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.
2008 Beijing Olympics: China’s Coming-Out Party
The Olympic Games have put China in the spotlight on the world stage. Dr. Christopher McNally will discuss events in 2008 tied to the Olympics and what it means for China and the world.
When:
August 6, 2008 12:00am
Where
5:30 p.m. Registration & Pupus
6:00-7:30 p.m. Program
Dr. McNally is a political economist studying the interests, institutions, and ideas underlying formations of capitalism. At present, his research focuses on contemporary varieties of capitalism,in particular the nature and logic of China's capitalist transition. He is also working on a book project that studies the implications of China's capitalist renaissance on the global order.
Dr. McNally has held fellowships conducting fieldwork and research at the Asia Research Centre in West Australia, the Institute of Asia Pacific Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, and at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of Washington in Seattle.
He has edited three volumes, including most recently an examination of China's political economy: China's Emergent Political Economy – Capitalism in the Dragon's Lair (Routledge, 2008). He has also authored over a dozen academic articles in journals such as The China Quarterly, Asian Perspective, and Comparative Social Research, as well as numerous policy analyses and editorials.
Sponsored by: Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, East-West Center, and Friends of the East-West Center.
$3 Parking
Please pay for parking at the kiosk on
East-West Road. You will then be directed to
available parking areas.
RSVP by Monday, August 4, 2008
All no-shows will be billed.
Primary Contact Info:
Name: Pacific and Asian Affairs Council
Email: paac@paachawaii.org
Phone: 808-944-7783
Cost:
$10 Members, $12 Non-Members
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