Port Townsend, Washington – home to US-China Education Trust Advisory Council Member Dr. Robert (Bob) Kapp, like much of America, was not well-prepared to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to his friend of many years, another USCET Advisory Council member Changan Tien and the latter’s generosity, Port Townsend’s only hospital – Jefferson Healthcare (JHC) became better…
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival with USCET Administrator and the Festival Director, David Yao. Begin watching now until May 31st: https://www.apafilm.org/. Letter from the Festival Director Welcome to the 20th Anniversary of the DC Asian Pacific American Film Festival. Through film, we connect with the creative imagination, thoughts, and…
Commemorate Asian Pacific Heritage Month with us this May, as we recognize the achievements and contributions of Asian Americans to American society and mark their service as bridges of understanding between the US and China. In this Asian Pacific Heritage Month, USCET salutes the Asian Americans who have enriched our programs over the years, in particular…
Edition #4 | COVID-19 Response Sun Zhe, visiting senior research scholar and co-director of the China Initiative at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), personifies the importance of international education in times of crisis. During this global COVID-19 crisis, together with his wife Nina, who is a trustee of Barnard College and…
Edition #3 | International Women’s Day In celebration of International Women’s Day, USCET is highlighting Ji Min for the third part of our USCET Alumni Series. Ji Min is professor at Sichuan Normal University in Chengdu, Director of the Center of Women’s Studies at SNU, and coordinated USCET’s Advisory Council Scholarship. Professor Ji has a…
Edition #2 | American Studies Network For the second installment of our USCET Alumni Series, we are highlighting Chen Juebin. Chen Juebin is actively involved with the American Studies Center, Co-Director of InfoUSA, and professor at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). Dr. Chen has been involved with USCET since 2007 and continues his involvement with…
The US-China Education Trust is pleased to announce the theme for the upcoming 2020 ASN Annual Conference: “Prospects for US-China Relations in the 21st Century.” This year’s conference will feature a host of distinguished speakers from China and the United States discussing the future of bilateral relations at China Foreign Affairs University. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
Edition #1 | Former USCET Intern Since 1998, USCET has had many talented young people walk through its doors. These people have contributed to the promotion of US-China relations while as an integral part of USCET, as a participant of our programs, and as future leaders in the promotion of US-China relations. This series will…
USCET Founding President, Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, was profiled in AmCham China’s Quarterly where she discussed the current state of US-China educational exchanges. In the article, Ambassador Bloch expresses her concerns with US-China government relations and the increasing pressures Chinese international students face while studying in the United States. However, she takes on an optimistic…
From October 18 to October 27, USCET Chairman Ambassador Nicholas Platt, Founding President Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, Chief Operating Officer Ye Sheng and Special Advisor Robert Kapp made a productive and invigorating visit to China for a series of six carefully planned engagements with some of USCET’s best and longest-standing Chinese partners. This busy itinerary…
