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.
Religion
The Mosque in China
This talk examines the oldest mosques and selected famous ones through extant buildings and textual records in China, demonstrating their uniquely Chinese architecture.
Situ Panchen: Creation and Cultural Engagement in 18th Century Tibet
A panel of scholars will discuss the different aspects of the life of Situ Panchen Chokyi Jungne, an individual that greatly influenced 18th century Tibet.
The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life with Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh
Join China Institute on as we welcome Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh to discuss their recent work, The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life
From the Sacred Realm: Paradises and Pure-lands
The Newark Museum presents an exhibition that introduces the Five Buddha Families under whom the vast Tibetan Buddhist pantheon is organized.
Lecture on Modern Shin Buddhism by Jessica Starling
The USC Shinso Ito Center for Japanese Religions and Culture will host Jessica Starling for a lecture on modern Shin Buddhism.
Religious Activism in Modern Taiwan
Robert P. Weller will speak on religious activism in Taiwan at Columbia University.
China's Green Religion
Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute and the USC School of Religion for a discussion with Professor James Miller of Queen's University on the contribution of Daoism to modern-day China.
Echoes of the Past: The Buddhist Cave Temples of Xiangtangshan
Smithsonian Institute presents an exhibition in which majestic sixth-century Chinese Buddhist sculpture is combined with 3D imaging technology in this exploration of one of the most important groups of Buddhist devotional sites in early medieval China.
Buddhist Icons with Magic Power
The Ho Center for Buddhist Studies at Stanford University presents a discussion with Qiang Ning on the meaning and function of Buddhist art in medieval China.
Buddhist Art and Architecture: A Trip to the Hsi Lai Temple
USC Visions and Voices hosts a trip to the largest Buddhist temple in North America.
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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 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.