Guo Shuting is a 2018 graduate of Yunnan University’s graduate program in American studies and international relations. She is originally from Chengdu, China. Guo first heard about American studies seven years ago, when she was an undergraduate at Jincheng College in China’s Chengdu Province. At the time, Guo had been interested in foreign affairs for…
Shuai Yihao is a second year master’s student at Sichuan University. He became interested in American studies as an undergraduate at Shandong University of Finance and Economics, where he studied English language. Following his graduation from Shandong University, Yihao applied to the American studies master’s program at Sichuan University, where he met his…
Hongkun Wei is a PhD candidate in American studies at Shanghai International Studies University (SISU). Wei first became interested in studying the US as a high school student, when he took an American history class. Upon graduation, he became an English teacher, through which he was able to conduct research on American studies. After five…
Nina Wu is in her first year of the American Studies graduate program at Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU). As an undergraduate, she knew she wanted to major in area studies because of her interest in the discipline’s approach of analyzing different regions. After selecting a course entitled “American Culture and Society,” she became exposed…
Lana Zhang is a second year masters’ student in American Studies at East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai, China. She recently spoke with USCET about her experiences in the American Studies program and about what she hopes to use her degree to accomplish in the future. Zhang became interested in American Studies as an…
In early May, journalist and author Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan wrapped up a week long, three city discussion and lecture tour in China as part of USCET’s ongoing Asian American Author Series. The Series, which launched in November 2012 with award-winning Chinese American author Gish Jen, introduces Asian American authors and literature to Chinese audiences. Tan,…
In mid-April the USCET delegation joined the Central Party School’s Institute for International Strategic Studies for a one-day symposium centered on the theme, “US Elections: President Trump, Congress, and the Future of US-China Relations,”. This event was the 7th time that USCET and the Central Party School have collaborated and was a follow up to…
From April 20th to 22th, more than 70 graduate students and academic participants gathered to share the 14th Annual American Studies Network (ASN) Conference in collaboration with Sichuan University in Chengdu. The Conference theme was “US-China Relations after the 2016 Elections: Trump, Congress, and the Issues” which brought insightful discussion on the pertinent issues of…
On April 19, The USCET delegation had a lively discussion with CICIR and PANGOAL about the recent Trump-Xi summit held in Palm Beach, Florida. USCET and the think tanks offered insight into each society’s perspective of overall US-China relations. One theme was obvious throughout the day – the US and China are able to listen…
Noted Asian American author and social activist Helen Zia was at Beijing Foreign Studies University on April 17. She had a public discussion on the documentary Who Killed Vincent Chin. This incident which happened in 1982 was a privotal moment which galvanized many Asian Americans to social activism.
