CALL FOR PAPERS – 20th ASN Conference

Call for Papers – 20th ASN Conference Beijing Foreign Studies University (BFSU) and US-China Education Trust (USCET) cordially invite scholars and students from all disciplines to participate in the American Studies Network (ASN) Conference, “Connecting People, Cultures and Ideas: Re-examining Sino-American Exchange,” to be held on October 25-27 at BFSU in Beijing. This conference will…

Event Recap – Asian Americans Making an Imprint on Film Industry

On February 8, the US-China Education Trust (USCET) hosted a lively discussion featuring distinguished film trailblazers Shirley Sun, Felicia Lowe, and Robin Lung. The three shared their own experiences, and highlighted the larger issue of Asians making an imprint on the American film industry.  This was the seventh episode of USCET’s Asian Women Trailblazers Series,…

Event Recap- Increasing US Student Mobility to China: US-China University Workshop

On Thursday evening, January 11 (January 12 in China), the US-China Education Trust (USCET) and the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE) co-hosted a workshop on increasing opportunities for Americans to study in China. The number of American students in China has dropped dramatically in recent years, and is climbing only slowly post-pandemic.  An issue of…

Event Recap – The Role of Chinese Students in America

On December 5, USCET hosted a webinar on The Role of Chinese Students in America, featuring four distinguished Americans who arrived in the US as Chinese international students and hosted by USCET President Madelyn Ross. The discussion highlighted themes that emerged from USCET’s recently published report, Three Decades of Chinese Students in America, 1991-2021, developed in partnership…

Event Recap – A Portrait of the Self as Nation: Poetry and Diaspora

On September 26th, USCET hosted a webinar discussion on how poetry addresses contemporary socio-political issues. The discussion featured two speakers: Marilyn Chin, an acclaimed poet and Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and King-Kok Cheung, USCET’s Special Advisor, a renowned literary critic and Professor of English at UCLA. The conversation was moderated by Wai…

Event Recap – Celebrating Trailblazers for Social Justice

The US-China Education Trust (USCET) hosted a discussion on July 27 with two passionate champions of social justice: Daphne Kwok, Vice President of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion of AARP, and Bo Thao-Urabe, Founder and President of Seed Grow Bloom. Between them, these two trailblazing women have decades of experience in organizing and advocating for the rights…

Event Recap – Immigration and Community Transformation: Diverse Integration Experiences of Chinese Americans

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…