Editor’s note for Monday, December 13, 2021
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn.
My thoughts today:
Our word of the day is SenseTime (ๅๆฑค็งๆ shฤng tฤng kฤjรฌ).
One could literally translate the name as โbusiness soup technology,โ although Chinese native speakers are perhaps more likely to associate the first character with โIQโ โ ๆบๅ zhรฌshฤng โ and the second character as a generic indicator of foreignessness, as in the name โTomโ โ ๆฑคๅง tฤng mว.
(If the subject line of this email makes no sense, itโs a reference to the 2003 film Lost in Translation.)
Upcoming event: Masculinity and Asian American representation, a panel discussion on December 15.
Looking for funding for a social or philanthropic initiative addressing climate and the environment and connected to the U.S. and China? The China Institute-Serica U.S.-China Next-Gen Leaders Circle is awarding grants of up to $10,000 for suitable projects: Download the application form here, and email USChinaNGLC@gmail.com with any questions. The application deadline is January 7, 2022.
โJeremy Goldkorn, Editor-in-Chief
