Happy Lunar New Year from the USC US-China Institute!
Culture
USC Global Conference Hong Kong 2011: Global Challenges and Enhancing Opportunities
The two day conference will feature New York Times and Pulitzer Prize winning author Thomas L. Friedman.
Beggar-Thy-Women: Domestic Responses to Foreign Bride Competition, The Case of Taiwan
The Population, Society and Inequality (PSI) Colloquium Series and and Department of Economics present "Beggar-Thy-Women: Domestic Responses to Foreign Bride Competition, The Case of Taiwan" with Elaine Liu, Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Houston
The Way of the Barbarians: Reinterpreting Chineseness and Barbarism in Tang and Song China, 800-1200 CE
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies presents Assistant Professor Shao-yun Yang speaking on the topic of "Chineseness and Barbarism in Tang and Song China." This talk will argue that culture, nation, and race are all unsatisfactory conceptual categories for interpreting the discourse of ideological or moral barbarism.
Cornell University Chinese Classical Colloquium: Clarence Lee
The Cornell Classical Chinese Colloquium's last speaker of the semester will be Cornell University's own Clarence Lee, giving a talk entitled, "Reading Sinitic Medical Texts in Mid Edo period Japan: Kagawa Sh?toku (1683-1755)”
Bowers Museum Shaolin Lecture and Kung Fu Demonstration
A speaking engagement featuring Shaolin Temple Abbot Venerable Grand Monk Master Shi Yong Xin & Shaolin Temple Kung Fu Monks Team
The View from the Riverbank: Pluralization without Democratization in China’s Rural West
UC Berkeley presents Kristen McDonald's talk on how the Chinese government's development projects in the Nu River valley may trigger increased civil unrest.
A Disappearance Foretold
Olivier Meys and Zhang Yaxuan's A Disappearance Foretold will be screened at UCLA Film & Television Archive.
Chinese Gardens
The Boise Art Museum will organize and host the exhibition, "Chinese Gardens". The exhibition is sponsored by Thomas J. Cooney in honor of Joan Chapman Cooney.
Annual Historymakers Awards Banquet
Prominently recognized as one of the premiere Chinese American events in Southern California, the Banquet honors the achievements of extraordinary individuals who have made a significant impact or lasting contributions towards the advancement of the Chinese American community and beyond in the fields of art, literature, journalism, medicine, film, science, business, government, law, athletics, and their community.
Afro-Asian Mixtapes: Overlapping Literary Diasporas in the Caribbean
A/P/A Institute at NYU participates in The Literary Mews, part of the PEN World Voices Festival, for the third year in a row. Part-literary festival, part-street fair on the Washington Mews, the all-day 2015 Literary Mews presents readings and performances from the African Diaspora. Join us at 4PM for a reading and listening session highlighting the literary intersections between Asian and African diasporas in the Caribbean. Featuring writers Ifeona Fulani (Ten Days in Jamaica) and Kerry Young (Pao and Gloria). Moderated by Rishi Nath (York College).
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Featured Articles
January 4, 2024
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
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?