I thought the Panel Discussion could have been better. I was originally excited to hear what Charles Li had to say and present, but when we got there, I had no idea what he was saying. From his book, I thought his English would be impressive but there was something about the way he spoke that made his words indistinguishable. But the panel did have some interesting points, from the few words I could make out, Charles Li mentioned about how a person’s identity is always changing with culture and time. It was also interesting to have so many people from different backgrounds sit in the same room with us. However, I think it was harder for us to pay attention to the panel discussion because we were up in the balcony, could barely hear what was being said, and the focus was on the people sitting on the floor. I personally think it would have been more effective if it was a smaller group and the audience had a chance to interact with the panel more; the discussions would probably would be able to connect with us better that way.
I cannot say I necessarily liked the panel discussion, but I also cannot say I didn’t like it because I could barely hear most of the things said, which I would have been interested in. Overall, I would rather have a discussion with the panel in a smaller environment.
