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.
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Rising China: Economic, Geopolitical, Environmental, and Cultural Dimensions of China's (re)Emergence as a Global Superpower
Faculty Development Workshop: "Rising China: Economic, Geopolitical, Environmental, and Cultural Dimensions of China's (re)Emergence as a Global Superpower", Slippery Rock University, October 4-6, 2012
"Unscholarly Gardens": Rethinking the Gardens of China
The Huntington Library hosts a day-long symposium on the various, often overlooked styles of Chinese gardens.
Historical and Cultural Preservation in China, Part 2: The Dunhuang Caves of the Silk Road
Join the Pacific Asia Museum as they host Neville Agnew, who will present on preservation and restoration activities in China
Road.
Knowledge of and Vulnerability to Climate Change among Pastoralists in Central Tibet
The UCLA Asia Institute hosts a talk by Emily Yeh to discuss findings about Tibetan pastoralists’ knowledge of climate change, as well as factors leading to vulnerability to climate change, based on an interdisciplinary project conducted in Nagchu, in the northern part of the Tibet Autonomous Region, PRC.
Global Choke Point: Confronting Energy Demand and Water Scarcity in China and the United States
China's soaring economy, fueled by an unyielding appetite for coal, is threatened by the country's steadily diminishing freshwater reserves. The United States faces similar water-energy confrontations—over millions of gallons of water are taken from ranchers to develop the deep oil and gas shale reserves of the west and there are battles between Georgia and Florida over diminishing drinking water reserves. Global Choke Point, though, is not necessarily a narrative of doom and gloom. The presentations will examine both the challenges and opportunities presented by these looming choke points.
Assessing the Impacts of China’s Ongoing Agricultural Modernization Reform Push
University of Washington East Asia Center hosts a talk with Ross Doll on the impacts of China's agricultural modernization.
China’s Threatened Waters: Video Series Screening and Discussion on Wetland Destruction and Other Vulnerable Waterways in China
The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C. presents a video series discussion.
Water and Land: Changing Landscapes and Diminishing Resources in China
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University presents a talk "Water and Land: Changing Landscapes and Diminishing Resources in China" by Ling Zhang on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, 1:15pm to 9:00pm.
Increasing Oil Demand in China-Rising Risks and International Consequences
Columbia University's Elizabeth Wishnick will be speaking at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
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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?