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.
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Screen Asia: 10th Annual Houston Asian Pacific American Film Festival
The Festival is free, open to the public, and focuses on film art created by and spotlighting Asian Pacific Islander Americans (APIA). Asia Society Texas Center is proud to be one of the host sites for the 2014 Festival.
Film Screening: The First Emperor of China
The Bowers Museum presents a screening of the film The First Emperor of China.
Digital Effects and the Ethics of Historical Representation: Chinese Responses to the Global Blockbuster Logic
A part of the China Colloquium Series, this talk outlines contemporary debates among Chinese film circles and shows how they are manifested in films, with special attention to Jia Zhangke's I Wish I Knew.
Yang Fudong: Seven Intellectuals in a Bamboo Forest
Asia Society and Museum presents a five-part, avante-garde film by Shanghai-based artist Yang Fudong.
Xu Xing and His Independent Films in China
Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute co-hosts a talk with director Xu Xing
The Green, Green Grass of Home (Hou Hsiao-hsien; Taiwan, 1982)
Abstract: Also like Life: The Films of Hou Hsiao-hsien
Ghost Town
A screening of a documentary on a remote village in southwest China that is haunted by traces of its cultural past while its residents piece together their existence.
From Anticorruption to Officialdom: The Transformation of Chinese Dynasty TV Drama
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University presents a talk entitled "From Anticorruption to Officialdom: The Transformation of Chinese Dynasty TV Drama" as a part of the Modern China Seminar.
Autumn Gem
University of Illinois presents a screening of the documentary Autumn Gem.
Talk by Leo Liu, Leading Player in the Chinese Film Industry
In a talk hosted by the Annenberg Film Marketing Assoiciation, Leo Liu visits USC to talk about his success in the Chinese film industry and how young filmmakers and entrepreneurs can get involved.
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
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?