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.
Asia and Asian Americans in the Time of Trump
Please join Asia Society Southern California on Day 1 of President Trump’s first work week for an engaging program that looks at the implications of his presidency on relations with Asia and Asian Americans.
When:
January 23, 2017 5:30pm to 8:00pm
Where
The USC U.S.-China Institute is a supporting organization of this event. Select the "Asia Society Member" rate when purchasing tickets for the discounted rate.
Please join Asia Society Southern California on Day 1 of President Trump’s first work week for an engaging program that looks at the implications of his presidency on relations with Asia and Asian Americans. This will be the first in a series of President Trump & Asia programs in Los Angeles that are part of a global Asia Society initiative to examine challenges and opportunities facing the new Administration in Asia and to drive creative thinking and specific recommendations for U.S. policy.
Speakers on the foreign-policy include:
- David Huebner, Former U.S. Ambassador to New Zealand and Samoa
- Kantathi Suphamongkhon, Former Foreign Minister of Thailand
- Ambassador Venkatesan Ashok, Consul General of India - San Francisco
- Robert C. O’Brien, Partner, Larson O’Brien and Former Adviser to Mitt Romney
The Asian-American panel features two MacArthur Foundation Fellows who are leaders in immigration and minority issues:
- Stewart Kwoh, President and Executive Director, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – LA
- Ahilan Arulanantham, Legal Director, American Civil Liberties Union in Southern California
Stay tuned for Trump & Asia programs in February featuring Kevin Rudd, President of the Asia Society Policy Institute, and Orville Schell, Arthur Ross Director of the Center on U.S.-China Relations.
For more information on Asia Society’s Trump & Asia series, please click here.
Schedule:
5:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Registration and networking reception
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Panel discussion
Parking:
Valet parking is $15 at the Omni hotel.
Cost:
$25
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