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
Taiwan Academy Grand Opening Lecture: Chinese Study Resources in Taiwan
The Taiwan Academy presents a lecture in celebration of its grand opening by Professor Joyce Chao-chen Chen.
Legendary Opera Diva Liao Chiung-Chih Performance & Lecture
The Pacific Asia Museum presents a lecture and demonstration by Taiwanese opera legend Liao Chiung-Chih
Chinglish - Back by Popular Demand
East West Players presents David Henry Hwang's "Chinglish," directed by Jeff Liu.
Beneath the China Boom: Citizenship, Welfare and the Making of a Rural Land Market
As part of its 2018 Winter Colloquia Series, The Stanford China Program presents a talk by Julia Chuang on rural land markets and China's rise.
Shanghai Quartet
The Freer Gallery of Art presents a performance by the Shanghai Quartet.
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness, directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien, will be screened at the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
EASC New Book Series: Modern China - Why Fiction Matters in Contemporary China
The USC East Asian Studies Center has launched an EASC New Book Series for the wider community. This series is organized by Li-Ping Chen, Postdoctoral Scholar & Teaching Fellow in the USC East Asian Studies Center, focusing on Modern China.
Zuozhan in the Context or Warring States Texts
On the occasion of the publication of a new translation of the Zuozhuan (Zuo Tradition) in the Classics of Chinese Thought series of the University of Washington Press, UCLA is hosting a gathering of scholars to consider the work in relation to other texts thought to have been composed or compiled during the Warring States period.
"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.
I, Ching - Revisit China's Modern Revolution in Song & Dance
This is the story of Jiang Ching, the woman who would leap from the stage of an actress to land onto the backwaters revolution outpost then propelled to become Chairman Mao's wife.
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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?