Dr. Min Zhou, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies at UCLA and newly inducted member of the US National Academy of Sciences, headlined a dynamic USCET webinar May 11. Her talk, focused on the unique demographic and social changes transforming Chinese American communities, was moderated by Professor Cheun Hoe Yow, director of Nanyang…
To better understand the changing experiences of Chinese students in the United States over the past three decades, the US-China Education Trust conducted a non-random survey in late 2022/early 2023. We received 437 responses from individuals from China who graduated from US universities and colleges between 1991 and 2021.
By Shwe Einthe April 18, 2023 USCET is proud to congratulate our Special Advisor, Professor King-Kok Cheung, on receiving the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Association for Asian American Studies this month! A renowned literary scholar and Professor Emeritus at UCLA, Professor Cheung talked with USCET intern Shwe Einthe about her scholarly work and her…
China’s post 1980s indie filmmakers took center stage at USCET’s Chinese Movie Night and Book Talk, held at George Washington University on the evening of March 28 and cosponsored with the American Mandarin Society (AMS).
Profiles in Courage is a podcast featuring trailblazing APIA leaders and allies. Hosted by Harvard undergraduates and alumni who aim to promote APIA civic engagement. Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch was featured on their 11th episode to share about her illustrious career in international affairs, and diplomacy.
In her interview with Global China Connection (GCC), Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch discusses the challenges faced by Asian Americans in the workforce.
This online roundtable convened some two dozen Chinese and American scholars and practitioners of American politics and US-China relations for a candid, discussion of America’s 2022 midterm elections, the new Congress, and implications for American politics and US-China relations. It was co-hosted by the Center for International Security and Strategy (CISS) of Tsinghua University in…
On December 12, USCET held the largest event yet in its popular Asian American Authors Series. Focusing on Asian American Stories: Diversity, Defiance, and Dignity, the webinar featured iconic Chinese American writer Maxine Hong Kingston and her former student, Pulitzer Prize-winning Vietnamese American author Viet Thanh Nguyen, with literary critic Professor King-Kok Cheung as moderator.…
Yi Duo, one of USCET’s 2022 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial fellows, was selected for the 2023 cohort of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship Program at the University of Oxford. Yi Duo is currently a senior undergraduate student at Peking University majoring in International Political Economy. USCET congratulates Yi Duo on this momentous achievement and we…
What motivates Asian American women to run for elected office – braving both the glass ceiling and the bamboo ceiling – and what challenges do they face there? On November 29, The US China Education Trust (USCET) hosted a very special event to explore this question and recognize the achievements of Asian American women in…
