DEADLINE EXTENDED: CALL FOR PAPERS – 20th ASN Conference

Deadline Extended: 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…

GW Elliott School Hosts JCB Fellowship Roundtable with Amb. Bloch and Dean Ayres

On September 3, USCET held a roundtable discussion featuring Ambassador Julia Chang Bloch in conversation with Elliott School Dean Alyssa Ayres. The event was attended by 13 GW students with diverse interests in Asia and US-China relations, as well as interest in the Julia Chang Bloch (JCB) Fellowship opportunity, which officially launched at GW this…

Event Recap – America’s Chinatowns: Evening with Trailblazer Grace Young and Friends

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 an in-person panel focused on challenges for America’s Chinatowns and ways to ensure that they remain a vital part of the Asian American community. The event, made possible by the Ruth…

USCET Leadership Transition

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,…

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,…

2023-2024 Samuel “Sandy” R. Berger Memorial Fellowship Awards Ceremony Held

The Berger Memorial Fellowship was created to honor the life and legacy of the late Honorable Sandy Berger, National Security Advisor to President Bill Clinton, who was committed to balancing competition with collaboration between the United States and China, even when obstacles seemed insurmountable. Two students from the School of International Studies (SIS)at Peking University…

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…

China Town Hall 2023

The National Committee on US-China Relations hosted its annual CHINA Town Hall event on October 11, 2023, a national conversation on how the U.S.-China relationship affects American communities. This year’s event featured current U.S. Ambassador to China, Nicholas Burns, as the national speaker. More than eighty venues around the country hosted “Local Town Halls” on the same night. USCET President Madelyn Ross was a featured…