Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch Fellowships in Asian Studies Fellowship Applications open in August 2024! About the Fellowships It is important for America to continue to train future leaders with strong expertise in Asia. To mark its 35th anniversary, the F.Y. Chang Foundation launched the Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch Fellowships in Asian Studies with the support of…
The US-China Education Trust, in cooperation with Tsinghua University and George Washington University, has completed our new projects to bring American and Chinese students together. These projects worked on areas where US-China cooperation is urgently needed in an era of competition and tension between the two countries. Students Finding Common Ground—US China Collaborative Projects in…
In a recent visit to NYU Shanghai, China, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken underscored the critical role of student exchange programs in strengthening relations between the United States and China. His emphasis on student exchange programs being the “best way” to enhance US-China relations resonates deeply with the core mission of the US-China Education…
Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch, President of the F.Y. Chang Foundation and Executive Chair of the US-China Education Trust, spoke about the life and legacy of her late father, F.Y. Chang, at a program celebrating Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, co-sponsored by the Renwen Society of the China Institute and the Center on Chinese Education…
Please see links to additional Chinatown resources at the end of this summary. To celebrate AAPI Heritage Month, the US-China Education Trust (USCET) hosted the first in a new series, “Heritage, Culture, and Community” on May 22. The panel focused on challenges for America’s Chinatowns and ways to ensure that they remain a vital part…
Note from President Madelyn Ross May is a season of transitions, with graduations, celebrations, and students starting summer jobs and new careers. This May is also a time of transition at the US-China Education Trust, as I prepare to step down as USCET’s president in June. It is now 45 years since my own graduation from college,…
Agriculture is one of the few sectors in the economy where the way we do business and farming can help solve our planet’s challenge, today and in the future. Dr. Ying Li, Conservation and Agriculture Director at the Nature Conservancy China, made this statement come alive in her information-packed presentation for the Common Ground group. …
Below are updates from our four student group projects as of mid April 2024! Final project presentations will be posted in summer 2024. ————— Common Ground Education Group Update The Common Ground Education Group has recently achieved two main objectives. First, we have been conducting interviews with American students studying in China. To date, we…
CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENT STUDENTS Caroline Bland, a senior at George Washington University, is majoring in International Affairs with a focus on Asia. She’s active in extracurriculars like the Model UN team, District K dance team, and GW THiNK. Caroline also has experience working as an executive assistant at a nonprofit in New Orleans. Her academic…
The F.Y. Chang Foundation/US-China Education Trust launched an online mentorship program for the inaugural 2023 cohort of the Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch Fellows in Asian Studies on Monday, March 25th. These fellowships aim to nurture the next generation of Asian specialists and leaders in the United States through fostering student research on Asia, with an…
