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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Video: Michael Meyer on Learning About China From the Ground Up
October 27, 2017
Michael Meyer talks about his experiences as a young Peace Corps volunteer in China, a story that is both deeply personal and universal as he captures what it feels like to learn a language, culture and history from the ground up.
Guobin Yang Discusses His Book "The Red Guard Generation and Political Activism in China"
October 23, 2017
Guobin Yang examines the factional violence in the Red Guard movement and the rise of a new wave of protest that inaugurated the democratic movements of the reform era.
Video: Lenora Chu on China's Education System
October 19, 2017
Lenora Chu explores what takes place behind closed classroom doors in China's education system. Chu’s eye-opening investigation challenges assumptions and considers the true value and purpose of education.
Video: Han Dongfang on Labor Activism in China
October 18, 2017
Han Dongfang, founder and director of the China Labour Bulletin, discusses the current state of labor activisim in China following the screening of We the Workers.
Lon Kurashige Discusses His Book "Two Faces of Exclusion: The Untold History of Anti-Asian Racism in the United States"
October 3, 2017
Lon Kurashige's new book argues that exclusion-era policies were more than just enactments of racism; they were also catalysts for U.S.-Asian cooperation and the basis for the twenty-first century's tightly integrated Pacific world.
Doug Fuller Discusses His Book "Paper Tigers, Hidden Dragons"
October 2, 2017
Douglas Fuller's book provides an in-depth longitudinal study of China's information technology industry and policy over the last 15 years.
John Pomfret Discusses His Book "The Beautiful Country And The Middle Kingdom"
September 29, 2017
John Pomfret's new book examines the remarkable history of the two-centuries-old relationship between the United States and China, from the Revolutionary War to the present day.
Video: John Pomfret on the History Between the United States and China
September 19, 2017
John Pomfret examines the remarkable history of the two-centuries-old relationship between the United States and China, from the Revolutionary War to the present day.
Video: Reporting on China
September 11, 2017
Julie Makinen of the L.A. Times, Jonathan Karp of the Asia Society, and May Lee of CCTV talk about what it takes to report on complex and ever-changing China.
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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.