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.
Development of China
Jianhua Zhong discusses societal changes in China
January 31, 2006
Zhong Jianhua, Counsulate General of the People's Republic of China in Los Angeles, gave a talk on the Development of China in January 2006 at the USC School of Social Work. He states that China is in a critical period and describes how growing up in a small village has given him a rich experience. Zhong also explains how society has changed physically, but not psychologically. Additionally, he discusses how China needs help and to learn from the U.S. and others to build a harmonious society.
Zhong is a graduate of the Beijing Institute of Foreign Languages (China) and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (US). Among his many diplomatic assignments, he has served as Second Secretary in the Chinese Embassy in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and as First Secretary in the Office of the Chinese Senior Representative of the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group (regarding Hong Kong). Before assuming his post in 2002 as Chinese Consul General in Los Angeles (with rank of ambassador), he was Director General of the Department of Consular Affairs in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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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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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.