INTERVIEW – Special Advisor to USCET King-Kok Cheung on Defying Expectations and Exploring New Possibilities

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…

Event Recap – Asian American Stories: Diversity, Defiance, and Dignity

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.…

2022 Samuel R. Berger Memorial Fellow Named Rhodes Scholar

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…

Event Recap – Honoring Asian American Women Giving Back

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…

Former USCET Intern Chloe Bohn: A Leading Woman of Tomorrow

While completing her studies at American University, former USCET intern Chloe Ross Bohn serves as the Executive Director at Leading Women of Tomorrow, a national organization encouraging young women and nonbinary folks to pursue careers in public service. Chloe works with leaders from nearly 50 chapters across the country to advance LWT’s vision, a vision…