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.
Pivot to Asia? U.S. Policy in Asia Under the Trump Administration
This conference by the RAND Corporation brings together experts from China, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the United States to examine the future of U.S. relations with the Asia Pacific—focusing on climate change, economic ties, national security, and human rights. Former head of U.S. Pacific Command, Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, will deliver the keynote address.
When:
January 25, 2017 9:00am to 12:45pm
Where
Program
The United States publicly committed to a more active role in Asia during the Obama administration. How is U.S. Asia policy likely to evolve under the new administration?
The RAND Center for Asia Pacific Policy invites you to join experts from Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the United States for an examination of the future of U.S. relations with the countries of the Asia-Pacific region. Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III, former commander of U.S. Pacific Command, will deliver a keynote address, followed by discussions focusing on climate change, economic ties, national security, and human rights.
Keynote Speaker
Admiral Samuel J. Locklear, III, United States Navy (Retired)
Featured Speakers
- Rafiq Dossani, Director, Center for Asia Pacific Policy, RAND Corporation
- Scott W. Harold, Associate Director, Center for Asia Pacific Policy, RAND Corporation
- Suprabha Baniya, Doctoral Candidate, Purdue University
- Bruce W. Bennett, Senior Defense Analyst, RAND Corporation
- Michael Davis, Fellow, National Endowment for Democracy
- Alexander Huang, Tamkang University
- Yasuko Kameyama, Deputy Director, National Institute for Environmental Studies
- Evan Laksmana, Researcher, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
- Eric Larson, Senior Policy Researcher, RAND Corporation
- Joanna Lewis, Associate Professor, Georgetown University
- Prashanth Parameswaran, Associate Editor, The Diplomat
- Gregory Poling, Director, Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative; Fellow, Southeast Asia Program, Center for Strategic & International Studies
- Sophie Richardson, China Director, Human Rights Watch
- Kamal Saggi, Dean of Social Sciences and Frances and John Downing Family Professor of Economics, Vanderbilt University
- Gordon Sun, Director, Economic Forecasting Center, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research
Register for this Program
Register online to attend. You are welcome to bring a guest, but seating is limited and advance registration is required. For further information, contact Jayne_Gordon@rand.org.
Phone Number:
310-393-0411 x6887
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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.