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 - Pre-1949 China
Crook et al, Prosperity’s Predicament: Identity, Reform, and Resistance in Rural Wartime China, 2013
January 1, 2013
The book by Isabel Crook, Christina K. Gilmartin, Xiji Yu, Gail Hershatter, and Emily Honig was reviewed by Bin Yang for H-World (September 2013) and is reproduced here via a Creative Commons license.
Clarke, The Virgin Mary and Catholic Identities in Chinese History, 2013 and Young, Ecclesiastical Colony: China’s Catholic Church and the French Religious Protectorate, 2013
January 1, 2013
Jeremy Clarke and Ernest Young’s books were reviewed for H-Catholic (October 2014) and is reproduced here under a Creative Commons license.
Silbey, The Boxer Rebellion and the Great Game in China, 2012
January 1, 2012
Jay Carter reviewed this book for H-War, October 2012.
Campany, Signs from the Unseen Realm - Buddhist Miracle Tales from Early Medieval China, 2012
January 1, 2012
This review by Richard Simmons was published by the History of Asia discussion list.
Eber, Wartime Shanghai and the Jewish Refugees from Central Europe: Survival, Co-existence, and Identity in a Multiethnic City, 2012
January 1, 2012
Gao Bei of the College of Charleston reviewed Irene Eber's book for H-Urban. The review is published here under Creative Commons license.
Johnson, ed. Narratives of Free Trade, The Commercial Cultures of Early US-China Relations, 2012
January 1, 2012
This book edited by Kendall Johnson was reviewed by Dael Norwood for H-Diplo and published in November 2012. It is reprinted here under Creative Commons license.
Gu, A Cultural History of the Chinese Language, 2012
January 1, 2012
Richard V. Simmons reviews the book for H-Asia, January 2013.
Swanson, A Plain Sailorman in China: The Life and Times of Cdr. I. V. Gillis, USN, 1875-1948, 2012.
January 1, 2012
Tony Demchak reviews this book for H-War, February 2013, credit H-Asia.
Pines, The Everlasting Empire: The Political Culture of Ancient China and Its Imperial Legacy, 2012
December 31, 2011
Yuri Pines’s book was reviewed for H-Empire by Jingbin Wang (July 2014) and is reproduced here by Creative Commons license.
Burt, The Cairo Conference of 1943: Roosevelt, Churchill, Chiang Kai-shek and Madame Chiang, 2011
December 31, 2011
Sally Burt reviews the book for H-Asia, July 2012.
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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.