On September 29, 2024, the USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a workshop at the Huntington’s Chinese garden, offering K-12 educators hands-on insights into using the garden as a teaching tool. With expert presentations, a guided tour, and new resources, the event explored how Chinese gardens' rich history and cultural significance can be integrated into classrooms. Interested in learning more? Click below for details on the workshop and upcoming programs for educators.
Screening of Red Dust, a documentary film by Karin Mak
A documentary providing a rare portrayal of women workers in China poisoned by cadmium while manufacturing batteries.
Where
The Pacific Basin Institute presents:
The Winning 2008 Summer Student Documentary
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Screening of RED DUST, a documentary film by Karin Mak
Tuesday, April 7 at 7:00 p.m.
Rose Hills Theatre
RED DUST (35 min), a documentary by Karin Mak, provides a rare portrayal of women workers in China poisoned by cadmium while manufacturing batteries. Karin T. Mak, Pomona '02, was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri to immigrants originally from Hong Kong. She spent several years on immigrant and workers’ rights campaigns in California. In 2003, she received the prestigious New Voices Fellowship to work with Sweatshop Watch, a Los Angeles-based non-profit educating the public about globalization. Mak’s films have screened in Hong Kong, New York, Los Angeles, and Eugene, Oregon.
For more information, contact the PBI Archive: (909) 445-9386.
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