, a one-time student of John Dewey's at Columbia University , regularly lectured at China Institute. Writers and other cultural figures traveling to this country from China often stopped off in New York to lecture at China Institute, sometimes in English but also in Chinese. This tradition was maintained until several years ago through the Institute's summer program at Lake George .

In 2001, this tradition was revived in the form of a Saturday Lecture Series, which was to offer lectures in Chinese (and sometimes bilingually) by prominent writers, actors, art collectors, and other experts in their fields. The lectures have attracted a wide range of audiences of native speakers and others fluent in Mandarin Chinese. All lectures are either in Chinese or with Chinese interpretation, covering all aspects of Chinese culture, including poetry, novels, art, theater, history, language, archaeology, cinema, opera and religion.

In April 2003, the Renwen Society was established at China Institute as a new tier of the Institute's membership, co-chaired by Ho Yong and Ben Wang. It is primarily to support the Saturday Lecture Series and other Chinese-language events. The Renwen Society serves three important functions in New York's rapidly expanding Chinese émigré community: it keeps educated immigrants in touch with their home country; it provides a free forum for speakers to discuss their ideas with compatriots; and it offers opportunities to both the Chinese immigrant community and students interested in China to hear the latest scholarly views on the culture from classical to modern. Renwen activities, which have drawn up to more than 200 attendees, are regularly covered in the Chinese Press.

For a schedule of the lectures and speakers’ introductions, please click Lecture Schedule.

For a Renwen catalog, please click on Renwen Catalog.