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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Exploring China’s Mountain of Echoing Halls
A seminar on Exploring China's Mountain of Echoing Halls will be held at the Smithsonian.
Subjugating the Dead: The White Pagoda and The Peony Lantern in Late Imperial China
The East Asian Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University presents a talk by Fumiko Joo, Post-Doctoral Fellow in the East Asian Studies Program at Johns Hopkins University, on topics from late imperial China.
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.
Chenrezig, the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion Tibetan Buddhist Art Workshop
In this Tibetan Buddhist art workshop you will learn how to draw the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion according to the Tibetan thangka tradition. Avalokiteshvara (“One who hears the cries of the world”) is the Bodhisattva of Compassion and protector of Tibet. He is the Buddha of the famous mantra om mani padme hum, and the Dalai Lama is considered to be the earthly incarnation of Avalokiteshvara.
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.
Uncovering Visual Evidence for the Gandavyuha in Tang China
This talk will highlight evidence for images pertaining to the Gaṇḍavyūha dating to the late Tang Dynasty (late 9th to early 10th centuries) at Dunhuang.
Terry Kleeman: “Daoism as a Communal Religion”
The UC Santa Barbara Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies presents a public lecture by Professor Terry Kleeman of the University of Colorado, Boulder.
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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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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.