ASIAN AMERICAN AUTHORS SERIES
USCET’s Asian American Authors Series brings outstanding Asian American authors to Chinese audiences to introduce their literary works and discuss their experiences with American multiculturalism.
This series was launched in November 2012 with award-winning Chinese American Author Gish Jen at Beijing Foreign Studies University. Following the successful launch, USCET brought a number of other acclaimed Asian American authors to China including Shawn Wong (2013), Helen Zia (2017), Cheryl Tan (2018), Karen Yamashita (2018), and Shirley Lim (2018).
ASIAN WOMEN TRAILBLAZERS
USCET launched its Asian Women Trailblazers Series in February 2021 to contribute to the fight against anti-Asian violence and to highlight the contribution of Asians to the fabric of American society. The webinars in the series recognize the accomplishments of trailblazing AAPI women, offer them a platform to share their stories, spotlight the Asian American experience, and help to inspire the next generation. To-date, this series has featured renowned government and public officials, higher education and nonprofit leaders, and journalists. This series is dedicated to the memory of Pauline Woo Tsui, who co-founded the Organization of Chinese American Women (OCAW) in 1977, the first national organization dedicated to promoting Asian American women in public service. Alongside this series, USCET has also created an Asian American Resources Page which offers a host of multimedia resources to increase knowledge about the Asian American experience.
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...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtM_y0DR7EY 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...
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...
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...
