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.
Aging
It’s a man’s world
May 30, 2013
From the baseline China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) data, a report from researchers of USC, Peking University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and a team of international partner institutions found stark gender differences in how men and women age in the developing world.
Henke studies global partnerships in China
July 9, 2012
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.
2008-2009 USCI Faculty Research Grants
August 25, 2011
U.S.-China Institute awarded 6 research grants to USC faculty conducting research on a wide range of topics, including religion, health, and economics.
Exploring Disability Among Chinese Elderly Population: Prevalence, Use of Social Service and Gender Difference
August 25, 2011
Man Guo's project examines the use of social services among the elderly disabled Chinese as well as the gender difference in terms of disability prevalence and the use of social services.
Well-Being of Caregivers to Older Adults in China
November 28, 2010
Weiyu Mao's project examines the current policies on care giving in China as well as the challenges and opportunities that family caregivers and their elderly recipients face.
Behind the headlines
November 4, 2010
Essay presented at the USC/Economist Symposium "Life after 60: What is next for the PRC? October 28, 2009, Shanghai
Silverstein Named Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences Editor
October 13, 2009
Merril Silverstein teaches at the USC Davis School of Gerontology and in the USC Sociology Department.
Chen, "Intergenerational social support and the psychological well-being of older parents in China," 1998
August 26, 2009
USC thesis in Aging.
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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 Mike 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.