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
Dream of the Red Chamber, the Opera
University of Michigan Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk with Bright Sheng and David Rolston of the new operatic adaptation of Dream of the Red Chamber.
Neural Buddhism and Mindfulness Revolution?: Buddhist Thought, Secular Ground and Global Ethics
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies presents a talk by Dr. Thupten Jinpa about the potentiality of Buddhism in the emergence of a more "global" and inclusive concept of ethics.
The Many Forms of Environmental Activism in China: Linking Local and Global?
Featured Speaker: Mujun Zhou, Center for Chinese Studies postdoctoral fellow 2015-2016
"Popular Politics versus Capitalist Development: The 1989 Tiananmen Protest and China's Rise to Superpower
USC East Asian Studies Center presents a lecture by Chaohua Wang with a response by Professor Kyung Moon Hwang
When My Child Is Born 当我的孩子出生
The Asia Society and Museum will screen a Guo Jing film.
The Two Horses of Genghis Khan
The Asia Society and Museum presents The Two Horses of Genghis Khan.
The Tangled Dynamics of Independent Filmmaking in China: Memory, Identity, and Protest
The Columbia University Weatherhead East Asian Institute presents a lecture by Paul G. Pickowicz, Distinguished Professor of History and Chinese Studies, University of California, San Diego.
The Chinese Lubitsch Touch: Post-WWII Comedies of Disguise
Xinyu Dong will explore how Chinese Lubitsch films rivaled American films on their own ground and gained competitive edge in challenging the Hollywood domination of the post-war market.
Mid-Autumn Festival: Moon Viewing Party
Come celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with the Center for East Asian Studies at the University of Kansas's annual Moon Viewing Party.
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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?