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.
Hong Kong and Macau
Funnell, Warrior Women - Gender, Race, and the Transnational Chinese Action Star, (July 1, 2014)
Lisa Funnell's book was reviewed by Amy Lee for H-Asia and is published here under Creative Commons license.
Video: David Zweig on Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement
David Zweig examines the Hong Kong protests and their aftermath.
Flush with Fulbright scholars
USC continues to ascend as a global university, turning out several Fulbright scholars each year, many from USC Dornsife.
Senate Hearing, Evaluating the Impact of the ‘Umbrella Movement,’ December 3, 2014
Daniel R. Russel is U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. Richard C. Bush is Director of the Center for Northeast Asia Policy Studies at the Brookings Institution. Sophie Richardson is China Director for Human Rights Watch. Senator Benjamin L. Cardin chaired the session.
Council on Foreign Relations, "CFR Backgrounders: Democracy in Hong Kong," December 3, 2014
The Council on Foreign Relations published the backgrounder, "Democracy in Hong Kong", to explain the context behind Hong Kong's calls for democracy and how demonstrations, especially those similar to the ones in 2014, will affect relations with Beijing. The piece was written by Eleanor Albert.
Chairman Brown and Cochairman Smith Statement on 2014 Annual Report, October 9, 2014
Chairs of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China announce bipartisan Hong Kong legislation & in letter to President and Congressional leaders, identify an action agenda for the next year.
Mendes, Portugal, China and the Macau Negotiations, 1986-1999 (August 27, 2013)
This review of Carmen Amado Mendes's book was written by Zhidong Hao of the University of Macau for H-Diplo.
Buchanan, East Wind: China and the British Left, 1925-1976, 2012 (June 18, 2012)
Qiang Zhai reviews the book for H-Diplo, February 2013.
U.S. Department of State, "Country Reports on Terrorism 2013," April 2014
The U.S. Dept of State Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism produces an annual report on terrorism.
Talking Points, February 27 - March 12, 2014
This issue of the USC U.S.-China Institute's newsletter discusses "China Watching," a new documentary from the institute. As always, the newsletter includes a comprehensive calendar of China-centered events across North America.
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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.