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.
GTI Taiwan Culture Day
The Global Taiwan Institute is pleased to present “Taiwan Culture Day” in our ongoing series of social and cultural programs in Washington, DC. These series are partly sponsored by Spotlight Taiwan, a project of Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture.
When:
May 25, 2018 11:00am to 2:30pm
Where
The Global Taiwan Institute is pleased to present “Taiwan Culture Day” in our ongoing series of social and cultural programs in Washington, DC. These series are partly sponsored by Spotlight Taiwan, a project of Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture.
The event will begin at 11:00 am. Light snacks will be provided. Please contact GTI Program Assistant Jonathan Lin if you have questions or concerns. Kindly RSVP by May 21.
TAIWAN CULTURE DAY
Taiwan is rich in both history and variety of cultures. From the world popular bubble tea drink, to indigenous traditions which one rarely sees, Taiwan is like a wonderful treasure ready to be discovered. An island-country of the size of Maryland and Delaware combined, Taiwan, with its population of 23.5 million, has one of the highest population densities in the world. Taiwan is a beautiful country that boasts famous night markets with excellent street food, spectacular scenery with ecologically rich wetlands, historic temples, and cultural festivals. It is time to come and experience Taiwan for yourself!
We will be presenting authentic cultural exhibitions, performances, and tasting of Taiwanese cuisine as well!
Performance Times:
11:30 Atayal (Tayan) Tribal Dance
12:15 Contemporary Ballet
13:00 Erhu Performance
13:45 Chef Jason Wang Live Cooking Demonstration
It’s time to discover Taiwan, the heart of Asia. Come and experience the secret wonders of Taiwan!
** Also, please note that GTI will be hosting another event the day before, on Thursday May 24 from 5:30 PM to 7 PM. This event is a cultural presentation titled “An Introduction to Taiwan’s Indigenous People and the Atayal (Tayan) Tribe.” We hope that you can attend both events, or one of them. See you at GTI!
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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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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.