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.
Talking Points, April 2 - April 16, 2008 (economics, Tibet, Amb. Randt)
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April 2 - April 16, 2008
Beginning operation in 1946, the World Bank’s task is to reduce poverty by fostering sustainable economic development. The U.S. is the Bank’s largest shareholder, with about 16% of the total voting shares. Japan is the next largest with just under 8% of all shares. Until this year, the Bank’s two most prominent positions, president and chief economist, have been held by Americans and Europeans. In May, however, China’s Justin Yifu Lin becomes the Bank’s chief economist. Lin is a member of the U.S.-China Institute’s Board of Scholars. He will speak on “Development and Transition” at USC on Tuesday, April 8. RSVPs are encouraged for his talk. Click here for more information on Lin’s influential scholarship. Details on the talk are below. You are also urged to RSVP for the Herbert G. Klein Lecture on April 21. America’s current and longest-serving ambassador to China, Clark T. Randt, Jr. will speak.
USC Events
04/08/2008: Development and Transition: Idea, Strategy and Viability
USC Popovich Hall 300
Cost: Free
Time: 3:00PM - 4:30PM
Newly appointed World Bank Chief Economist, Justin Lin will speak at USC.04/08/2008: Creating An Inclusive Education System in China
USC Hamovitch Research Center, MRF First Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90029
Cost: Free
Time: 10:30AM - 11:30AM
RSVP to swevents@usc.edu
USC hosts Chen Yunying, a leading Chinese scholar of special education and child development.04/09/2008: Chinese Thinking on the Future of International Relations
USC SOS B-40
Cost: Free
Time: 12:30PM - 2:00PM
The Center for International Studies presents a talk with USC U.S.-China Institute Executive Committee member Dan Lynch as part of the Director's Workshop Series.
California Events
04/08/2008: Gardens Beyond the Garden
Friends' Hall
1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA 91108
Time: 7:30PM - 9:30PM
Dr. Louise Yuhas examines the essence of the Chinese garden.04/09/2008: Fighting for the Seats: Gender Quota and State Feminism in South Korea and Taiwan
UCLA 10383 Bunche Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Cost: Free
Time: 3:00PM - 4:30PM
UCLA hosts a talk with Chang-Ling Huang from National Taiwan University.04/09/2008: The Eye Having to Have Looked at Enough Examples to Really See . . .
UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Cost: Free
Time: 3:30PM - 5:00PM
Dr. Ni will discuss decoding the iconography of some frequently seen décor on Chinese pictorial representations.04/09/2008: The Internet Revolution in China
UC Berkeley, 150 University Hall
Cost: The series is open to the public for a fee of $10 per lecture, Campus community with a Cal ID, CAA members with a membership card, and OLLI members are free
Time: 6:00PM - 7:30PM
UC Berkeley's Xiao Qiang speaks as part of the lecture series on "The Emerging Narrative of China."04/10/2008: Visualizing Revolution: Propaganda Posters from the People's Republic of China, 1949-1989
Nelson Gallery, Art Building University of California, Davis
Formal Opening: April 10, 6 - 8 pm
Katharine Burnett and Yang Peiming, Guest Curators
The exhibition will feature propaganda art from 1949-1989 from the collection of the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Center of Mr. Yang Peiming.04/10/2008: Chinese Voices
IEAS Conference Room
2223 Fulton Street 6th Floor, Berkeley, CA
Cost: Free
Time: 4pm
An hour-long screening of video vignettes followed by a question and answer session with digital journalists.04/10/2008: The Rise of Guanxi in China's Transitional Economy
UCLA, 243 Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA 90095
Cost: Free
Time: 4:30PM - 6:00PM
Sociologist Yanjie Bian proposes a theoretical model in which the role of guanxi is a function of institutional uncertainty and market competition.
North America Events:
04/03/2008: 2008 AAS Annual Meeting
Hyatt Regency Atlanta
Cost: $80-$155
The Association for Asian Studies is the largest society of its kind, with approximately 7,000 members worldwide. It is a
scholarly, non-political, and non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia.04/09/2008: Does China Have an Energy Diplomacy?: Reflections on China's Energy Security and its Impact on Foreign Policy
Lindner Family Commons, The Elliott School of International Affairs, 6th Floor
Address: 1957 E Street, NW
Cost: Free
Time: 12:30PM - 2:00PM
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies hosts Linda Jakobson as part of the lecture series on transnational Asia.
Exhibitions: .
01/23/2008 - 05/15/2008: Cycle of Life: Awakening - Works by Asian Women Artists
IEAS Gallery
2223 Fulton Street 6th Floor, Berkeley, CA
Email: ieas@berkeley.edu
An exhibition featuring the art works of Asian women artist.
04/03/2008 - 05/18/2008: Visualizing Revolution: Propaganda Posters from the People's Republic of China, 1949-1989
Nelson Gallery, Art Building University of California, Davis
Formal Opening on April 10, 6 - 8 pm
Katharine Burnett and Yang Peiming, Guest Curators
The exhibition will feature propaganda art from 1949-1989 from the collection of the Shanghai Propaganda Poster Art Center of Mr. Yang Peiming.
03/06/2008 - 07/27/2008: Chinaman's Chance: Views of the Chinese American Experience
Pacific Asia Museum
46 North Los Robles Avenue, Pasadena , CA 91101
Cost: $7 for adults, $5 for students/seniors
While the experience of being of Chinese heritage and living in America is unique to each individual, this exhibition will investigate the similarities and dissimilarities of these experiences.
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