Past Events
Soul Mining looks broadly at the influence of Asian labor and culture in the Americas with artists from Asia, Latin America, and the United States. (Exhibition dates: March 17 - July 14, 2018)
The Textile Museum at George Washington University Museum showcases an exhibit on festival costumes from throughout Southwest China.
Chinese paintings throughout the centuries grouped together in conversation.
The Minneapolis Institue of Art showcases Miao clothing and jewelry from their extensive collection.
Robert Wilson and the Minneapolis Institute of Art collaborate on an immersive exhibit taking you inside the Qing Dynasty Palace. (Exhibition dates: February 3 - June 10, 2018)
The Asia Program at Washington State University invites college and university faculty, K-12 schoolteachers, independent scholars and graduate and undergraduate students with an interest in Asian or Asian diaspora studies to submit proposals for organized panels, roundtable discussions, or individual papers to the Asian Studies on the Pacific Coast (ASPAC) 2018 Conference held June 8-10, 2018 at WSU, Pullman.
The USC East Asian Studies Center presents a conference on the application of Buddhist ethics to modern social issues.
Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute, the East Asian Studies Center, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts for a screening of the 1993 Chinese film Woman Sesame Oil Maker (香魂女). It tells the story of a woman in a small village who buys a peasant wife for his mentally disabled son after her sesame oil business becomes unexpectedly successful. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director, Xie Fei (谢飞).
The Ringling is pleased to announce the presentation of the Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s 12 monumental bronze sculptures, Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads. A sculptor, photographer, installation artist, architect, and social activist, Ai is one of the most renowned artists working today. (Exhibition dates: Jun 9 – Jun 1, 2018)
Join AEI as a panel of security experts discuss how the US can keep its competitive edge in the Asia Pacific.