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Movement in East Asia: The Flow of People, Goods, and Ideas

July 25, 2016 to July 29, 2016

We are no longer accepting applications for the seminar. Please check back in a few weeks for information on our Fall seminar. 

The USC U.S. – China Institute  and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) are offering a complimentary five-day residential summer seminar at USC for educators. Participants will have the option of commuting to USC and receiving a $250 stipend, or be housed at the USC Radisson Hotel (double occupancy). Breakfast, lunch, and parking will be provided.

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Free One-Day Workshop for Educators at USC - Holding Up Half the Sky (and often a whole lot more): Women in Modern China

April 9, 2016
Join us on April 9 for a Saturday workshop focusing on women in modern China. Too often the experience of women is neglected in discussions of China’s tumultuous 20th and 21st centuries, so we have invited three authors of recent books on women in China to talk with us. Among the topics we’ll discuss is how women sought to shape their own destinies and how Chinese states sought to change their status and, sometimes, to mobilize them for particular causes. 
 
 
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East Asia’s Dynamic Traditions: Origins to 1800

February 8, 2016 to May 16, 2016
The USC U.S. – China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) are offering a no-cost professional development opportunity open to all K-12 educators. The course will take place at the USC campus from February to May, 2016.
 
 
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Free One-Day Workshop For Educators at USC - Beijing 1989: Remembering and Forgetting

December 5, 2015

The USC U.S.-China Institute invites educators to join us for free one-day workshop. 

Date: Saturday, December 5, 2015
Time: 9-3:00pm
Location: USC Campus, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, ASC 204 
Cost: FREE! Please register below. 

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Free one-day workshop for educators at the Huntington Library on Chinese and Japanese gardens

October 17, 2015

The USC U.S.-China Institute invites educators to join us for Japanese and Chinese Gardens: Core Features, Functions, and American Adaptations

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War, Revolution, and Nation-Making: East Asia Since 1900

September 21, 2015 to December 7, 2015
The USC U.S. – China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) are offering a no-cost professional development opportunity open to all K-12 educators. The course will take place at the USC campus from September to December, 2015. 
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Exploring East Asian Art and Literature

August 3, 2015 to August 7, 2015

Application Deadline: Friday, July 10, 2015

Notification by: Wednesday, July 15, 2015

The USC U.S. – China Institute  and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) are offering a five-day residential summer seminar for educators.

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2015 California NCTA Summer Study Tour to China and Taiwan

June 28, 2015 to July 13, 2015

The USC U.S. – China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) invite K-12 educators who have successfully completed an NCTA seminar coordinated by Stanford or USC to apply for the 2015 study tour to China and Taiwan.  Led by Clayton Dube of the USC U.S.-China Institute (USCI), participants of the two week tour will visit several of China, and Taiwan’s most interesting destinations, including Beijing, Shenyang, Changchun, Harbin, Taipei, Tainan, and Jinmen.

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East Asia from Origins to 1800

March 16, 2015 to May 18, 2015
The USC U.S. – China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) are offering a no-cost professional development opportunity open to all K-12 educators. The course will take place at the USC campus from March to May, 2015. 
 
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