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.
To Live
An epic story about a family during China's tumultuous times from the 1940's to the 1960's.
When:
April 27, 2008 2:00pm to 4:00pm
Where
Directed by Zhang Yimou and starring Gong Li.
Based on the book of the same name, by author Yu Hua, which was initially banned in China.
Panel Discussion will immediately follow after the film - hosted by Mr. Yongyi Song. Other panelists to be confirmed.
For reservations, please call the Recreation and Parks Department at 626-307-1388
About Mr. Song -
Mr. Song is a recipient of American Library Association's 2005 Paul Howard Award for Courage and winner of the 21st Century Librarian National Award by Syracuse University in 2004. Mr. Song is a librarian faculty of California State University, Los Angeles. He received his MA on China Studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder and MLS at the Indiana University at Bloomington.
Mr. Song has long devoted himself to preserving the true history of China's Cultural Revolution and combating government censorship through his myriad publications. He is a leading bibliographer on China studies, particularly on the Cultural Revolution (1996-1976) internationally.
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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.