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
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.
Screening of "China's van Goghs" and "Fishes, Swimmers, Boats" by the Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival
The Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival presents a screening of China's van Goghs and Fishes, Swimmers, Boats.
Film Screening - Somewhere Between
Followed by a Q&A with Director and Producer Linda Goldstein Knowlton. Moderated by Michael Renov, Ph.D., Vice Dean of the School of Cinematic Arts.
Screening: 72 Heroes (CAFF 2011)
The 2011 Chinese American Film Festival presents a screening of 72 Heroes.
Hong Kong Film Festival: "Ten Years"
See the micro-budget sci-fi omnibus that beat Star Wars: The Force Awakens at the Hong Kong box office. Chinese authorities considered Ten Years so dangerous that they banned it from theaters and even blacked out broadcast of the Hong Kong Film Awards simply because it was nominated. Made for the equivalent of about $70,000, this collection of five short films, each by a different director, speculates darkly on what Hong Kong will look like in 2025
University of Oklahoma Chinese Language Film Festival
The University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) is hosting a Chinese Language Film Festival, March 2-6, 2015. The Film Festival consists of three film screenings, a Chinese Language Film Salon, and a symposium on Chinese language cinema and the 4th Newman Prize laureate Chu T’tien-wen.
Autumn Gem
University of Illinois presents a screening of the documentary Autumn Gem.
China Onscreen Biennial: Feng Shui (万剑穿心): North American Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial （银幕中国双年展）project, director Wang Jing renders this family story with shrewdness and compassion, locating the seeds of trouble in powerful crosscurrents of class and gender.
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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?