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
Film and Discussion: "The Red Wolf"
The first African American to be inducted into the Hong Kong Stuntman’s Association, Bobby Samuels worked with some of Hong Kong’s biggest movie st
Conference: Writing & Picturing in Post-1945 Asian Art
This symposium proposes to survey the state of scholarship and discuss the future directions in both museological and art-historical studies. The symposium organizers aspire to bridge the established studies of modernist art history and the newly evolving contemporary art history while casting a wider geographical net beyond East Asia.
Public Diplomacy & Development Communications: Intersections, Overlaps and Challenges
The USC Center on Public Diplomacy (CPD) will host a one-day symposium to bring interested scholars from different research disciplines together in order to explore the common ground between activities that blur the categories of PD, soft power, nation brands, international development and development communication.
China Ready Webinar
Join us as our panel discuss Chinese language, culture, business and study opportunities for those with a keen interest in China
Far from Beijing: The State of Independent Chinese Cinema
REDCAT will screen two new documentaries that attest to the growing decentralization of Chinese independent film to the farther reaches of the country.
Environment in Asia Seminar: "Layer Upon Layer: Experience, Ecology, Engineering, Heritage, and (Most of All) History in the Making of China's Agricultural Terraces"
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies presents Sigrid Schmalzer, professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Democratic Transitions: Conversations with World Leaders
UCLA International Institute hosts a book talk with USC's Abraham Lowenthal.
Screening of "Free and Easy" at the Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival
The Los Angeles Chinese Film Festival presents the LA premiere of Free and Easy, a film featuring various storylines revolving around crime.
OC Night Market 2014
Continuing our mission statement to further provide a platform for small and local businesses, the 626 Night Market is going to the OC!
Religion and Globalization in Asia: Prospects, Patterns, and Problems for the Coming Decade
Speakers in San Francisco explore the dynamics of globalizing forces on the established and emerging religions of South and East Asia.
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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?