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.
25th National Catholic China Conference: "The American Catholic Church and China in an Era of Globalization"
The 25th National Catholic China Conference - "The American Catholic Church and China in an Era of Globalization"
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th: Evening Keynote:
“The State of the Church in China Today” (open to the public)
Speaker: Richard Madsen: Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Diego.
When:
October 4, 2013 12:00am to October 6, 2013 12:00am
The 25th National Catholic China Conference - "The American Catholic Church and China in an Era of Globalization"
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4th: Evening Keynote:
“The State of the Church in China Today” (open to the public)
Speaker: Richard Madsen: Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of California, San Diego.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5th: Morning Keynote:
"Chinese Society Today: From the View of the Average Citizen"
Speaker: Ian Johnson: China-based Pulitzer Prize winning author and journalist.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 5th: Morning Sessions.
The Chinese experience of Church in a Global Era The American experience of Church in China The Chinese American Experience of Church
LUNCHEON HONORING DR. WU XIAOXIN Chinese banquet and presentation of the USCCB annual Ricci Award to honor Dr. Wu Xiaoxin of the Ricci Institute at the University of San Francisco and a longtime supporter of scholars researching the role of Christianity in Chinese society and Sino-Western cultural exchange. ($25 cost for all who wish to attend this luncheon. Courtesy of advance notice please. See below)
SATURDAY OCTOBER 5th: Afternoon Sessions
The Experience of other Christian traditions and churches in China Catholic Institutional Presence in China Christian Tourism in China
SUNDAY OCTOBER 6th: Morning Sessions: A unique forum for scholars, teachers and students.
A. Research Scholarship on Christianity in China (8:30am – 9:45am)
Moderator: Robert Carbonneau, CP, US Catholic China Bureau/Ricci Institute Session presenters: Wu Xiaoxin, Ricci Institute, University of San Francisco; Joseph Tse-Hei Lee, Pace University; Jean-Paul Wiest, most recently Research Director of The Beijing Center for Chinese Studies.
B. Sociology of Religion in China (10:00am – 11:15am)
Moderator: Michael Agliardo, SJ, University of Loyola Chicago.
Session presenters: Panel leader Richard Madsen, University of California, San Diego with Yang Fenggang, Purdue University.
C. Teaching About Catholicism and Religious History in China (11:30am –12:45pm)
Moderator: Mark DeStephano, SJ, St. Peter’s University.
Session presenters: Jeremy Clarke, SJ, Boston College; Anthony E.
Clark, Whitworth University.
Special registration discount by September 1, 2013 Look at the conference website for greater detail: http://www.usccbconferences.net.
Featured Articles
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.
RSVP link: https://forms.gle/1zer188RE9dCS6Ho6
Events
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.