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.
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USC and China in the News, July and August 2012
China-related news stories featuring University of Southern California faculty, students, staff, and programs.
Henke studies global partnerships in China
Nowhere on Earth will the impact of the aging revolution be as drastic as in China — by 2050, there will be more than 400 million Chinese citizens over the age of 60. As the world watches to see how the country meets these unprecedented challenges, high-ranking officials invited USC Davis School of Gerontology Assistant Dean Maria Henke to explore the possibility of international collaborations.
USC and China in the News, May and June 2012
China-related news stories featuring University of Southern California faculty, students, staff, and programs.
US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing: The Evolving U.S.-China Trade & Investment Relationship," June 14, 2012
This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on June 14, 2012. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the United States Congress in October 2000 to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the bilateral trade and economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
Drive to unite technology and creativity at forefront of 10th Chinese Internet Research Conference
USC Annenberg hosted the 10th Chinese Internet Research Conference on May 21-22, 2012.
Zhang, "Association Between Changes in Air Pollution Levels During the Beijing Olympics and Biomarkers of Inflammation and Thrombosis in Healthy Young Adults" 2012
Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics as their laboratory, University of Southern California (USC) researchers have found biological evidence that even a short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves one’s cardiovascular health.
Beijing Olympics Experiment Reveals Biological Link Between Air Pollution Exposure, Cardiovascular Disease
Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics as their laboratory, University of Southern California (USC) researchers and colleagues have found biological evidence that even a short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves one’s cardiovascular health.
Economic Growth in China Has Not Meant Greater Life Satisfaction For Chinese People
Study of last two decades shows growing happiness gap between wealthy Chinese and the poorest, reflecting rising unemployment and deteriorating safety net.
China’s economic growth hasn’t meant greater life satisfaction for the Chinese
Despite an unprecedented rate of economic growth, Chinese people are less happy overall than they were two decades ago, reveals timely new research from economist Richard Easterlin, one of the founders of the field of “happiness economics” and namesake of the Easterlin Paradox.
Demand for luxury goods grows in China
Andrew Wu, president of the LVMH Group in greater China, spoke about the evolution of that country’s consumer culture at an event co-hosted by the USC Marshall School of Business and the USC Roski School of Fine Arts at Seeley G. Mudd Hall on April 23.
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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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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.