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.
Talking Points: October 21 - November 4, 2009
October 23, 2009
Talking Points
October 21 - November 4, 2009
"Ancient Paths, Modern Voices," a festival organized by Carnegie Hall and the Orange County Philharmonic, offers a range of music, film, and arts programing. It's just one of the interesting China-focused programs underway. Elsewhere exhibitions look at European images of China, the history of tea, and much more.
The next week will be a busy one for USC’s China programs, with events in Los Angeles, Orange County, Shanghai, and Taipei. Programs in Southern California include a roundtable conversation with Mark Edward Lewis, a top scholar on early China, screenings of documentaries produced by pairs of USC/Communication University of China film students, a presentation on the investment decisions made by rural Chinese parents, and the latest films in the Chinese Female Filmmakers series.
Next Tuesday, October 27 USC opens its Shanghai office. Located in the Chong Hing Financial Center, the office is intended to facilitate greater research and training exchanges. There are also USC offices in Hong Kong and Taipei. The Seoul office will open later this year, followed by one in Mumbai. Today, USC has 1,187 students from China, 244 from Hong Kong/Macau, and 625 from Taiwan. The next day, October 28, USC and the Economist magazine are offering a symposium on “Life after 60: What’s Next for the PRC?”
If that wasn’t enough, many from USC will be taking advantage of the new ability to fly directly from China to Taiwan so as to be part of USC’s 2009 Global Conference. These conferences, launched in 2001, bring together top experts to examine shared challenges and ways to address them. This year’s conference in Taipei has 500 participants and sold out two months ago. The 2009 conference focuses on the changing economic situation, energy, public health, and the digital world.
Looking ahead to November, the USC US-China Institute features three speakers discussing their new or forthcoming books. Dorothy Solinger will speak on China’s urban poor, Deborah Brautigam will look at China in Africa, and Martin Jacques will tell us about his provocative When China Rules the World. Secondary school teachers are encouraged to register for our December 5th workshop on “Images of East Asia” which looks at the shaping of American ideas about China, along with presentations on Chinese and Korean cinema and its potential classroom uses. At UCLA, James Benn offers the Sammy Yukuan Lee Lecture, discussing Buddhism and Chinese tea culture.
As always, information about these events and programs across North America can be found below and in the calendar section of our website.
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10/22/2009: Literary Luncheon
USC, Doheny Memorial Library
Time: 11:30AM - 2:00PM
Contact: Toni Miller
Phone: (213) 740-2328
Lisa See discusses her most recent novel, Shanghai Girls.
10/26/2009: Roundtable Conversation with Mark Edward Lewis
University of Southern California
East Asian Library Seminar Room, Doheny Memorial Library
Cost: Free
Time: 4:00PM
Join Professor Lewis, one of the most interesting and productive scholars of early China in the Euro-American world, for a series of multi-faceted histories of ancient China.
10/28/2009: Documenting The Global City: Beijing
Regency South Coast Village Theater
Costa Mesa, CA
Time: 8:oopm
USC School of Cinematic Arts' Mark Jonathan Harris and students from USC present and comment on their work following the sample screenings.10/28/2009: USC/Economist Symposium: Life after 60: What is next for the PRC?
Hyatt on the Bund
Shanghai
7:45 am - 12 noon
USC and the Economist Intelligence Unit explore China's future.
10/29/2009: Bride Prices, Land Division, and Education in Rural China: Substitution Effects in Parental Investments
USC KAP 319
4 - 5:30 PM
Loren Brandt (University of Toronto) discusses the investment decisions parents make regarding their children.
10/29/2009: Chinese Female Filmmakers Screening Series
USC SCA 108
Address: School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, CA 90007
USC School of Cinematic Arts presents the Chinese Female Filmmakers Screening Series.
10/29/2009 - 10/31/2009: USC Global Conference
Grand Hyatt Taipei 2 Song Shou Road Taipei 11051
The USC Global Conference heads to Taipei for a look at the emerging trends that will shape tomorrow’s world.
