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
Pots of Silver and Gold
The Newark Museum hosts an exhibition of Tibetan and Mongolian tea and beer pitchers.
Mystic Nostalgia
The Tibet House presents a series of paintings that reflect visions by artist Tiffani Gyatso that have come in relation to her own spiritual search guided by Buddhist principles through the obscurities of samsara.
Flip Side: The Unseen in Tibetan Art
The Rubin Museum of Art presents an exhibition showcasing the texts and images on the back of Tibetan art objects, which reveal clues to their meaning, function, and historical context.
Meltdown: The Impact of Climate Change on the Tibetan Plateau (with live video webcast)
Asia Society presents a one-day conference on the impact of rising global temperature on the Tibetan plateau.
Dissidents Who Have Suffered for Human Rights in China: A Look Back and A Look Forward
The Congressional-Executive commission on China will host a hearing on Dissidents Who Have Suffered for Human Rights in China: A Look Back and A Look Forward.
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.
Sand Mandala
USC Pacific Asia Museum is proud to host Tibetan monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery. They will spend one week creating a Sand Mandala, a Tibetan Buddhist tradition that involves the creation and destruction of paintings made from colored sand.
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.
Tibet and the Politics of Exile in the New Millennium
Samdhong Rinpoche, Tibetan Prime Minister in Exile, discusses Tibetan politics.
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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?