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.
Shaolin Temple and the 21st Century
Shaolin Monks visit USC for a martial arts demonstration and a short presentation on the challenges of bringing the temple and its teachings to 21st century audiences.
When:
November 20, 2006 12:00am
Nov. 20, 2006, Noon - 1:30 pm
Tommy Trojan at the center of the USC campus
co-sponsored with the USC East Asian Studies Center and the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture
Shaolin Temple occupies a unique place in Buddhist history. It is known as the place the Indian monk Bodhidharma developed Chan teachings (Zen in Japanese, Son in Korean) in the 6th century. At Shaolin, martial arts training was incorporated into meditative practice and many of its adherents became well-known for their martial arts prowess. This martial arts tradition helped to make the temple famous beyond Buddhist circles.
The event will include a short presentation by the Shaolin Abbot on the challenges of bringing the temple and its teachings to 21st century audiences. After the presentation and a question and answer session, there will be a martial arts demonstration.
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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.