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.
Paper Son Performed by Byron Yee
Byron Yee returns to the West Coast to perform his critically-acclaimed autobiographical solo show, Paper Son.
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Celebrate the Seventh Anniversary of CAM with the West Coast return of Paper Son, a critically-acclaimed autobiographical solo show by writer/performer Byron Yee. Presented in partnership with the Japanese American National Museum, Paper Son explores the issues of identity, immigration and personal heritage in the story of Oklahoma-native Byron Yee, who moves to California to start a career in stand-up comedy. A disastrous movie audition for the role of a stereotypical Pidgin-English-speaking Chinese restaurant owner compels Yee to confront his long-ignored heritage, where he soon discovers that his own father was a paper son. Awarded “Outstanding Solo Show” at the 2007 New York International Fringe Festival and winner of the “Best Of Fringe Award” at the San Francisco Fringe Festival, Paper Son is a show not to be missed! Matinee ticket holders will receive free admission to the Japanese American National Museum. The 6 p.m. show will be followed by a dessert reception inside the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy. Tickets maybe purchased online at www.camla.org or by calling (213) 485-8484. Purchase your tickets in advance, limited seating available. Ticket sales at the door are based on availability. This event is generously sponsored by the Japanese American National Museum. Community Partners include: Asian Professional Exchange (APEX), Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (CHSSC), East West Players (EWP), KCET, Organization of Chinese Americans-Greater Los Angeles (OCA-GLA), and Visual Communications (VC).
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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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Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow international students.
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.