California
10/22/2009: The Instant City and the Postspatial Turn in Chinese Cinema
UC Berkeley
IEAS Conference Room, 2223 Fulton Street, 6th Floor, Berkeley, CA
Cost: Free
Time: 4:00PM - 6:00PM
UC Berkeley presents a talk by Yomi Braester on the trope of a city constructed in the blink of the eye in recent Chinese films.
10/24/2009: Tea and Chinese Cultural Aesthetics
Lenart Auditorium, UCLA Fowler Museum , Los Angeles, CA
Cost: Free
Time: 3:00PM - 4:00PM
Pei-kai Cheng will examine how aesthetic appreciation and choice of wares for tea ceremony influenced the development of Chinese porcelain-making technology.
10/27/2009: Musical Journeys Through China with Wu Man
Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Samueli Theater, at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, Irvine, CA
Time: 8:00PM
World renowned pipa virtuoso and founding member of Yo-Yo Ma’s cross-cultural Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man returns to Orange County with Musical Journeys through China.10/28/2009: China on the World Stage: Ready for Prime Time?
UC Berkeley
Address: 3401 Dwinelle Hall, Berkeley, CA
Cost: Free
Time: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
UC Berkeley presents a talk by Thomas Fingar on China's role in the world stage.
10/29/2009: The Colburn Orchestra with Cho-Liang Lin
Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, at Segerstrom Center for the Arts , Irvine, CA
Time: 8:00PM
The Colburn Orchestra, led by conductor Yehuda Gilad, will be joined by violinist Cho-Liang Lin.
10/30/2009: Staging History - Action and Reenactment in the Cultural Revolution
UC Berkeley
IEAS Conference Room, 2223 Fulton Street, 6th Floor, Berkeley, CA
Cost: Free
Time: 4:00PM - 6:00PM
UC Berkeley presents a talk by Carma Hinton on the representation of China’s revolutionary culture during the 1950s and 1960s.
10/31/2009: Poetry Textual Memory in the Chinese Garden
Friends' Hall
The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA 91108
Phone: 626.405.2100
The Huntington will be hosting an all-day symposium entitled “Poetry & Textual Memory in the Chinese Garden.”11/03/2009: Lang Lang and Friends
Orange County Performing Arts Center’s Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall
at Segerstrom Center for the Arts
Time: 7:00PM
The Philharmonic Society presents pianist Lang Lang and other Chinese musicians.
North America
10/22/2009: Qin And Chinese Calligraphy
China Institute
125 East 65th Street, New York, NY 10065
Cost: $10 China Institute member / $15 non-member
Phone: 212-744-8181
Time: 6:30PM
In this lecture-demonstration, Mingmei Yip explores the ancient Chinese philosophy of nurturing life and longevity by harnessing breath, energy, and qi
(chi) through qin-playing and calligraphic brush strokes.
Zankel Hall, New York, NY
Time: 7:30PM
World renowned pipa virtuoso and founding member of Yo-Yo Ma’s cross-cultural Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man performs at Carnegie Hall.10/24/2009: Ba Da Chui, Percussion Quartet hosted by Wu Man
The Performance Project @ University Settlement , New York, NY
Time: 3:00PM
This native Chinese percussion quartet, whose name means “eight great hammers,” promises a feast of sound.
10/24/2009: Shen Wei Dance Arts at 10
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue (at 89th Street), New York, NY
Time: 7:30PM
Shen Wei Dance Arts launches its 10th-anniversary season with a program that explores Shen Wei’s creative process through performance and a discussion with the artist.
10/25/2009: Neighborhood Concert: Ensemble ACJW
Flushing Town Hall, New York, NY
Time: 2:00pm
Featuring musicians of The Academy — a program of Carnegie Hall, The Juilliard School, and The Weill Music Institute in partnership with the New York City Department of Education.
10/25/2009: Neighborhood Concert: Zhang Family Band
Henry Street Settlement, New York, NY
Time: 3:00PM
This native Chinese ensemble performs traditional music used in village rituals, including temple fairs, weddings, funerals, and seasonal festivities.
10/25/2009: Chinese Teahouse
Asia Society
725 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021
Cost: $25 and $30
Phone: 212-517-ASIA
Time: 7:00PM
A traditional Chinese teahouse presents the culture of music and tea together.
