Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
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[WEBCAST] Members’ Wellness @ ASHK Body Dynamics and Meditation | Chinese Kung Fu & Singing Bowls Meditation
Join Members' Wellness @ASHK fitness webcast event on Chinese Kung Fu and Singing Bowls Meditation.
Double Feature! To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey and World of Suzie Wong
This documentary follows actress Nancy Kwan from her birth in Hong Kong to her big screen debut in 1960s.
Hong Kong as International Financial Center: Development Prospects; Business Opportunities
K.C. Chan gives a talk on the developmental aspects of Hong Kong as a global economic center.
Screening: Mrs. K
Kara Wai plays a retired assassin now living comfortably as a housewife. When her past comes back to haunt her in the form of a former criminal associate (Simon Yam), Mrs. K must dust off her martial arts skills to dispatch a parade of baddies
Cold War Borders in a Post-Socialist World: Hong Kong / China
The UCLA Center for Chinese Studies presents a lecture by James Watson on the fate of international borders that were transformed by the collapse of cold-war socialism and the triumph of global capitalism.
City on Fire: The Fight for Hong Kong
Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute for a discussion with Hong Kong based author and photographer Antony Dapiran for a look at his new book on the city's protests and what they mean for the future of Hong Kong and China.
Self/Split: Performance and Poetry from Asian Diasporas
“Self/Split” brings together four renowned Asian diasporic artists—Sam Chanse, Chiwan Choi, D'Lo and Nicolas Wang—for an evening of live performances and discussion that will movingly confront queerness, displacement, immigrant identity, the creative process and more.
What Is Sinophone Studies?
Scholars from ethnic studies and area studies will discuss Shu-mei Shih's book, Visuality and Identity: Sinophone Articulations across the Pacific, and engage the author with comments and questions.
Special Screening and Director Q&A: My Voice, My Life
The Museum of Tolerance hosts a screening of My Voice, My Life followed by Q&A with director Ruby Yang and film subject Jason Chow.
Hong Kong’s Future in the Balance: Eroding Autonomy and Challenges to Human Rights
A Congressional-Executive Commission on China hearing.
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Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
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?