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.
Documents - US-Asia
United States and Foreign Commercial Service Pacific Rim Initiative, United States Code Title 15 Chapter 73 Section 4725, Enacted 23 August 1988
August 23, 1988
H.R. 4848 became Public Law 100-418 on 23 August 1988. Public Law 100-418 Title II Sec. 2306 was codified into the following section of the United States Code.
Address by President Gerald R. Ford at the University of Hawaii, December 7, 1975
December 7, 1975
President Ford's speech at the University of Hawaii after returning from his trip to China. Excerpted from the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library & Museum.
Tonkin Gulf Resolution, August 7, 1964
January 7, 1964
The Tonkin Gulf Resolution is of historical significance because it gave U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson authorization, without a formal declaration of war by Congress, for the use of conventional military force in Southeast Asia. Specifically, the resolution authorized the President to do whatever necessary in order to assist "any member or protocol state of the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty." This included involving armed forces.
Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State July 27, 1953
July 27, 1953
The Armistice Agreement for the Restoration of the South Korean State formally ended the war in Korea.
Treaty of Peace with Japan, 1951
September 8, 1951
Treaty of Peace with Japan, Sept. 8, 1951, San Francisco, California, USA
Instrument of Surrender by Japan, 1945
September 2, 1945
Instrument of Surrender by Japan, September 2, 1945, Tokyo Bay
Japanese Note to the United States ("Fourteen Part Message"), 1941
December 7, 1941
Japanese Note to the United States, December 7, 1941,(Generally referred to as the "Fourteen Part Message.")
Message From the United States President to the Emperor of Japan, 1941
December 6, 1941
One day before the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor with 420 airplanes, President Franklin D. Roosevelt sent the following message to the Showa Emperor of Japan.
United States Note to Japan, 1941
November 26, 1941
The text of the document handed by the Secretary of State to the Japanese Ambassador on November 26, 1941, which consists of two parts, one an oral statement and one an outline of a proposed basis for agreement between the United States and Japan.
U.S. Senator Albert J. Beveridge speaks on the Philippine Question, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C., January 9, 1900
December 13, 1901
Senator Beveridge's speech on the Philippines reflects an era of American imperialism in the Pacific.
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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.