The Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), Stanford Global Studies (SGS), and the USC U.S.-China Institute are excited to offer a professional development workshop for K-16 educators. Explore a lesser-known chapter of U.S. immigration history. Join us as we delve into the remarkable stories of over 45,000 young Japanese women who married American GIs after World War II, venturing into the United States to build new lives amidst strangers.

Participation is limited to K-12 educators. Embark on an journey into the heart of Wuhan's early pandemic days with Prof. Guobin Yang, the Grace Lee Boggs Professor of Communication and Sociology. In this intimate workshop for K-12 educators, Prof. Yang uses over 6,000 diaries to delicately illuminate how the city coped during the crisis, revealing the poignant interplay of citizen engagement, governmental responses, and societal dynamics. Each diary entry becomes a heartfelt note in the collective symphony of a community facing unprecedented challenges.

Join us for this free online workshop with distinguished historian Sam Yamashita. Over the last forty years, Japanese cuisine has had an oversized influence on fine dining in the United States. Chefs cooking at celebrated American restaurants are now freely using Japanese ingredients, condiments, culinary techniques, and concepts, and the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, the leading culinary school in the country, now offers a concentration in Japanese cuisine.

Throughout its history, the Chinese Communist Party has sought to dictate what is written and taught about its past. And some have always found ways to offer a fuller picture of what they and others have experienced. Join Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ian Johnson for this webinar on his newest book.

K-12 educators from all disciplines are invited to join this free online workshop. Japan's remarkable transformation from a secluded island nation to a major world power in just a few decades during the 19th and early 20th centuries is a fascinating tale of resilience, adaptability, and strategic reform. Several key factors drove these dramatic changes, ultimately leading to Japan's rise on the global stage.