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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Asia and the Global South
JEASC Annual Conference & Graduate Student Professional Development Workshop on Asia and the Global South
Before the Flood II
The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor will screen Yan Yu's documentary Before the Flood II.
Protecting China’s Biodiverse Hotspots: The Birth of a National Park System
The Wilson Center presents a talk on how China's newly created system of national parks will affect China's biodiverse habitats.
Dreams of Shanshui: Negotiating Landscape Aesthetics in China's Environmental Modernization
UC Berkeley Center for Chinese Studies hosts a talk with Andrea Riemenschnitter
Build, Dwell, Live
Council on East Asian Studies at Yale University hosts a talk with Michael Herzfeld, Qin Shao, and Lisa Mitchell
T. R. Kidder, "Greater than All of the Forces of Nature? Humans as Agents of China’s Environmental Change 5000-2000 Years Ago"
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University presents a talk with Tristram Kidder on how early Chinese civilizations manipulated their environments and the ways these changes contributed to the collapse of Western Han.
Fighting Polluters from the Grassroots Up: Zhou Xiang of Green Anhui, China
Please join environmentalist Zhou Xiang for his discussion on Green Anhui and the challenge of working as a civil society organization in China.
Blue Skies over Beijing: Economic Growth and the Environment in China
The USC U.S.-China Institute presents a book talk by Matthew Kahn, an economic expert on climate change policy and USC professor. In "Blue Skies over Beijing," Kahn looks at life in China's cities from the personal perspectives of the rich, middle class, and poor, and how they cope with the stresses of pollution.
Fracking and China's Energy Revolution
Asia Society presents an exclusive preview of a yearlong investigation by Mother Jones and Climate Desk into China's nascent fracking boom, followed by discussion of China's energy future.
Greening Cities: Possibilities and Practices in Indonesia and China
The Seattle Asian Art Museum presents practices and possibilities of green cities in Indonesia and China.
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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?