Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
Video: A Conversation With Teng Junjie
Dean Wilson of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism speaks with Teng Junjie, distinguished television and film director, about global media trends.
Teng Junjie 滕俊杰 is Chief Editor and Secretary of Party Committee of Shanghai Media Group and a distinguished television and film director. He has directed hundreds of large-scale cultural programs, and was the general director of the 2001 APEC Summit Gala, the closing ceremony of the 2007 Special Olympics, and the 2010 Shanghai Expo Opening Ceremony. Recently, he’s been directing 3D film versions of famous Beijing Operas. The first was Farewell My Concubine (2014). He shot the third of these, Cao Cao and Yang Xiu this summer. Teng’s work has been widely hailed. Three times he’s received China’s highest cultural award. He has twice received the "Best Director Award" given by the China State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.
Ernest J. Wilson III is dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. He is also a professor of political science and a member of the National Academies' Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He served on the board of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting for ten years, the last year as chairman. He served on the National Security Council and has consulted for the World Bank and United Nations.
This video is also available on the USCI YouTube Channel.
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Please join us for the Grad Mixer! Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, Enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow students across USC Annenberg. Graduate students from any field are welcome to join, so it is a great opportunity to meet fellow students with IR/foreign policy-related research topics and interests.
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Hosted by USC Annenberg Office of International Affairs, enjoy food, drink and conversation with fellow international students.
Join us for an in-person conversation on Thursday, November 7th at 4pm with author David M. Lampton as he discusses his new book, Living U.S.-China Relations: From Cold War to Cold War. The book examines the history of U.S.-China relations across eight U.S. presidential administrations.