A delegation from the US-China Education Trust (USCET) and Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) joined other Americanists in Atlanta, Georgia earlier this month to attend the 2018 edition of the American Studies Association’s Annual Meeting. Each year scholars, teachers, students, activists, and artists come together to share interdisciplinary research on US culture and history in…
Event Date November 13, 2018 8:30am to 12:00pm Location 1630 Crescent Place, NW Washington DC, DC 20009 United States Description Join USCET as we celebrate International Education Week 2018 and our 20th anniversary on November 13, 2018 from 8:30am to 12pm for a panel discussion highlighting the importance of international education and exchange in US-China…
Yaru Wen is a news reporter at China Global Television Network (CGTV) in Beijing. She is an alumnus of USCET’s data journalism workshop last year Q: What is your view of data journalism as a news reporter? A: I think that data can better help us evaluate the direction of a story. By looking at…
In early November, the US-China Education Trust (USCET) and East China Normal University (ECNU) hosted a special 15th anniversary edition of the popular American Studies Network (ASN) Conference in Shanghai. The two-day event included an array of prominent speakers and panel discussions around the theme, The Impact of Education Exchange on US-China Relations: Yesterday, Today,…
Award-winning authors Shirley Lim and Karen Yamashita held a series of lectures and discussion sessions in Shanghai and Beijing last month as part of USCET’s continuing Asian American Author Series. The two authors highlighted American diversity and gave Chinese audiences a glimpse of America through the eyes of Asian Americans. Both authors were hosted at…
In late October, the FY Chang and Modern China Customs exhibit opened at the China Customs Museum in Beijing. The exhibit, sponsored by the museum and co-organized by the FY Chang Foundation, commemorates the 90th anniversary of FY Chang as Director General of the Chinese Customs Service. Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, Chang’s daughter and the…
Tianyue Yang holds a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications engineering and is interested in pursuing a career in data journalism. She is an alumnus of USCET’s data journalism workshop. Q: As a student, what our your thoughts on data journalism? Why is it important? A: I think data journalism, though still a relatively small field, is very…
Zhao Luming specializes in data journalism at China’s Jiefang Daily and Net Ease News. He participated in USCET’s data journalism workshop at Fudan University last fall. Q: How did you become interested in data journalism? A: I was first introduced to data journalism when I took a journalism course at East China Normal University. I…
Zishuai Tang is a data journalist from the Beijing News. He is an alumnus of USCET’s data journalism workshop. Q: How did you become interested in data journalism? A: I first became interested in data journalism in 2014 when I read a book called the Data Journalism Handbook. That was the first time I heard about…
Alex Zhu is in his third year of the American studies master’s program at Beijing Foreign Studies University. He recently spoke with USCET about his interest in American studies and his thoughts on the program. As an undergraduate, Zhu studied teaching Chinese as a second language at Dalian University of Foreign Languages. After graduating, he…
