Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Tibet
Film Screening by Tibetan "New Wave" Screenwriter/Director Pema Tseden
The Jacques Marchais Museum of Tibetan Art screens a feature film by Pema Tseden, the first Tibetan graduate of the Beijing Film Academy.
Monumental Lhasa: Fortress, Palace, Temple
The Rubin Museum presents "Monumental Lhasa: Fortress, Palace, Temple", the first exhibition of its kind to explore rare images of central Tibet’s most iconic monuments as they were seen by Tibetans and Westerners prior to the mid-twentieth century.
Analyzing Lineages in Early Tibetan Paintings: Taklung Portraits as a Test Case
UC Berkeley's Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk by David Jackson on new possibilities of dating in Tibetan art though analysis of guru lineages.
Movie Screening - Nine-Story Mountain
Nine-Story Mountain charts the path of three western researchers, from Lhasa to Mount Kailash, Tibet, on a journey to explore pilgrimage practices across the Tibetan plateau.
Buddhist Medicine in Tibet: Reconciling Religion and Nation in the Tibetan Medical Tradition
Join the Indiana University Central Eurasian Studies center for a lecture on the change in traditional Tibetan medical practices.
Summer Pasture
Johns Hopkins University will screen Summer Pasture, an intimate glimpse into the experiences of a young Tibetan family struggling to reconcile their traditional way of life with a rapidly modernizing world.
Screening: Flames of Bodhichitta
Tibet House US presents a screening of Lhaksam's documentary, "Flames of Bodhichitta". "Flames of Bodhichitta" is a Tibetan documentary trying to express the pain of 6 million tibetans in a holistic way. It is based on spirituality with special focus on His Holiness the Dalai Lama's vision. A Q&A will follow the screening.
Gallery Talk and Tea: Opening the Heart: Arousing the Mind of Universal Kindness
A talk offered in connection with the Mystical Arts of Tibet exhibit.
The Mystical Arts of Tibet
Tibetan Buddhist Monks from the Drepung Loseling Monastery return to the Crow Collection.
Integrating Local Knowledge with Ecosystem Science to Understand the Causes and Consequences of Environmental Change in Tibet
UCLA Asia Institute hosts a talk with Kelly Hopping.
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Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
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?