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.
Culture
Massive Unemployment and Worker Protests: So Why Were Workers More Restive in China than in France and Mexico?
UC Berkeley's Center for Chinese studies presents a discussion by Dorothy Solinger on the increasing number of worker protests in China compared to that in France and Mexico.
The Culture of Tea With Peter Luong
Society for Asian Art hosts a talk and hands-on demonstration on the Art of Tea Tasting with Peter Luong
Screening: Martian Syndrome (2009)
Xue Jianqiang's personal documentary Martian Syndrome will be screened at Harvard University.
Building Research Collaborations with Researchers and Institutions in China
Join Dr. Brook Wilmsen for her talk on building research collaborations with researchers and institutions in China.
"China's Troubled Rise -- Bumps on the Road to becoming a Superpower."
John Pomfret, an award-winning journalist and diplomatic correspondent for The Washington Post, will speak at the Indiana University School of Journalism in Bloomington.
Screenings of "Assignment: China" around the Country
A complete list of screenings of the USC U.S.-China Institute's documentary series Assignment China, a multi-part documentary series on the history of American correspondents in China dating back to the 1940s.
Tharlo. 2015. Directed by Pema Tseden
The Museum of Modern Art presents a screening of Pema Tseden's Tharlo. Followed by a Q&A with the director.
The Poetics of Communication: Social and Cultural Functions of the Traditional Song Fair of the Bai Ethnic People in Southwest China
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies presents a talk with Zhu Gang, Associate Research Fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institu
The Language of Xu Bing
Xu Bing's first solo presentation in Los Angeles explores the artist's two-decade-long career. One of the most active and influential Chinese artists living today, Xu Bing received his training in the Printmaking Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts (CAFA) in Beijing.
Crossing the Ground Boundary: Image, Ritual and Space in Chulan Tomb 2 (171 CE)
University of Chicago's Center for East Asian Studies presents a talk by Shi Jie on one individual shrine/tomb complex in East China dating to the late 2nd century CE.
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Events
Thursday, March 21, 2024 - 4:00pm PST
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 - 4:00pm
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?