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
Shanghai Quartet with Wu Man, Pipa
The Smithsonian Institute will host the Shanghai Quartet with special guest, Grammy Award nominee Wu Man on Chinese lute (pipa).
China Society of Southern California: Chinese New Year Celebration
The China Society of Southern California invites members and guests of the organization to attend its annual Chinese New Year celebration.
Somewhere I Have Never Traveled
Taiwanese director Tien-Yu Fu will discuss and answer questions about the new film "Somewhere I Have Never Traveled."
Disorder (现实是过去的未来)
An innocent man is finally released from jail after doing time for murders he didn't commit. But when he tries to prove his innocence he finds history repeating itself in the gruesome horror flick DISORDER.
Cultural Dimensions of Visual Ethnography: U.S.- China Dialogues
The USC US-China Institute and the USC Center for Visual Anthropology present a symposium featuring the screening of several ethnographic films and extensive discussion of visual ethnography by Chinese and American scholars, documentary filmmakers and new media practitioners.
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.
Regional Competition and the Fabrication of a Zhe School in Late Ming China
Join the Institute for Chinese Studies of The Ohio State University as they host Kathleen M. Ryor, Professor of Art History and Director of Asian Studies, Carleton College.
The First-Generation Christian Literati in Late Ming: The Cases of Yang Tingyun (1562-1627) and Xiong Shiqi (ca. 1590s)
The Institute for Chinese Studies presents the "China in Transition" Lecture Series with Yu-Yin Cheng, Professor of History and International Studies at Marymount Manhattan College.
Thomas Mao
Zhu Wen's Thomas Mao will be screened at Pomona College Museum of Art.
East Asian Film Series: Eat, Drink, Man, Woman (Ang Lee, 1994)
Director Ang Lee's follow-up to his surprise box-office hit "The Wedding Banquet" is another look at ethnic and sexual conflicts in a Chinese family, with meals as a centerpiece of the film.
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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?