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
Forty-eight Buddhas of Measureless Life: Court Eunuch Patronage at the Sculpture Grottoes of Longmen
Amy McNair presents the Twentieth Sammy Yukuan Lee Lecture in Chinese Archaeology & Art
Banana Tree in the Snow: Exploring Key Concepts of Song Dynasty Aesthetic Thought
Professor Ron Egan of UC Santa Barbara will give a talk on Song Dynasty Aesthetic Thought.
The Dimen Dong Folk Chorus in Concert
The Asia Society Texas presents a discussion and performance of Chinese Dong singing.
Celebrated Voices of Contemporary Chinese Literature
The China Institute hosts a celebration of Chinese literature with a talk with poet Ouyang Jianghe and writers Liang Hong, Li Juan, and Yan Ge.
Celebrated Voices of Contemporary Chinese Literature: An Evening with Yu Hua
The China Institute hosts a conversation with novelist Yu Hua to discus his fiction work.
The Boys From Fengkuei (Hou Hsiao-hsien; Taiwan, 1983)
Abstract: Also like Life: The Films of Hou Hsiao-hsien
From SARS to Coronavirus: China’s public health and governance crisis
Join Yanzhong Huang, senior fellow for global health at the Council on Foreign Relations on his talk about SARS to Coronavirus and China's public health and governance crisis.
From Our Eyes: Community Media and Visual Ethnography in China
This event showcases two recent documentary films produced through community media and participatory video training projects organized by From Our Eyes, a cultural heritage and media NGO based in Kunming, Yunnan Province. The film screenings, including a collaboratively produced short by art students and a Baiku Yao filmmaker and a feature-length documentary by first-time a Tibetan filmmaker from Sichuan Province, will be followed by discussion with two co-directors of From Our Eyes and an anthropologist researching rural media in ethnic minority China.
Calibrating the Chinese Citizen: Propaganda, E-Petitioning and Big Data-Driven Governance
The UC Berkeley Institute of East Asian studies will host Christian Gobel for a discussion on propaganda and data-driven governance.
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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?