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
Religion in the Social Transition of Contemporary China: Sino-American Perspectives
The Wilson Center's Kissinger Institute on China and the United States presents a conference that examines the role of religion in American society and the importance attached to religious freedom in United States foreign policy.
China and Islam: The Prophet, the Party, and Law
The Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute presents a talk by Matthew Erie, Associate Professor of Modern Chinese Studies, University of Oxford.
Buddhist Seal Manuals and the Nature of Dunhuang Buddhism: The Case of P. 3835v.#9
UC Berkeley's Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk by Paul Copp on dhāranī-seal manuals from Dunhuang in the ninth and tenth centuries.
Down to the Bone: Duality, Mortality and Impermanence in Tibetan Buddhist Arts and Ritual
The Society for Asian Art presents a talk with Tamara Hill on the wrathful, ironic, and amusing depictions of skeletons, bones, and skulls in Tibetan Tantric Buddhist arts and rituals.
The Buddha's Therapy
Mark Epstein, M.D. will give a talk on in the interface of Buddhism and psychotherapy at Brown University.
Turtle-Shell Divination in the Zhou Dynasty
The Stanford University Center for East Asian Studies presents a discussion of ancient divination practices
Temple Under Auspicious Clouds: Sino-Japanese Connections and the Search for Buddhist-Chinese Architecture, 1920s-1930s
Princeton University presents a talk about Buddhist-Chinese Architecture with Professor Vimalin Rujivacharakul.
Shia Saints in a Sunni Land: Shrine Legends in Chinese Central Asia
The Columbia Weatherhead East Asian Institute presents a talk by Professor Rian Thum.
Lewis Lancaster: Study of Buddhism
Emeritus Professor of University of California Berkeley, Lewis Lancaster, will speak on digital resources for the study of Buddhism.
The Popularity of Tibetan Buddhism in China Today
Despite a lack of religious belief in China today, Tibetan Buddhism has become popular. Stanford University presents Khenpo Sodargye Rinpoche, who will examine the the reasons and factors for this development.
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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.