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Culture
From Two Arises Three – The Collaborative Works of Arnold Chang and Michael Cherney
From Two Arises Three features 20 works, both individual and corroborative by Chang and Cherney, which strive to bridge the gap between the traditions of Chinese ink painting and the concerns of contemporary art.
Documenting Queer Histories in China and the West: A Film Screening and Discussion
The Weatherhead East Asian Institute at Columbia University presents a screening of two films and Q&A with the directors
Chinese Landscape Duets of Arnold Chang and Michael Cherney
The Cleveland Museum of Art is hosting the exhibition, Chinese Landscape Duets of Arnold Chang and Michael Cherney, featuring contemporary landscapes by Arnold Chang and Michael Cherney.
The Future of Chinese Cuisine in the U.S.
This program will look at the changing face of Chinese food in China, as well as in places like Vancouver, Flushing, and the San Gabriel Valley in Southern California.
Tea and Chinese Cultural Aesthetics
The UCLA Center for Chinese Studies presents a lecture by Pei-kai Cheng on the change and continuity of “The Way of Tea” (chado) during ancient China.
Moralized Entertainment: Chinese Catholic Biblical Drama in the Republican Era
Harvard-Yenching Institute hosts a talk by John T.P. Lai on biblical opera in the Republican Era
Jing Wang - New Bridge along the Silk Road or Old Connection Revived: On the Transnational Connectivity among the Sinophone Muslims in China and Central Asia
Presentation about the connections formed between Muslims in China.
China Onscreen Biennial: Three Sisters ( 三姊妹) US Premiere
Part of the UCLA Confucius Institute's inaugural China Onscreen Biennial (银幕中国双年展)project, master documentarist Wang Bing turns his camera to the most invisible among the Chinese population, three girls living in poverty.
The Care of Time and the Dimensions of Conservation at the Mogao Grottoes
The Getty Center will provide an overview of the wide spectrum of activities that were undertaken, including scientific research into causes of deterioration of walls paintings.
Free Screening: Follow Your Heart: China's New Youth Movement
FOLLOW YOUR HEART investigates the dynamic between the inflexible political environment and a modernizing ancient culture, the issues that are affecting Chinese youth.
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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?