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.
Buddhism
The Divine Feminine in Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism
The Crow Collection of Asian Art presents an exhibition on female divinity in Buddhist art.
Bridging Realms: Contemporary Tibetan Art
Tibet House US presents an exhibit on contemporary Tibetan art.
Wei-Cheng Lin, Broken Bodies: The Death of Buddhist Icons and Their Changing Ontology in 10th-12th Century China
Stanford Ho Center for Buddhist Studies hosts a talk by Wei-Cheng Lin as part of their TT & WF Chao Buddhist Art Series
Masterworks of Himalayan Art
The Rubin Museum hosts an exhibit of Himalayan art.
NY Premiere Event - Waking Buddha Live: Contemplative Immersive Cinema
Tibet House presents a screening and meditation with filmmaker/artist John Halpern.
West Los Angeles Obon Festival
Obon is a Buddhist observance that was originally observed in Mahayana Buddhist countries, including China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam. Obon season is a time to express our gratitude to loved ones who have passed on before us.
Conspicuous Dharma: Han Chinese Practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism in the PRC
UCLA Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk by John Osburg
Spellbound: A Lecture by Professor James Benn
The USC East Asian Studies Center presents a talk by Professor Benn to explore the twin themes of seduction and spellcraft in the scripture and focus on the figure of Ananda’s seductress, the Matangi girl.
Heng-Ching Shih: "The Development of Buddhist Studies and education in Modern Taiwan - A Monastic in Academia"
Stanford Ho Center for Buddhist Studies presents a talk by Heng-Ching Shih
Mongolian Buddhism
This conference explores the philosophies, texts, arts, and practices of Mongolian Buddhism.
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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.