Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Sensing Taiwan
Indiana University's East Asian Studies Center presents an opportunity to experience the rich cultural heritage of Taiwan through a month-long series of musical performances, film screenings, and scholarly presentations.
Where
Experience the rich cultural heritage of Taiwan with all of your senses through this month-long series of musical performances, film screenings, and scholarly presentations sponsored by Indiana University’s East Asian Studies Center and the Ministry of Culture, ROC (Taiwan).
Events Include:
- Contemporary Film Festival: Exit (Chien Hsiang, 2014)
- Contemporary Film Festival: When Love Comes (Chang Tso-Chi, 2010)
- Traditional hakka Music, Opera, Folksongs
- Lecture-demonstration of Traditional Hakka Music
- Traditional Music in the U.S. and Taiwan: A Cultural-Musical Dialogue with the Miao-Lin Chen Family Pei-Kuan Pa-Yin Group and Brad Leftwich and the Hogwire Band
- Contemporary Film Festival: Vive L'Amour (Tsai Ming-liang, 1994)
- From Auteur to Popular Art: The Commercial Viability of Taiwan Cinema (Cindy Chan, University of Texas at Austin)
- Contemporary Film Festival: God Man Dog (Singing Chen, 2007)
Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?