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
Screening: Deep in the Clouds (CAFF 2011)
The 2011 Chinese American Film Festival presents a screening of Deep in the Clouds.
A Disappearance Foretold
Olivier Meys and Zhang Yaxuan's A Disappearance Foretold will be screened at UCLA Film & Television Archive.
The Ancient Art of Falling Down: Vaudeville Cinema between Hollywood and China
USC Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures and the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism co-host a conversation between Christopher Rea and Henry Jenkins about how vaudeville differed between Hollywood and China.
LAN YAN (蘭言)
The 2014 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival presents LAN YAN (蘭言), a documentary depicting communities in Shanghai directed by Danielle Schmidt
Chinese Voices
An hour-long screening of video vignettes followed by a question and answer session with digital journalists.
Evenings With Ai Weiwei - Ordos 100
The University of Washington presents a screening of Ordos 100 by Ai Weiwei.
Snow Meets Mao: in Red Star Over China
The US-China Peoples Friendship Association of Long Beach hosts a video presentation moderated by Sheng-tai Chang and Elizabeth Kraft.
Fire of Conscience
Part of the series Sixteenth Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival
Shorts Program 2 at the Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival
The Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival presents a collection of short films.
Assignment: China -- new documentary from USCI
The USC US-China Institute's new documentary series looks at how correspondents for American news organizations have covered China.
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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?