Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
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US President Barack Obama in Tokyo on American engagement in Asia, November 14, 2009
President Obama spoke at Suntory Hall as part of a visit to Japan, Singapore, China, and South Korea. He made this presentation.
Congressional Research Service, “U.S.-Funded Assistance Programs in China,” April 24, 2009
Thomas Lum wrote this report.
China's Policy Paper on Latin America and the Caribbean
The first ever policy paper on Latin America and the Caribbean region launched by the Chinese government.
Congressional Research Service, “China’s Foreign Aid Activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia,” February 25, 2009
This Congressional Research Service report was prepared by Thomas Lum, Hannah Fischer, Julissa Gomez-Granger, and Anne Leland. It draws on work at New York University.
U.S. Democratic and Republican Party Platforms and China, 2008
Excerpts from the official party platforms. Compiled by the USC U.S.-China Institute.
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, "Hearing: China's Expanding Global Influence - Foreign Policy Goals, Practices, and Tools," March 18, 2008
This hearing was conducted by the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission on March 18, 2008. The U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission was created by the U.S. Congress in 2000 to monitor, investigate, and submit to Congress an annual report on the national security implications of the economic relationship between the United States and the People’s Republic of China.
U.S. Sec. of State Condoleeza Rice, Beijing Press Conference, Feb. 26, 2008
MR. MCCORMACK: We got half an hour. And let's get right into your questions.
SECRETARY RICE: Dive right in.
Clements, Wellington Koo: China (Makers of the Modern World), 2008.
Yongjin Zhang reviews the book for H-Diplo.
U.S. Department of State, "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume XVIII"
The U.S. Dept of State Office of the Historian's "Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)" series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.
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Please join us for the Grad Mixer! Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, Enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow students across USC Annenberg. Graduate students from any field are welcome to join, so it is a great opportunity to meet fellow students with IR/foreign policy-related research topics and interests.
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Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow international students.
Join us for an in-person conversation on Thursday, November 7th at 4pm with author David M. Lampton as he discusses his new book, Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War. The book examines the history of U.S.-China relations across eight U.S. presidential administrations.