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.
Economics
The Falling Yuan: What's happening to China's currency and why does it matter to the United States?
This panel will discuss what we need to know about the yuan in the coming era of U.S.-China economic relations.
The Asia-Pacific Power Balance: Perspectives from the U.S., Japan and China
The National Committee on American Foreign Policy and the Japan Society host a panel discussion of the future of the balance of power in East Asia.
How to Creatively Work in China's Film Industry
Emerson College Assistant Professor Weiko Lin will cover the current trends in the Chinese film market, censorship challenges, and what defines U.S.-China co-productions.
Renminbi: Faces of China and Currency of Images
Harvard University will have a talk on their display of Chinese currency.
Felix Wemheur, "Food Politics and Hunger in Maoist China (1953-1963)"
The Fairbank Center hosts Yomi Braester as he examines recent visual media practices, from traditional painting scrolls to state-of-the-art digital screens, and shows their collusion in the commodification of Chinaʼs cityscapes.
The Many Forms of Environmental Activism in China: Linking Local and Global?
Featured Speaker: Mujun Zhou, Center for Chinese Studies postdoctoral fellow 2015-2016
Next China: How the Middle Kingdom Will Reshape Your World
A public forum held on technology, economy, healthcare, politics and philanthropy of the China region.
Among the Braves with Shibani Mahtani and Tim McLaughlin
Mahtani and McLaughlin were on the ground in Hong Kong and provide this history of the Hong Kong pro-democracy movement centered around a cast of core activists, culminating in the 2019 mass protests and Beijing's crackdown.
Designing Empire from the Inside Out: House and Home in Republican-era (1911- 1949) Tianjin, China
Examining the local and global politics of designing house, home and furnishings in early twentieth-century Tianjin, Lacouture argues that through consuming the world at home, Chinese people also produced new meanings of what it meant to be a modern, urban, elite Chinese women or man at the time
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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?