On September 29, 2024, the USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a workshop at the Huntington’s Chinese garden, offering K-12 educators hands-on insights into using the garden as a teaching tool. With expert presentations, a guided tour, and new resources, the event explored how Chinese gardens' rich history and cultural significance can be integrated into classrooms. Interested in learning more? Click below for details on the workshop and upcoming programs for educators.
Pacific Basin Institute Student Travel Grant Video Presentations
Students who received travel grants from the Pacific Basin Institute at Pomona College will present their videos.
When:
November 30, 2010 12:00pm to December 2, 2010 1:00pm
Where
Tuesday, November 30
Noon - 1pm in Oldenborg Center
Anderson Wright: Jeepneys of the Philippines
Cheickna Fofana: Black and Chinese Identity in Jamaica
Patricia Weng: Korean Identity in China
Thursday, December 2
Noon - 1pm in Oldenborg Center
Chien-Wei Chen: Okinawa War Civilian Suicides in Japan
Nydia Ekasumara: Culture of Bali
Samuel Pang: Identity and Sovereignty in Hawaii
Chien-Wei Chen ‘11
“The Civilian Mass Suicides in Okinawa and Okinawa
Notes by Kenzaburo Oe”
Country: Japan
Supported by R. Stanton Avery Lectureship Funds
Nydia Ekasumara ‘11
“The Untold Stories of Tenaga Kerja Indonesia:
Pahlawan Devisa Indonesia”
Country: Indonesia
Supported by R. Stanton Avery Lectureship Funds
Patricia Weng ‘11
“I Don’t Speak Your Language: Moving Farther from
Home”
Country: China
Supported by Barbara Smith New China Film Funds
Cheickna Fofana ‘12
“Who am I? Identity of Black and Chinese Jamaicans”
Country: Jamaica
Supported by R. Stanton Avery Lectureship Funds
Samuel Pang ‘12
“Hawaiian Sovereignty and a Personal Journey”
Country: Hawaii, U.S.A.
Supported by R. Stanton Avery Lectureship Funds
Anderson Wright ‘12
“The Jeepneys of the Philippines”
Country: The Philippines
Supported by R. Stanton Avery Lectureship Funds
Event Website URL:
Phone Number:
(909) 607-8035
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