On September 29, 2024, the USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a workshop at the Huntington’s Chinese garden, offering K-12 educators hands-on insights into using the garden as a teaching tool. With expert presentations, a guided tour, and new resources, the event explored how Chinese gardens' rich history and cultural significance can be integrated into classrooms. Interested in learning more? Click below for details on the workshop and upcoming programs for educators.
Film/TV/radio
Just Images: Ethics and Chinese Documentary
The Fairbank Center at Harvard University will hold a conference on ethics and Chinese documentary.
Film Screening: The Assassin
Cornell University East Asia Program hosts a screening of award-winning film The Assassin by Hou Hsiao-hsien
Wong Karwai's The Grandmaster: Digitality, Identity, and the Possibility of Culture
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute (WEAI) presents "Wong Karwai's The Grandmaster: Digitality, Identity, and the Possibility of Culture," a talk with Peking University professor Dai Jinhua.
Screening: 72 Heroes (CAFF 2011)
The 2011 Chinese American Film Festival presents a screening of 72 Heroes.
Press Conference: Three-Character Primer of Film
Jiaflix and China Movie Channel's M1905 invite you to a press conference to announce their official venture and the U.S. launch of Mr.Cheng Liu's book "Three-Character Primer of Film".
Screening of "The Last Painting" by the Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival
The Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival presents the North American Premiere of, The Last Painting, a murder mystery surrounding gender issues.
From Jean-Paul Sartre to Teresa Teng: Contemporary Cantonese Art in the 1980s
Jane DeBevoise will present her film "From Jean-Paul Sartre to Teresa Teng" at UC Berkeley.
China – The Red Sons: A Screening and Conversation with Zheng Shengtian
The China Institute hosts a screening of the Red Sons and a discussion with renowned curator Zheng Shengtian.
Chen Shaoxiong: Ink. History. Media
The Seattle Art Museum presents Chen's two recent video works—Ink History and Ink Media—as well as their companion ink drawings.
Screening: Eternal Moment (CAFF 2011)
The 2011 Chinese American Film Festival presents a screening of Eternal Moment.
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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?