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Women
Women’s Empowerment in the Xi’an Muslim District, China
The Center for East Asian Studies at Stanford University presents a talk by Maris Boyd Gilette on women's empowerment among the Chinese Muslims (or Hui) who live in Xi'an's Muslim district.
Chinese Female Filmmakers Screening Series
USC School of Cinematic Arts presents the Chinese Female Filmmakers Screening Series.
Screening: Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love
The Freer and Sackler galleries hosts a screening of Wong Kar-wai's period romance In the Mood for Love
Construction of Employment Policy for Gender Equality: A Comparative Analysis in the United States and China by Policy Process Perspective
Shi Hongmei will talk on gender equality and labor in China at the University of Wisconsin.
A Tiger in the Kitchen: A Memoir of Food and Family
Writer Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan discusses her journey and new memoir.
China's 'Leftover' Women and the End of the One-Child Policy
Cornell University East Asia Program hosts a talk with Leta Hong Fincher about her new book on state-sponsored gender inequality in China.
Women in Early Medieval China
The Bowers Museum presents a lecture with Suzanne Cahill.
Turning Things Around: Daughters and Their Natal Families in Qing China
Maram Epstein discusses the theme of filial devotions of daughters to their natal families in 18th-19th century Chinese fiction.
China Onscreen Biennial: Feng Shui (万剑穿心): North American Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, director Wang Jing renders this family story with shrewdness and compassion, locating the seeds of trouble in powerful crosscurrents of class and gender.
Feminist Movement and Changing Role of Women
Doris T. Chang, Associate Professor of Women's Studies at Wichita State University will speak about the changing role of women at Columbia University's seminar on modern Taiwan.
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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?