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
Modern Women in Local Tibetan History: The View from Biographical Sources
Columbia University's Weatherhead East Asian Institute hosts a talk by Sarah Jacoby on the representation of women in Tibetan history.
The Third International Conference on Tibetan Language
The Third International Conference on Tibetan Language will bring together scholars to discuss issues relating to the Tibetan language.
The Place of Provenance: Regional Styles in Tibetan Painting
The fourth in a series of exhibitions curated by the renowned Tibetan scholar David Jackson, The Place of Provenance: Regional Styles in Tibetan Painting explores the four distinctive provincial artistic styles of Tibet as well as those of Bhutan, Mongolia, and Qing-dynasty China.
Sacred Spaces With the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room
This exhibition reflects on sacred spaces by focusing on devotional activities in awe-inspiring places.
Free Screening of "Tibet in Song" (2008, Tibet)
"Tibet in Song" (2008, Tibet) Directed by Ngawang Choephel
Contestation and Adaptation: The Politics of National Identity in China
Please join the USC U.S.-China Institute for a discussion with Professor Enze Han of the University of London on the way five major ethnic minority groups - Uyghurs, Chinese Koreans, Dai, Mongols, and Tibetans - in China negotiate their national identities with the Chinese nation-state.
To a Mountain in Tibet
Colin Thubron will talk about his book on Mount Kailas at the Asia Society in New York City.
Essential Tibetan Buddhism, And Its Context In Tibet And The World
Tibet House US presents Professor Robert Thurman, leading a short intensive course in two sets of three and four classes. In February he will be introducing the basic concepts and practices of the tradition called “Tibetan Buddhism,” offering a glimpse into the advanced arts and sciences of the tradition; in April, he will be focusing on a study of the present global expansion of the tradition.
The Dalai Lama and His People
The Tibet House in New York City presents an exhibition showcasing Don Farber's photographs of His Holiness the Dalai Lama across a 30-year span.
“Qarangghu Tagh: The Villages Afar” Film Screening Columbia
Colombia University Weatherhead Institute hosts a screening of the film "Qarangghu Tagh: The Villages Afar," the first independent Uighur documentary.
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