Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
Screening: The Black Cannon Incident
The Chinese Film "The Black Cannon Incident" will be screened at University of Chicago.
When:
May 3, 2011 7:00pm to 8:30pm
Based on Zhang Xianliang’s novel, this black comedy film satirizes the bureaucracy and paranoia of Chinese authority. One rainy night, engineer Zhao Shuxin goes to the post office to send an urgent telegram: “Missing black cannon, search in 301 for Zhao.” Suspicions aroused, the postal worker alerts the authorities, who begin to spy on Zhao. The government’s bungled involvement in Zhao’s life and work results in a serious loss for the Chinese side, a development that coincides with the resolution of the “black cannon” mystery. A rare political satire, The Black Cannon Incident garnered a Golden Rooster award for actor Liu Zifeng. The film was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival.
Cost:
Free
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October 20, 2024
October 20, 2024
Please join us for the Grad Mixer! Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, Enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow students across USC Annenberg. Graduate students from any field are welcome to join, so it is a great opportunity to meet fellow students with IR/foreign policy-related research topics and interests.
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 3:00pm
Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow international students.
Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 4:00pm
Join us for an in-person conversation on Thursday, November 7th at 4pm with author David M. Lampton as he discusses his new book, Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War. The book examines the history of U.S.-China relations across eight U.S. presidential administrations.