Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
Talking Points, October 4, 2007
October 4 - October 17, 2007
10/04/2007: Cross-Straits Economic Relations
USC Upstairs Cafe
Address: Garden Room, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Cost: Free
Time: 3:00PM - 5:00PM
USCI and the Institute for Taiwanese Studies presents a panel discussion which examines the Cross-Straits Economic Relations between China and Taiwan.10/05/2007: China’s Great Western Development
USC Leavey Auditorium, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Cost: Free
Time: 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Evaluations and Perspectives on China’s Most Sweeping Developmental Initiative: The Great Western Development Project10/11/2007: China – Fragile Superpower
USC University Club
Address: Banquet Room, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Cost: Free
Time: 3:00PM - 5:00PM
UCSD political scientist and USC U.S.-China Institute Board of Scholars member Susan L. Shirk will speak on US-China relations.
California Events
10/04/2007: The Present and Future of Conservation of Mogao Caves & Digital Works of Dunhuang Mogao Caves
IEAS Conference Room
Address: 2223 Fulton Street, 6th Floor, Berkeley, CA
Cost: FREE
Time: 4:00PM - 6:00PM
The colloquium discusses the possibility of using digital technology to preserve the exquisite caverns of Mogao.
10/05/2007 - 10/06/2007: Catching the Wave: Connecting East Asia Through Soft Power
Toll Room, Alumni House, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Cost: Free
UC Berkeley hosts a two day conference which explores soft power in East Asia.
10/05/2007: 12 Girls Band
Greek Theatre, Los Angeles
Cost: $60.00 / $50.00 / $40.00 / $30.00
Website: www.greektheatrela.com
8:00PM - 10:00PM
Nederlander Concerts presents the Twelve Girls Band at the Greek Theatre.
10/05/2007: Performance: Shangri-la Chinese Acrobats
Beckman Auditorium, Caltech
Address: 332 S. Michigan Ave., Pasadena, CA
Cost: $28, $23, $18 / $10 youth
Phone: 626-395-4652
Time: 8:00PM - 10:00PM
Under the direction of acrobatic legends the Hai Family, the company flawlessly interprets the precision and grace of Chinese acrobatics.
10/06/2007: Dream of the Red Mansions
Baldwin Park Performing Arts Center
Address: 4640 N. Maine Ave., Baldwin Park, CA 91706
Cost: $20
Time: 7:00PM - 9:30AM
A Shaoxing opera performance based on the classic novel Hong Lou Meng (A Dream of Red Mansion).
10/09/2007: Challenges and Opportunities for American Lawyers in China or with Chinese Companies
Room 105, Boalt Hall, Berkeley, CA
Cost: FREE (Registration Required)
Time: 12:40PM - 2:30PM
Carmen Chang explores the adaptations of both the American and Chinese legal professions in response to China’s continuing modernization.
10/12/2007: China's Information Revolution
Lipman Room, Barrows Hall, UC Berkeley
Cost: Free
Time: 3:30PM - 5:00PM
Xiao Qiang examines media technologies and its impact on the Chinese political system.
10/12/2007: The Rise of Manchu Power in Northeast Asia (c. 1600-1636): Local and Global Dimensions
IEAS Conference Room
Address: 2223 Fulton Street, 6th Floor, Berkeley, CA
Time: 4:00PM - 6:00PM
Nicola Di Cosmo explores the rise of Manchurian power in seventeeth century China.
10/14/2007: The Magic of Chinese Animation
University of California, Berkeley Art Museum & Pacific Rim Archive
Address: Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive 2625 Durant Avenue #2250 , Berkeley, CA 94720-2250
Cost: $4.50-9.50
Time: 2:00PM - 4:00PM
This film screening includes a selection of classics of Chinese animation, drawing on a variety of styles and techniques.
10/17/2007: Curatorial Urbanism
W. M. Keck Lecture Hall
Address: 960 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
Cost: Free
Time: 7:00PM - 9:00PM
Qingyun Ma is Dean of the USC School of Architecture and holder of the Della and Harry MacDonald Dean's Chair in Architecture.
10/19/2007: Mei Lanfang, Peking Opera, and the Chinese Aesthetic
IEAS Conference Room
Address: 2223 Fulton Street, 6th Floor, Berkeley, CA
Time: 1:00PM - 4:00PM
Joshua Goldstein, Zhang Dandan, and Ban Wang examine the themes of 20th century Peking Opera with special emphasis on Mei Lanfang.
North America Events
10/04/2007: UN Membership and Taiwan
IAB 918, New York, NY
Cost: Free
Time: 12:00PM - 1:00PM
A discussion about the history and politics surrounding Taiwan's diplomatic battle to join the United Nations.
10/09/2007: The Politics of Quality (suzhi) in the Global Economy
Room 1636 School of Social Work Building
Address: 1080 S. University , Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106
Cost: Free
Time: 12:00PM - 1:30PM
University of Michigan's Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk with Ann Anagnost.
Exhibitions:
09/17/2007 - 12/21/2007: Forces: Paintings & Calligraphy
IEAS Conference Room
2223 Fulton Street, 6th Floor, Berkeley, CA 94720-2318
Cost: Free
The UCB Center for Chinese Studies presents an exhibition by Lampo Leong.
09/06/2007 - 01/20/2008: Zhang Huan: Altered States
2nd Floor Starr & Ross Galleries
Asia Society and Museum
725 Park Ave, New York, NY
Phone: 212-517-ASIA
This exhibition is the first ever museum retrospective of Zhang Huan, encompassing major works produced over the past 15 years in Beijing, New York, and Shanghai.
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Please join us for the Grad Mixer! Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, Enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow students across USC Annenberg. Graduate students from any field are welcome to join, so it is a great opportunity to meet fellow students with IR/foreign policy-related research topics and interests.
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Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow international students.
Join us for an in-person conversation on Thursday, November 7th at 4pm with author David M. Lampton as he discusses his new book, Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War. The book examines the history of U.S.-China relations across eight U.S. presidential administrations.