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.
Immigration
Coming to America, Asian Migration
Chinese have been immigrating to the U.S. since record keeping began in 1820.
How immigrants give American companies a powerful boost against Chinese rivals
Limiting immigration to America could actually disadvantage us in the trade war with China, says a USC Dornsife international relations professor.
Brooks, Between Mao and McCarthy: Chinese American Politics in the Cold War Years (January 1, 2015)
Charlotte Brooks' book was reviewed by Joyce Mao for H-Diplo and published here under Creative Commons license.
Young, Alien Nation - Chinese Migration in the Americas from the Coolie Era through World War II (November 3, 2014)
Elliott Young. Alien Nation: Chinese Migration in the Americas from the Coolie Era through World War II. The David J.
Chen, Chop Suey, USA - The Story of Chinese Food in America (November 25th 2014)
Yong Chen's book was reviewed by Susan B. Carter for H-Environment and is published here under Creative Commons license.
John Kerry, Remarks at a U.S. Visa Event, Nov. 12, 2014
US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. The U.S. and China agreed to extend visas to each other’s visitors for up to 10 years.
U.S. State Department, “The United States and China To Extend Visas for Short-term Business Travelers, Tourists, and Students,” Nov. 10, 2014
This change was announced in conjunction with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting in Beijing, China.
Liu-Farrer, Labour Migration from China to Japan: International Studies, Transnational Migrants, 2011
This was reviewed by Claudia Baumann in May, 2013 for the H-Soz-u-Kult discussion list and is reproduced here under Creative Commons license.
A review of three books covering Chinese in Latin America
Delgado, Lai, Tan, and Schiavone Camacho, Chinese in Latin America, especially Mexico, 2010 and 2012 Two books on Chinese in Mexico and on Chinese in Latin America were reviewed by Dorothea A. L. Martin for the H-Soz-u-Kult discussion list in December 2013. It is reproduced here under Creative Commons license.
U.S. House of Representatives, “Hearing on The Chinese Media Reciprocity Act,” June 20, 2012
“The Chinese Media Reciprocity Act” Bill, introduced by Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, was discussed at a hearing by the Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement (of the Judiciary Committee).
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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.