PUBLIC LECTURE
Still An Outsider Inside America
On Friday morning of 14 April 2017, Professor Dr Stephen Ling arrived at Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya, to deliver his lecture on Still An Outsider Inside America. Before he began his lecture, Professor Dr Shakila Yacob, Director of Centre for Civilisational Dialogue, delivered a welcoming speech and introduced Prof. Ling to the audience.
Prof. Ling began his lecture with an introduction of himself by explaining the meaning of his name and how in hindsight it reflects his life. He also provided a brief history of Malay(a)sia before proceeding to introduce his experiences in the United States. He shared his experiences and determination to find a place to live and work despite his non-immigrant status. Throughout the lecture, Prof. Ling shares his view on life. One of the points that were highlighted by Prof. Ling was about survival of the fittest. He strongly believes the importance of being able to adapt and adopt according to the environment. Prof. Ling provided an example of how bears hibernate to escape cold, to prove a point that behavioural adaptations affect how an organism acts. He briefly spoke about his books This is China, For My Hands Only and Crazy Americans. Conclusively, this public lecture has inspired the audience to continue to thrive in their pursuit of success in life regardless of their background and conditions.
SPEAKER'S PROFILE
Professor Dr Stephen Ling was a visiting professor at Xiamen University, China. He has written several books such as This Is China, For My Hands Only and Crazy Americans.
A public lecture held at Lecture Hall C, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, University of Malaya on 14 April 2017.
During the lecture
An audience posing a question to Prof. Ling
"Great and eye-opening talk session!"
-Participant
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