2025 Virtual Public Forum on Global Chinese Philanthropy

The 2025 Virtual Public Forum on Global Chinese Philanthropy will feature Hu Ming (Macau University of Science and Technology) and Yonghui Yu (South China Normal University) who will discuss and share their experiences in non-profit management, volunteering and charitable giving, community development, and Chinese entrepreneurship and donation behaviors.

Thursday, June 5, 2025
5:00 PM - 6:15 PM
Online Webinar

Online via Zoom webinar

Thursday, June 5 at 5:00-6:15 PM (Pacific Time)
Friday, June 6 at 8:00-9:15 AM (Beijing Time)

The goal of the Global Chinese Philanthropy (GCP) Research and Training Program is to integrate networking building, research, and training to bridge intellectual inquiry and professional practice in the field of Global Chinese Philanthropy. The program also seeks to foster passion and interest in volunteerism, stimulate innovative research ideas, and encourage the sharing of best practices related to Global Chinese Philanthropy.

The 2025 Public Forum on Global Chinese Philanthropy will feature scholars and practitioners who will discuss and share their experiences from a variety of perspectives. Please note that a closed-group discussion and members-only workshop for registered GCP Training Program participants will follow the panel, on Thursday, June 5 from 6:30-8:00 PM (Pacific Time) / Friday, June 6 from 9:30-11:00 AM (Beijing Time).

• Chair: Jeannie Chen, Center Administrator (Asia Pacific Center at University of California, Los Angeles)
• Moderator: Marina Tan Harper (陈美月), Senior Director for International Development (University of California, Davis)
• Panelists: Ming Hu (胡明), Assistant Professor (Macau University of Science & Technology); Yonghui Yu (于永慧), Associate Professor (South China Normal University)

Dr. Ming Hu (胡明) is Assistant Professor in non-profit management at the Macau University of Science and Technology. His research interests include non-profit management, volunteering and charitable giving, and community development. He was also an experienced nonprofit manager with expertise in rural livelihood, disaster management, and capacity building.

Dr. Yonghui Yu (于永慧) is Associate Professor at South China Normal University and a current Visiting Scholar at the UCLA Asia Pacific Center. She earned a Ph.D. in Sports Sociology from South China Normal University and a Ph.D. in Economic Sociology from Sun Yat-sen University. Her research takes a comparative approach towards the study of Chinese entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial family wealth management, as well as specifically on the donation behaviors of Chinese entrepreneurs. Her prior international exchange experience includes participation in the Fellow Fund Exchange program at Jena University (Germany) and the Visiting Scholar program at the University of British Columbia (Canada). 

Dr. Marina Tan Harper (陈美月) has been Senior Director for International Development at UC Davis since 2016 and earned her PhD in Philanthropic Studies from the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Indiana University. Her research is focused on diasporic Chinese philanthropy. In her current role, she has customized giving platforms for alumni, parents, and friends of UC Davis to give from abroad: Asia, Europe, Latin America, and Canada. Understanding local giving traditions, propensity to give, affinity, connectedness, and readiness of varied constituents on the ground, she knows this is not one-size-fits fundraising. Marina was also the Founding Director of the Development Office at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. During her tenure from 2005-2014, S$500 million of private support was raised, she made a deep and transformational impact on students, faculty and the university through private support with the naming of: Wee Kim Wee School, Rajaratnam School, Lee Kong Chian School, Lien Ying Chow Drive, Tan Chin Tuan Lecture Theatre, Toh Kian Chui Annex, Margaret Lien Centre for Professional Success, and Sembcorp Marine Lab. 

This event is part of the Global Chinese Philanthropy Research and Training Program and made possible with the support of the Cyrus Tang Foundation.

Sponsor(s): Asia Pacific Center, Center for Chinese Studies