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
LRCCS Noon Lecture Series ~ Zhang Yimou: Globalization and the Subject of Culture
The University of Michigan's Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk with Wendy Larson on Zhang Yimou's films.
Data, Society and Inference Seminar: How Censorship in China Allows Government Criticism but Silences Collective Expression
This cross-disciplinary seminar series will feature speakers tackling social science questions with big data and cutting-edge computation, data analysis, and inference techniques.
Fallen Angels and Time and Tide
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will screen Wong Kar-wai's 1995 film Fallen Angels and Tsui Hark's 2000 film Time and Tide as a part of their Hard Boiled Hong Kong Weekend Series.
24 City, Jia Zhan gke (China, 2008): Documentary Voices
The Center for Chinese Studies at the University of Berkeley will screen 24 City.
Screening: Three
The latest thriller from action master Johnnie To (Drug War, Exiled, Election, Office) takes place almost entirely in a hospital, where a neurosurgeon (Vicki Zhao) must treat a gangster with a bullet lodged in his head (Wallace Chung).
The Green, Green Grass of Home (Hou Hsiao-hsien; Taiwan, 1982)
Abstract: Also like Life: The Films of Hou Hsiao-hsien
I-House Film Series: The Other Half
UC Berkeley's International House Film Series presents a screening of The Other Half.
Critical Journalists and the State in China: The Case of Guarded Improvisation
The Center for the Study of Contemporary China presents a talk by postdoctoral fellow Maria Repnikova.
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.
Screening of "Free and Easy" at the Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival
The Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival presents the LA premiere of Free and Easy, a film featuring various storylines revolving around crime.
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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?