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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Shaw Brothers Festival Screening: Mercenaries From Hong Kong
USC School of Cinematic Arts and Celestial Pictures invite you to special screening.
A Chinese Ghost Story
Part of the series 18th Annual Made in Hong Kong Film Festival.
Screening of Crested Ibis at the Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival
The Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival presents feature film, Crested Ibis, which follow one mans journy to document the crested ibis in China.
Taiwan Centennial Cinema
The University of Chicago will hold a Taiwan film festival that features three award-winning stories that showcase the diverse filmmaking styles and social narratives of current-day Taiwan.
Screening: Winter Vacation (Han Jia)
The China Institute hosts the screening.
Film: "Jia Zhangke: A Guy from Fenyang"
Brazilian filmmaker Walter Salles (Central Station, The Motorcycle Diaries) accompanies the prolific Chinese director Jia Zhangke on a walk down memory lane as Jia revisits his hometown and other locations from his ever-growing body of work.
Screening: The Seal of Love (CAFF 2011)
The 2011 Chinese American Film Festival presents a screening of The Seal of Love.
#MillennialMinds
Join us in Shanghai as we explore the aims and concerns of this large and important generation.
Screening: Woman Sesame Oil Maker 香魂女
Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute, the East Asian Studies Center, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts for a screening of the 1993 Chinese film Woman Sesame Oil Maker (香魂女). It tells the story of a woman in a small village who buys a peasant wife for his mentally disabled son after her sesame oil business becomes unexpectedly successful. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the director, Xie Fei (谢飞).
Walking on the Wild Side
This film, directed by Han Jie, charts a young gang's continuous flights from one kind of trouble to the next.
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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?