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.
U.S.-China 2021 Rewind
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Joseph Biden was sworn in as the new U.S. President at the beginning of 2021, bringing with him a new set of priorities and tone. But while trade war rhetoric has cooled and the U.S. and China have agreed to work together on climate change, tensions over technology, territorial claims and human rights have remained. Just last week, the U.S. announced a diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and invited Taiwan to participate in a summit on democracy. China countered by releasing a critical look at democracy in the U.S. Even so, trade between the two nations has set records. We've curated our most watched events and most read newsletters from 2021 and encourage you to browse our full archive of content for anything you may have missed from 2021.
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Most Watched Events
Coronavirus, the Rise of China and Asian Americans
Our two events focusing on anti-Asian speech and violence and the importance of Asians to America’s economy generated many views and lively discussion.
Eric Heikkila Looks China from a U.S. Policy Perspective
In China from a U.S. Policy Perspective, Eric J. Heikkila explores a truly important question that has not been adequately analyzed to date: how the rise of China alters the context in which the broad spectrum of policies in the United States should be assessed.
Julia Lovell on the Rise of Maoism
Julia Lovell re-evaluates Maoism as both a Chinese and an international force, linking its evolution in China with its global legacy.
Most Read Newsletters
Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 中秋节快乐!
We marked the Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋節 with a look at the growing sales of mooncakes in China from 2015-2021.
Studying Chinese In America
Has the promising rise in American students studying Chinese stalled?
Protesting In China
Protest and resistance in China continues. We look at causes and consequences.
Read all 2021 newsletters here.
Featured Articles
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
Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow international students.
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.