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.
Family Day: Moon Over Manhattan! Celebrate Lunar New Year
Asia Society hosts a Lunar New Year celebration for the whole family.
When:
February 6, 2016 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Where
Where:
Celebrate the Year of the Monkey!
Asia Society rings in the Year of the Monkey with performances and traditional craft activities inspired by Lunar New Year traditions across Asia. Activities will include a Lion Dance and kung fu demonstration, musical performances, and more.
Schedule of Events:
1:00-1:30 PM: Korean Drumming performance and lesson
NY Korean Traditional Marching Band will perform Salmulnori, which means “playing four things”: The changgo or hour-glass shaped drum; the buk or barrel drum; the jing or large gong; and the kkwaenggwari, or small gong
2:00-2:30 PM: Bo Law Kung Fu: Lion Dance and Kung Fu demonstration
New York Bo Law Kung-Fu martial arts school presents a traditional Lion Dance followed by an interactive Kung Fu demonstration.
3:00-3:30 PM: Chinese Theater Works: Music and Dance
Chinese Theater works wows with special performances featuring segments of the traditional opera piece “Monkey King,” with an opportunity to interact on stage with the performers.
The performance will also feature regional singing and dance from ethnic folk traditions, includes the Tibetan, Mongolian and Han music and dance.
Ongoing Arts and Crafts activities on the 8th floor:
--Stretch dragon puppet making with Chinese Theater Works
--Korean “lucky pouch” making
--Tibetan butter sculpture
--Clay monkey charm making with Syma
--And much more!
Family Programs at Asia Society are supported by Coca-cola
Cost:
$5 students, seniors, children; $7 members (Dual Family members FREE); $12 nonmembers. Tickets available the day of event.
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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.
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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.