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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Dikotter, The Discourse of Race in Modern China, 1992.
January 1, 1992
Ralph A. Litzinger reviews the book for H-World.
Japanese Government, “Twenty-One Demands,” April 26, 1915
April 26, 1915
This is an English translation from a Chinese translation of a revision of the demands originally submitted on January 18, 1915.
John Hay, "Letter of Instruction," March 20, 1900
December 13, 1901
The U.S. Secretary of State John Hay sent this letter to U.S. ambassadors.
Treaty of Tianjin (Tien-tsin), 1858
December 13, 1901
Treaty between the United States of America and the Empire of China.
Treaty of Wangxia (Treaty of Wang-hsia 望廈條約), May 18, 1844
December 13, 1901
The first agreement between the United States of America and the Qing Empire. Wàngxià 望厦 was a village in Macau where the treaty was set.
Imperial Power and the Politics of Difference:
Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute hosts a book talk with Li Chen on his new book on Chinese law during the imperial period
Legends, Media and Stars: The Transmission of Chinese Popular Culture, 1820s-1920s
UCLA Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk by Margaret Wan on transmission of Chinese popular culture in the Qing period.
East Asian Garden Lecture Series - Explorations in the History of the Rose in China
Guoliang Wang, the author of Old Roses of China, surveys the development of the rose in China, from the Song dynasty (960–1279) to the Qing dynasty (1644–1911) and beyond.
China and Japan: Nara to Now
Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University hosts a talk with Ezra Vogel on the history of Sino-Japanese relations.
China's Favourite Pottery for Tea, Yixing Ware
Art Gallery of Greater Victoria presents an exhibit of Yixing tea wares.
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October 20, 2024
October 20, 2024
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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Events
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 - 3:00pm
Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow international students.
Thursday, November 7, 2024 - 4:00pm
Join us for an in-person conversation on Thursday, November 7th at 4pm with author Mike 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.