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June 2019
EuroAsia Short Film Festival- China and France
EuroAsia Shorts 2019 proudly presents an annual week of short films from Europe, Asia, and the United States, screened at embassies and cultural centers throughout Washington, D.C. Every night includes a cultural Q&A and discussion with experts, and several nights include special reception events! Join an international cinematic dialogue that is uniquely Washingtonian. France and China will screen their short films on June 6 at 6:30 PM at the Alliance Française de Washington DC, followed by a panel discussion. Space…
Find out more »Books and Boba Community Book Club
Looking to expand your library with the stories of Chinese authors? Interested in exploring literary themes while connecting with other Chinese language and culture enthusiasts? Then, Books and Boba is for you! The CIUS Center is excited to announce our fourth meeting of Books and Boba, a casual, community book club that explores Chinese culture through contemporary novels and classic literature. For our June 2019 meeting, we will be reading Dr. Lilian Willens' Stateless in Shanghai. We are excited to announce that Dr. Willens will be joining us…
Find out more »July 2019
Harbin, Manchuria (Heilongjiang) – The Russian City in China (1900-1945)
Join us for a presentation and lecture exploring Russian immigration to China during the 19th century with, Dr. Lillian Willens, author of Stateless in Shanghai. Dr. Willens will be giving a one-hour presentation followed by a Q&A. Summary of Lecture: At the end of the 19th century, Russians of various ethnicities moved to Harbin, China to manage the Chinese Eastern Railroad. The Russian population helped develop the economy of Harbin and as a result, during the Bolshevik Revolution waves of Russian refugees…
Find out more »Friends of the CIUS Center Community Picnic
The CIUS Center invites you to join us for our 2019 Friends of the CIUS Center Community Picnic and Crab Boil! Our community of global education advocates, organizational partners, event attendees, and volunteers are an integral part of our organization's development and we are excited to share our appreciation! Join us for an afternoon of fun and food as we prepare to kick-off a busy season of fall programming!
Find out more »August 2019
International Youth Peace Forum
The inaguaral International Youth Peace Forum brought together 17 univeristy students from 9 countries to reflect on issues of global peace in a series of lectures, panel discussions and professional development workshops. Students from Ireland, China, Israel, South Africa, Germany, France, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States spent the week discussing the conflicts they aim to address in their home countries as well as the the importance of building bridges that connect people across communities and cultures.
Find out more »September 2019
Brush Strokes of Modern China
Brush Strokes of Modern China- curated in partnership with the US-China Policy Foundation. The exhibit provides a glimpse into contemporary China through the artwork of authors, politicians, military generals, and notable historical figures. The pieces represent various time periods including the late Qing dynasty, the fall of Imperial China, the start of the Republic of China, the Sino-Japanese War, the rise of the Communist Party, and the the founding of the People's Republic of China. Despite the numerous changes that occurred…
Find out more »2019 Mid-Autumn Festival Community Celebration
Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival with the CIUS Center Community! TheChinese Mid-Autumn Festival is traditionally a time to celebrate the gathering of friends and family during the brightest full-moon of the year! For the CIUS Center, this is an exciting opportunity to welcome members of the CIUS Center community from near and far for an evening of food, fun, music, art and great conversation. This celebration will also kick-off our2019 Confucius Institute National Honors Gala Weekend! With Confucius Institute colleagues from across…
Find out more »2019 National Honors Gala
Come join us at the National Press Club for the 4th annual National Honors Gala to honor 10 extraordinary students from across the U.S. for their contributions to mutual understanding and people to people exchange.
Find out more »Exploring the Globalization of Beauty Standards
Join the Confucius Institute U.S. Center for an informative and engaging discussion with three industry experts and YOU. Our panelists have spent their careers working within their communities as educators, advocates, researchers, and mental health providers. We are honored to be bringing these esteemed guests together so we can learn from their experiences and research while also exploring our audience's voices. The evening will begin with our panelists answering questions which, later on, our audience members can chime in…
Find out more »October 2019
Exploring Traditional Chinese Medicine
Join the CIUS Center and world-renowned Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioners for a lecture and demonstration. RSVP HERE Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) combines the dual properties of humanities and natural sciences manifesting wisdom and creativity gained through five thousand years of Chinese history. TCM contains elements of Chinese traditional culture and philosophies, representing Chinese perceptions of life and relationship with nature. Organized in partnership with Beijing Language and Culture University, world-renowned traditional Chinese medicine practitioners will present the culture of TCM,…
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