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
Remembering the Great Leap Famine: Two Documentaries from the Post-1980s Generation
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University hosts two documentaries on how the Great Leap famine from 1959-1961 is remembered in China today.
The Biggest Chinese Restaurant in the World (世界最大的中国餐馆)
The Asia Society and Museum will screen a film by Chen Weijun.
The Missing Master: "China" in Zuoxiao Zuzhou's Music and Art
A discussion with Zuoxiao Zuzhou, a leading musician, composer, and activist of contemporary China.
Autumn Gem
University of Illinois presents a screening of the documentary Autumn Gem.
From Our Eyes: Community Media and Visual Ethnography in China
This event showcases two recent documentary films produced through community media and participatory video training projects organized by From Our Eyes, a cultural heritage and media NGO based in Kunming, Yunnan Province. The film screenings, including a collaboratively produced short by art students and a Baiku Yao filmmaker and a feature-length documentary by first-time a Tibetan filmmaker from Sichuan Province, will be followed by discussion with two co-directors of From Our Eyes and an anthropologist researching rural media in ethnic minority China.
Taiwan Film Days
The San Francisco Film Society holds a three-day festival of "Taiwan Film Days."
Summer Pasture
Johns Hopkins University will screen Summer Pasture, an intimate glimpse into the experiences of a young Tibetan family struggling to reconcile their traditional way of life with a rapidly modernizing world.
Raise the Red Lantern
The China Institute in America celebrates the work of internationally acclaimed “fifth generation” Chinese filmmaker, Zhang Yimou, with free screenings of four of his dramatic works. All films are in Chinese with English subtitles. Seating is limited, pre-registration required
Media Training Seminar: “US-China Relations: What’s the Big Story and How Do I Cover It?”
Indiana University's Kelley School of Business presents a media training seminar by journalists from various newspapers and journals.
Authors on Asia – Gene Luen Yang
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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?