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discussion of the different styles of Chinese cuisine which have their origins in the many regions of China. Some of these have become very popular in the United States. She will give us a comprehensive presentation of Chinese food and drink culture, as well as Chinese dining etiquette. Professor Roderick has taught various levels of Chinese language and culture to children, adult learners, and business executives. She was voted the Outstanding Associate Faculty Member at MiraCosta College for 2009-2010. Mar. 28


“Inside Viet Nam from Ha Noi to the Me Kong Delta” will be presented by John Sawtelle, Osher student and volunteer, and retired US Air Force Rocket Engineer and recently retired Manager in the Defense Industry. The people of Viet Nam are a charming people with a fascinating cultural history. The country was occupied by the Chinese for 900 years and then the French for 75 more years. The country achieved national independence and threw the Communists out in 1986. Now Viet Nam is a free socialistic republic with a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Join John on an odyssey that will take you through many UNESCO World Heritage sites and some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet. Apr. 4


“The Ah Quin Diary” will be presented by Dr. Susie Lan Cassel, Professor in the Literature and Writing Department at CSUSM. Tom Ah Quin lived in San Diego’s early Chinatown from 1884 until his death in 1902 and was affectionately called “The Mayor of Chinatown”. He learned to read and write English and Chinese at a Presbyterian Mission School in Canton and immigrated to America in the 1860’s where he worked as a cook for coal miners in Alaska, as a domestic for Army officers at the Presidio in San Francisco, and as a labor broker for the Southern California Railroad. He left behind ten volumes of diaries which give us an amazing account of this entrepreneur and father of twelve. Dr. Cassel is currently working on a scholarly edition of “The Ah Quin Diary”, which is slated for publication with Stanford University Press. Dr. Cassel has many publications and two books: “The Chinese in America: A History from Gold Mountain to the New Millennium: and “Techniques for College Writing: Writing the Thesis Statement and Beyond” with Kathleen Moore. Apr. 11


“Pop Culture in Modern Chinese Society, Part 2” In this lecture, Aubrey Kuan Roderick will provide additional insight into Chinese culture, beyond the 2008 Beijing Olympics and the 2010 Shanghai World Expo. She will examine the post-reform Chinese society and critical social issues in contemporary China through films and discussion. Apr. 18


Course No.: OSH11021512ATW Date: Wednesdays, Feb. 15 - Apr. 18 Time: 9:30 - 11:30 am


Location: National University, Carlsbad Fee: 10weeks $110


Instructor: Various Distinguished Lecture Series - Carlsbad


“Reverse Osmosis” is a process that transforms an unusable water supply into a usable water source. The first large industrial application of


“Mexico and the Security Challenges It Represents to American Interests in Mexico and Along the Border” will be presented by Kurt Norrigan, who has been working as a security consultant in Mexico for over 20 years, working with multinational Fortune 500 companies. He is currently a member of the San Diego ASIS chapter and has a long history of membership and participation with the State Department’s Overseas Security Advisory Council. In this presentation, he will analyze the multiple dynamics and cross-currents that, over the decades, have led Mexico to where it is now.


Is Mexico going down the dark path of a


failed state, or is it experiencing growing pains experienced by developing countries as they transition from corrupt authoritarian regimes to true democracies? How have political, social, and criminal dynamics intertwined and evolved to produce the violence that we now see? Feb 22


“Multigenerational Families and the Development of Individual Family Members” will be the topic discussed by Dr. Sharon Hamill, Professor of Psychology at CSUSM. Multigenerational families are becoming more common as the American population ages, often with three or four generations sharing a household. This lecture will explore the development of children/ adolescents, middle- aged adults, and older adults in these family contexts. It will examine the challenges associated with negotiating the developmental changes of family members and will emphasize the many opportunities for individual growth and positive outcomes from these living arrangements. Dr. Hamill received her Ph.D. in Social Ecology from UC Irvine. Her research focuses on multigenerational family relationships in families of dementia patients and the development of personal responsibility in adolescents and young adults. She is currently the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Elizabeth Hospice in Escondido and is also Chair of the Education Committee of the Alzheimer’s Association of San Diego/Imperial counties. Feb 29


“Twenty Thousand Millimeters Under the Sea— Osher Lifelong Learning Institute | Spring 2012 | www.csusm.edu/el/olli | (800) 500-9377 13


reverse osmosis occurred in 1970 when a 100,000 gallon per day system was placed into operation at a Texas Instruments’ electronic facility in Dallas, Texas. Today, millions of gallons of water are purified by this method, which involves forcing unpurified water under pressure through a membrane, so that the purified water passes through and the impurities remain behind. The presenters are Richard Sudak, Osher student, founder of “Separation Processes, Inc.” , and its President until Aug. 29, 2003, and Gerry Filteau, current president of SPI-Engineering. Feb 15


Conducting Marine Research While Living in an Underwater Habitat.” In 1870, the French Writer Jules Verne published the classic science fiction novel “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”. Over 110 years later, Dr. Richard Bray and a team of other faculty and students conducted three, one-week long missions while living at a depth of 20,000 millimeters (approximately 60 feet) in the underwater habitat “Hydrolab” off St. Croix in the US Virgin Islands. The living experiences were far more spartan than those experienced by Captain Nemo in the Nautilus. Dr. Bray will discuss the advantages and dangers of conducting marine research during an extended period under water. This project was part of a project studying the role that fish play in transporting nutrients and pollutants into coral reefs in the tropics. Dr. Bray recently retired from the biology faculty at CSUSM, after serving for 16 years. Prior to that, he spent 16 years at Cal State Long Beach. His research has been featured in television specials by Jean-Michel Costeau and National Geographic. Mar 7


“Voting Surprises” will be presented by K. Brooks Reid, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at CSUSM and one of the original Founding Faculty who launched the University in 1989. In this lecture, we will examine some of the usual voting procedures ( plurality, pairwise comparisons, Borda count), illustrate several voting paradoxes, and discuss Arrow’s result ( a theory put forth by Nobel Economist Kenneth Arrow in 1951) that a “fair election” method cannot exist. This result led to the development of a new field called “social choice”, which investigates the problem of aggregating individual preferences into a group or social preference. Before coming to CSUSM, Dr. Reid was Professor of Mathematics at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, where he taught for 21 years. He has published 75 papers in the areas of combinatorial mathematics (graph theory and the theory of tournaments) and he has a side interest in voting theory as it is combinatorial in nature.


Dr. Reid played


competitive senior tennis, was a long distance runner, and is now a dedicated bicyclist. Mar 14


“More Than Just a Game—Sports Fan Psychology and Sports Marketing” will be presented by Vassilis Dalakas, Associate Professor of Marketing at CSUSM and visiting professor at the SDSU Sports MBA Program. The focus of this lecture will be on the attitudes and behaviors of highly identified(“die-hard”) fans. We will discuss how their behavior differs from other “fair-weather” fans and why


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