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.
Reviews - Contemporary China
Songster, Panda Nation: The Construction and Conservation of China's Modern Icon, 2021
May 12, 2021
Reviewed by Kyuhyun Han (University of California, Santa Cruz) Published on H-Environment (May, 2021)
Caple, Morality and Monastic Revival in Post-Mao Tibet, 2019
December 31, 2019
Joshua Esler reviewed the book by Jane E. Caple for the History of Buddhism discussion list. The review is reproduced via Creative Commons license.
Mühlhahn, Making China Modern - From the Great Qing to Xi Jinping, 2019
October 23, 2019
David Buck reviewed Klaus Mühlhahn's book for the History of Asia discussion list. The review is republished here via Creative Commons license.
Wemheuer, A Social History of Maoist China: Conflict and Change, 1949-1976, 2019
October 22, 2019
Felix Wemheuer's book was reviewed for the History of Asia discussion list by Matthew Galway. It is republished here via Creative Commons license.
Cao, GMO China - How Global Debates Transformed China's Agricultural Biotechnology Policies, 2018
October 3, 2019
Ronald J. Herring wrote this review of Cao's GMO China for the History of Asia discussion list. It's reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
Fravel, Active Defense: China's Military Strategy since 1949, Jan. 1, 2019
January 1, 2019
George Carter reviewed M. Taylor Fravel's book for the History of War discussion list. The review is reprinted here via Creative Commons license.
Tiang Boon, China's Global Identity: Considering the Responsibilities of Great Power, 2018
December 1, 2018
Ngeow Chow Bing reviewed Hoo Tiang Boon's book for the History of Diplomacy discussion list. It is republished here via Creative Commons license.
China's Civil War: A Social History, 1945-1949
April 26, 2018
Diana Lary's book was reviewed by James Hudson from the University of Tennessee. It was published by H-Asia.
Campion, Geopolitics of Red Oil - Constructing the China Threat through Energy Security, 2016
March 29, 2017
Andrew Campion's book was reviewed by Sudha Mahalingam, a retired Indian energy regulator. It was published by the History of Asia discussion network.
He, China's Crisis Behavior - Political Survival and Foreign Policy after the Cold War, 2016
December 1, 2016
Kai He's book was reviewed by William Yale and published by H-Diplo. Republished here via Creative Commons license.
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October 20, 2024
October 20, 2024
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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Events
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 3:00pm
Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow international students.
Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 4:00pm
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.