10/26/2009: Juilliard Orchestra
Alice Tully Hall
1941 Broadway New York, NY 10023
Time: 7:30PM
This all–Tan Dun concert under the composer’s leadership features the distinguished soloist Cho-Liang Lin performing a world premiere.
10/27/2009: Lang Lang and Friends
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, New York , NY
Time: 8:00PM
Carnegie Hall presents pianist Lang Lang and other Chinese musicians.
10/28/2009: Nathan Sivin on "Is Chinese Science Really an Exotic Subject?"
Columbia University, Kent Hall, Room 403
Amsterdam Avenue and 116th Street
Time: 6pm
Join Nathan Sivin for a discussion on Chinese science.
10/29/2009: Neighborhood Concert: Chinese Instrument Workshop
Univ Settlement Houston, New York, New York
Time: 4:00pm
The Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra will speak on their experiences at the University Settlement Houston in New York.
10/30/2009: Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra
Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall
Address: The Carnegie Hall, New York, New York
The Carnegie Hall presents the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra.
11/02/2009: Panel Discussion: China Arts Today
Asia Society, New York
Time: 7:00pm
Asia Society presents a panel discussion on China's national identity and global culture.11/02/2009: Neighborhood Concert: Haochen Zhang
Flushing Town Hall, New York
Time: 7:30 PM
Haochen Zhang will perform at Flushing Town Hall.
11/03/2009: The Han Tang Yuefu Music and Dance Ensemble
The Joyce Theater
Address: 175 8th Avenue at 19th Street, New York, NY 10011
Time: Various
The Han Tan Yuefu Music and Dance Ensemble will perform at New York's Joyce Theater.11/03/2009: Legal Reform in Northeast Asia: Institutional Change and Constitutionalism in Comparative Perspective by Tom Ginsburg, Professor of Law, University of Chicago
509 O’Brian Hall
University of Buffalo, New York
Time: 3pm
Free and open to the public
Professor Ginsburg will speak on the legal systems of Japan, Korea and Taiwan.
11/03/2009: Arthur Sze & Afaa Michael Weaver
Folger Elizabethan Theatre
201 East Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
Cost: $12
Phone: (202) 544-7077
Time: 7:30PM
Second-generation Chinese American poet Sze and Baltimore native Weaver read from their Eastern influenced poems.
11/04/2009: Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage
The Carnegie Hall, New York, NY
Time: 8 PM
The Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra will perform at New York's Carnegie Hall.
Exhibitions
08/16/2009 - 11/29/2009: Steeped in History: The Art of Tea
Fowler Museum
Cost: Free
The Fowler Museum at UCLA presents an exhibition on the history of tea in Asia, Europe, and America through art.
09/18/2009 - 01/09/2010: Imagining China: The View from Europe, 1550-1700
Folger Great Hall
201 East Capitol Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003
Cost: Free
Phone: (202) 544-7077
Celebrate the opening of the latest exhibition at Folger Shakespeare Library.
09/17/2009 - 01/17/2010: Calligraffiti: Writing in Contemporary Chinese and Latino Art
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena, California 91101
Phone: (626) 449-2742
Calligraffiti: Writing in Contemporary Chinese and Latino Art addresses issues of power, culture, and universality.
11/03/2008 - 11/03/2009: Ancient Arts of China: A 5000 Year Legacy
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, California 92706
Bowers Museum presents a collection that portrays the evolution of Chinese technology, art and culture.
11/14/2008 - 11/14/2009: Chinese Art: A Seattle Perspective
Seatle Asian Art Museum
1400 East Prospect Street , Volunteer Park , Seattle, WA 98112–3303
The Seattle Asian Art Museum presents an opportunity to see a collection with representative works from each dynastic period.
11/15/2008 - 11/15/2009: Masters of Adornment: The Miao People of China
Bowers Museum
2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, California 92706
The Bowers Museum presents a collection of exquisite textiles and silver jewelry that highlights the beauty and wealth of the Miao peoples of southwest China.
02/12/2009 - 02/12/2010: Art of Adornment: Tribal Beauty
Bowers Museum
2002 N. Main, Santa Ana, CA
Cost: $5
An exhibit featuring body adornments from indigenous peoples around the world
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