The following photos were originally posted at the University of California at Berkeley's website at:
http://www.urel.berkeley.edu/Urel_2/b-online/campaign/asia4-photos.html
I downloaded them for my own reference but since the photos have been taken off the web at the UCB webpage I have decided to repost these since I think they provide a useful visual anthropology of elites at the 1999 University of California Berkeley (UCB) sponsored Fourth Asian Leadership Conference held at the Grand Formosa Taroko Hotel in Taroko National Park on what are occupied and unceded Taroko Aboriginal lands. Aborigines primarily serve as part of the backdrop for the conference particularly as entertainment during the dinners. Conference participants in several of the photos play try on Aboriginal traditional costumes or pose with Aborigines. The UCB webpage didn't have any comments for the photos and each photo was on its own webpage however I have put them all together with the UCB assigned file number at the top of each. All comments are my own and carry my particular bias that this was a glorified elite holiday but anyways you decide. Following the photographs is a schedule of the events which contextualizes the photos.

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An Aboriginal woman dressed in Rukai dress doing handycrafts.
 

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These participants are wearing what appear to Ami headdresses.
 

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The male participant in the middle has fake tattoos that were once part of male initiation in Atayal peoples prior to conquest by the Japanese.
 

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Participants attend dinner with Aborigines.
 

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Participant in right middle is wearing Rukai Aboriginal headdress.
 
 

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The Grand Formosa Taroko Hotel.
 

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  Participants having a laugh. Middle participant is wearing Ami Chief headdress.

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  Participants in group photo with Aboriginal performers.
 
 

Below is the program for the 1999 UC Berkley 4th Asian Leadership Conference. I reckon it is important to consider the ways in which the Taiwan Aborigines are utilized as entertainment after the serious work of conferencing is done. Particular attention should be paid to the sponsors of the events.

 

Home Speaker Biographies Honorary Committee Sponsors 1997 Asian Leadership Conference

University of California, Berkeley 4th Asian Leadership Conference Grand Formosa Taroko Hotel Hualien, Taiwan - November 4-7, 1999 Program Schedule Thursday, November 4 Friday, November 5 Saturday, November 6 Sunday, November 7 Pre-Conference Activities   Thursday, November 4    4:00 p.m.  Registration and Hotel Check-In    6:30 p.m.  Asian Leadership Conference Kick-Off Reception and Buffet Dinner  Sponsored by: PT. Inti Dufree Promosindo and Bank Mayapada    Friday, November 5    Friday Symposium sponsored by First International Computer.    7:30 a.m.  Breakfast    9:00-9:45 a.m.  The University's Role in Creating the Environment for Building a Knowledge-Based Economy  Chancellor Robert M. Berdahl, Introductory Remarks    The Business and Science of Biotechnology  9:45-10:30 a.m.  Innovation and Discovery in Biotechnology  Edward Penhoet, Dean, School of Public Health and Vice Chairman, Chiron Corporation    As the founder of the biotechnology firm Chiron, Dean Penhoet will share insights into how partnerships between universities and private industry are a driving force behind new developments in biotechnology.    10:30-10:45 a.m.  Break    10:45-11:30 a.m.  Looking Beyond the Light  Alexander Pines, Professor, College of Chemistry    Professor Pines, a world leader in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), will discuss the development and industrial applications of his research and how his novel imaging methods are being used to advance new materials and biomedicine and to help promote the cost-effective and equitable delivery of health care.    11:30-12:00 p.m.  Question and Answer Period    12:00-1:15 p.m.  Lunch    The Changing Dynamics of Technology Leadership    1:15-2:00 p.m.  Forging Ties Between Silicon Valley and Asia  AnnaLee Saxenian, Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning    Professor Saxenian, author of the widely acclaimed book Regional Advantage: Culture and Competition in Silicon Valley and Route 128, will share insights from her research on entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and their ties to Asia. She will also discuss how Silicon Valley is leading the way in the knowledge economy.    2:00-2:45 p.m.  From Vision to Venture: An Insider's View  James Sha, Managing Partner, Spring Creek Venture    Mr. Sha will share insights into the explosive growth taking place in Silicon Valley and the challenges technology companies face in the competition for venture capital funds.    2:45-3:00 p.m.  Break    3:00-3:45p.m.  Harnessing the Power of the Information Age  Hal Varian, Dean, School of Information Management and Systems    Dean Varian, coauthor of the best-selling book Information Rules: A Strategic Guide to the Network Economy, will examine the factors required to succeed in this information age and how business can utilize the information and knowledge resources they have to maximize their potential in the era of  e-commerce.    3:45-4:15 p.m.  Question and Answer Period    4:15-5:00 p.m.  Concluding Remarks  Yuan-Tseh Lee, Chair of the Asian Leadership Conference Honorary Committee and President, Academia Sinica    6:30 p.m.  Dinner: Aboriginal and International Barbeque  Sponsored by: Chevron  Aboriginal song and dance entertainment will be featured.    Saturday, November 6    7:30-9:00 a.m.  Continental Breakfast    Interactive Panel Discussion:  9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.  Asian Economies: Outlook 2000  On the final day of the 3rd Asian Leadership Conference in 1997, participants engaged in an interactive dialogue on the economic crisis that swept through the region. We continue the discussion this year with business and government leaders from various countries who will share their thoughts and personal reflections on the challenges they have encountered in the past two years and the opportunities that await them in the new millennium.    12:00-12:45 p.m.  Lunch    1:00-3:00 p.m.  Leisure Activities - Nature hikes led by local guides    4:00-5:30  Austronesian Festival at the Pulowan Sacred Site  A gala cultural and culinary experience, the festival will bring together over 100 tribal members from the Taroko, Bunun, Atayal, and Amis indigenous groups to interact with our guests through translators and demonstrate cooking and craft-making traditions. Guests will then be escorted to the upper terrace for dinner.    6:00-9:30  Farewell Dinner: Night of Four Tribes  Dinner will take place at twilight on the upper terrace of the sacred ancestral site of Pulowan, in the open air surrounded by the Marble Mountains. The evening will provide a shared experience with indigenous Austronesian speakers and conclude with a colorful festival of customary song and dance from the ancient tribes.    Cultural Evening sponsored by Quanta Computer Inc.  Dinner sponsored by Grand Formosa Taroko Hotel.    Sunday, November 7  7:30-9:00 a.m.  Continental Breakfast  Checkout and Departure        back to top Alumni, Parents & Friends Gateway | UC Berkeley © Copyright 1999-2000, University of California, Berkeley.