Tag: talks-readings

Pen Parentis

Pen Parentis

Authors Thomas Dean, Maya Lang, and Andrew Altshul discuss the theme of searching for safety in an intimate Livestream conversation open to the...

Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Black-Indigenous Youth Advancing Social Justice

Indigenous Peoples’ Day: Black-Indigenous Youth Advancing Social Justice

How are Black-Indigenous youth working to advance social justice? This Indigenous Peoples’ Day program highlights youth of blended Black and Native...

How to Create a Stand-Out Resume

How to Create a Stand-Out Resume

Join Podge Thomas of Small Business Co-Pilot for a workshop on how to create a stand-out resume. Podge will focus on: How to simplify your work...

Thursday is the New Friday: The Case for the Four Day Workweek

Thursday is the New Friday: The Case for the Four Day Workweek

Even before the pandemic gripped the world, we were a nation suffering from unprecedented levels of stress and burnout. Now, nearly a year into our...

Here, Right Matters: A Conversation With Alexander Vindman

Here, Right Matters: A Conversation With Alexander Vindman

Retired U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, who found himself at the center of a firestorm for his decision to report the infamous phone...

“What They Didn’t Burn” Book Launch

“What They Didn’t Burn” Book Launch

What if you uncovered a Nazi paper trail that revealed your father to be a man very different from the quiet, introspective dad you knew… or...

The Jewish Multiverse: Judaism And Superheroes

The Jewish Multiverse: Judaism And Superheroes

Since the first Superman comic was published in 1938, there has been a persistent fascination with superheroes. Today, we see them everywhere:...

An American Family’s Patriotic Service in Time of War

An American Family’s Patriotic Service in Time of War

Reception, lecture, optonal dinner. Author and Sons of the Revolution (NY) member Ric Murphy will speak about his family genealogy, and his ancestors...

Lu Xun: A Product of Shaoxing

Lu Xun: A Product of Shaoxing

Considered by many to be the father of modern Chinese literature and widely recognized as one of China’s best and most influential authors, Lu Xun...

Book Launch- Visions: East and West

Book Launch- Visions: East and West

Join China Institute to celebrate the publication of Visions: East and West 松風山月, Translations of Selected Tang Poems, a new book created by...

A Conversation with Chen Kaige on Yellow Earth

A Conversation with Chen Kaige on Yellow Earth

China Institute is honored to welcome Chen Kaige, one of China’s greatest directors, in conversation with filmmaker Janet Yang and film expert...

Chip Dreams: Will China Catch Up with the West?

Chip Dreams: Will China Catch Up with the West?

Will China achieve its tech dreams? It all depends on whether it can produce advanced semiconductor chips, the tiny piece of metal that are crucial...