On September 29, 2024, the USC U.S.-China Institute hosted a workshop at the Huntington’s Chinese garden, offering K-12 educators hands-on insights into using the garden as a teaching tool. With expert presentations, a guided tour, and new resources, the event explored how Chinese gardens' rich history and cultural significance can be integrated into classrooms. Interested in learning more? Click below for details on the workshop and upcoming programs for educators.
Tibet
Tiaras to Toerings, Asian Ornaments
The Newark Museum presents an exhibition on the history of Asian ornamentation in Tibet.
The Divine Feminine in Tibetan Esoteric Buddhism
The Crow Collection of Asian Art presents an exhibition on female divinity in Buddhist art.
Masterworks: Jewels of the Collection
The Rubin Museum of Art presents important works of art from the Himalayas spanning a period of over one thousand years.
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.
Who is the 14th Dalai Lama?
Part of the Who is the Dalai Lama? Colloquium Series
Tibetan Portrait: The Power of Compassion
The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art in New York presents an exhibit of photographic portraits of Tibetan people by renowned contemporary artist Phil Borges.
Nirupama Rao: Fractured Himalaya -- Understanding India-China Relations
Career diplomat Nirupama Rao discusses her new book on understanding India-China relations.
The Epic of Everest (John Noel, 1928)
The Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute presents a screening of "The Epic of Everest," probably the earliest filmed record of life in Tibet.
A Conversation with Lobsang Sangay, Prime Minister, Tibetan Government in Exile
Dr. Lobsang Sangay will discuss Tibet's future, prospects for genuine autonomy within China, and aspirations of the Tibetan exile community.
From Our Eyes: Community Media and Visual Ethnography in China
This event showcases two recent documentary films produced through community media and participatory video training projects organized by From Our Eyes, a cultural heritage and media NGO based in Kunming, Yunnan Province. The film screenings, including a collaboratively produced short by art students and a Baiku Yao filmmaker and a feature-length documentary by first-time a Tibetan filmmaker from Sichuan Province, will be followed by discussion with two co-directors of From Our Eyes and an anthropologist researching rural media in ethnic minority China.
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Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?