On September 29, 2024, the USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a workshop at the Huntington’s Chinese garden, offering K-12 educators hands-on insights into using the garden as a teaching tool. With expert presentations, a guided tour, and new resources, the event explored how Chinese gardens' rich history and cultural significance can be integrated into classrooms. Interested in learning more? Click below for details on the workshop and upcoming programs for educators.
Maritime Asia in the Early Modern World
This symposium considers the connections of maritime Asia to world history in the early modern era and China's relations with Southeast Asia in particular.
Where
This is the second in a series of annual meetings on “China in Asia” jointly sponsored by the Title VI East Asia Centers of the UW and UCLA-USC.
Speakers:
Dr. Santanee Phasuk, Chitralada Palace School, Bangkok. Co-author of Royal Siamese Maps: War and Trade in Nineteenth Century Thailand.
Prof. Zhimin Man. Director, Institute of Historical Geography, Fudan University, Shanghai; Author of Historical Climatic Change in China
Prof. Sanjay Subrahmanyam. Department of History, UCLA. Director, UCLA Center for India and South Asia. Author of The Career and Legend of Vasco da Gama.
Dr. Roxanna Brown. Director, Southeast Asian Ceramics Museum, Bangkok. Author of The Ceramics of Southeast Asia: Their Dating and Identification.
Prof. Emeritus John Wills. Department of History, USC. Author of 1688: A Global History.
Prof. R. Bin Wong. Department of History, UCLA. Director, UCLA Asian Institute. Author of China Transformed: Historical Change and the Limits of European Experience.
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