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Gail Hershatter Discusses Her Book "The Gender of Memory: Rural Women and China's Collective Past"
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Gail Hershatter explores changes in the lives of seventy-two elderly women in rural Shaanxi province during the revolutionary decades of the 1950s and 1960s.
Michael Schuman Discusses His Book "Confucius: And the World He Created"
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Author Michael Schuman examines the unprecedented resurgence of Confucianism as a significant trend in Chinese politics and culture.
The Game of Go: Ancient Applications and Contemporary Connotations 围棋游戏:古代应用及当代内涵
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Go is one of the oldest board games in existence, originating in China more than 2,500 years ago. Today, Go has spread not just to other Asian countries, but also to the West.
Beijing International Film Festival attracts USC faculty
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Associate Professor of Practice Jason E. Squire just returned from China, where he presented at the Beijing International Film Festival. His keynote was part of a segment titled “The Charm of Comedy Films” at the Summit on the Beauty of Film.
Entrepreneurs Wenxue Wang elected to USC Board of Trustees
Wang provides civic leadership in China.
Ernest J. Wilson III: Introduction for Daniel Russel
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Ernest J. Wilson III is dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.
Eric Heikkila - Discussant for Urbanization: Its Costs, Benefits, and Complications
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Eric Heikkila teaches public policy and oversees international initiatives at the USC Price School of Public Policy.
Joshua Goldstein - Discussant For Urbanization: It's Costs, Benefits, And Complications
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Joshua Goldstein teaches history at USC.
Nicholas Lardy - China: A Bumpy Road to a New Normal
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Nicholas Lardy is the Anthony M. Solomon Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
Baizhu Chen - China: A Positive Outlook
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Baizhu Chen teaches at the USC Marshall School of Business and is the academic director of the school’s Global Executive MBA program in Shanghai.
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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?