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.
A Summer at Grandpa’s
The Museum of Modern Art screens a Taiwanese movie directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.
When:
August 16, 2011 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Where
1984. Taiwan. Directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien. Screenplay by Chu Tien-wen. With Guo Yen Zheng, C. Chien Li, Edward Yang. When their mother falls gravely ill, Tung-tung and his younger sister, Pi-yun, are bundled out of Taipei to the countryside, where their grandfather runs the local clinic. The film is an affectionate recollection of childhood but also punctuated with startling incidents. Hou pulls off a stylistic coup, deepening an otherwise bright chronicle with the underlying tension of impending danger. In Mandarin; English subtitles. 100 min.
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Phone Number:
(212) 708-9400
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