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.
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Migrant Workers in China: Hukou, Hope and Beyond
Asia Society Hong Kong will host a discussion on migrant workers in China as a part of its Jack Tang Memorial Lecture Series.
The Policy & Practice of Dual Immersion: Planning for the Secondary Years
The UCLA Graduate School of Education & Information Studies and UCLA Confucius Institute present a conference that brings together scholars, educators, school administrators, and policy makers to share the latest research and successful program models, and to discuss how best to develop successful, sustainable dual immersion programs in California’s secondary schools.
A Passion for Jade
Heber R.
Yiyun Li - To Speak Is to Blunder but I Venture
The Cornell Contemporary China Initiative Lecture Series will feature Yiyun Li, award-winning author and Professor of English at UC Davis.
The Killer
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art will screen John Woo's 1989 film The Killer as a part of their Hard Boiled Hong Kong Weekend Series.
The Erosion of Paternalistic Democracy in Chinese Factories
UCLA Center for Chinese Studies presents a discussion by Joel Andreas on China's workplaces, an area in which market reforms have undermined democratic institutions.
Screening: Flowers of Shanghai
Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT) presents "Flowers of Shanghai," a film on the complex relationships playing out in brothels in 1890 Shanghai.
USF Lunar New Year Celebration 2016
The University of San Francisco hosts a Lunar New Year Celebration.
China's Power: Up for Debate (2nd Annual ChinaPower Conference)
The Center for Strategic and International Studies presents the second annual ChinaPower conference focusing on the issues that underpin Chinese power.
Xu Bing: Monkeys Grasp for the Moon
Monkeys Grasp for the Moon is a suspended sculpture designed specifically for the Sackler Gallery by Chinese artist Xu Bing (born 1955), as part of an October 2001 exhibition of his work titled Word Play: Contemporary Art by Xu Bing. (11/28/2016 - Ongoing)
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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?