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.
Reflecting on Beijing: USC Olympic Athletes and Coaches Discuss Experiences in China
USCI's online magazine US-China Today presents a panel discussion of USC Olympic athletes and coaches who competed for a variety of countries.
When:
October 1, 2008 7:00pm to 8:30pm
This past August, 11 current USC athletes and coaches traveled to Beijing for the biggest Olympic Games to date. While there, they had the opportunity to interact with the culture and see the sights, some ancient and some new, all carefully beautified for the influx of tourists. Some of these athletes and coaches will discuss their experiences in Beijing and share their impressions.
Nancy Chen is a current USC junior majoring in International Relations and is one of the managing editors of US-China Today. This summer, she was a production assistant for NBC Sports at the Olympics.
Tina Davis-Fernandes is USC's women's sprints assistant coach who has coached several All-American sprinters and NCAA champions. She helped coached women's track for Puerto Rico.
Ankur Poseria is a current USC junior majoring in International Relations with a focus on Chinese politics and language. He competed on India's Olympic team, swimming the 100m butterfly.
Carol Rodriguez ran the 200m and 400m for Puerto Rico. She is currently the USC record holder for these events, and graduated this past spring.
Please RSVP to uschinatoday@usc.edu .
Refreshments will be served.
Parking is available for $8. Enter campus through Gate #3 off of Figueroa St. and USC McCarthy Way. Off-campus parking is available at lots of Jefferson Blvd. and the street. To view a map of the campus, please click here.
Cost:
Free
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