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.
Documenting the Global City Project, Beijing 2009 -- Invisible Wall 我的小升初
Collaboration between the USC School of Cinematic Arts and Communication University of China yields films exploring contemporary life in Beijing and the surrounding countryside.
December 19, 2009
USC film student Adan Avalos and Communication University of China student Han Xie went to Picun, a migrant village outside Beijing, to explore the choices available to a family there. The family operates a bathhouse and is successful, but is concerned about their child's educational opportunities.
This video is also available on the USCI YouTube Channel.
Please click on the play button above to watch Invisible Wall.
Other films from the
"Children of the Sun" by Justin Feldman and Xiao Beidi
"Director" by Liu Guanguang and Zhao Tingting
“Jiang Hu Session” by Thenmozhi Soundararajan and Jane U
"Shadow House” by Laura Yilmaz and Yang Yijing
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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.