We organize regular monthly talks by scholars, professionals, and local experts on all aspects of anthropology - from cross-dressing in Chinese culture to the struggles of Hong Kong Disneyland, from shamans in Indonesia to traditional boat-building in Macau to Hong Kong identity after the handover, from the birth of agriculture in China to Tibet's new middle class to ecotourism in Malaysia, statue
s in Laos, and music in the Philippines. These talks are followed by informal dinners at a local restaurant, to which all are invited. We also organize anthropological outings every two or three months: a field trip to Hakka walled villages in Shenzen; a tour of Macau by day and by night; and visit to various Hong Kong mosques, churches, museums, and prisons. The purpose of the Society is to bring anthropology beyond the doors of academe, to a larger public of interested people in Hong Kong and beyond. We seek to bring academics and laypeople together in a common forum, in order to broaden academic anthropology, and in order to broaden the understanding of anthropology by people beyond the academy.
