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Art
Developmental Fairy Tales: Evolutionary Thinking and Modern Chinese Culture
UC Berkeley's Andrew Jones will speak about developmental fairy tales in China.
Connoisseurship of Chinese Painting
Join the Society for Asian Art at the home of Fr. Richard Fabian to study how to look, how to “see", how to contextualize, and how to cultivate an attentive mind, so the painting reaches us with maximum impact aesthetically, emotionally, and intellectually.
Mother-of-Pearl Lacquerware from Korea
Asian Art Museum invites you to learn about luminous Korean mother-of-pearl lacquerware with the first U.S. exhibition devoted to this time-honored tradition.
Evenings With Ai Weiwei - Disturbing the Peace
The University of Washington presents a screening of Disturbing the Peace by Ai Weiwei.
Return of the Dragon
The Allen Memorial Art Museum at Oberlin College is currently hosting Return of the Dragon, and exhibition featuring dragon-themed works in a diversity of mediums. Most notably, Coiling Dragon, a large bronze that has been a perennial favorite of the AMAM’s Asian collection, has returned to the sculpture court.
Third Annual Berkeley-Stanford Graduate Student Conference in Modern Chinese Humanities
The Center for Chinese Studies at UC Berkeley hosts a conference with guest speaker Xiaobing Tang.
Film Screening: Aberdeen
Director Pang "delivers a beautifully observed portrait of a modern Hong Kong family that fuses social commentary with fantastical imagery and his trademark cheeky humor to wonderful effect" (James Marsh, Twitch Film). A part of the series 19th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
Proximities - A Three-Part Exhibition
The Asian Art Museum explores a multiplicity of perspectives that stimulate dialogue around individual ideas about Asia.
Wu Man, Pipa performance
UC Berkeley presents the talents of Wu Man on the traditional Chinese instrument, the Pipa.
ShanShui Within
Los Angeles and the Museum of Contemporary Art Shanghai are pleased to invite you to the opening reception and panel discussion for ShanShui Within, an exhibition of new work by artists Qiu Anxiong, Yang Qingqing, Wong Leah Lihua, and Yang Yongliang. The exhibition is curated by MOCA Shanghai Deputy Director Miriam Sun. (Exhibition: December 17- December 21)
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Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?