Past Events

Past Events




2018 China Town Hall: "US-China Relations: Can We Avoid Calamity?"

- | Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics, 133 36th St

The Honorable Condoleezza Rice, 66th U.S. Secretary of State and Former National Security Advisor; Douglas Spelman, Senior Advisor, Kissinger Institute on China and the United…




Japanese Monster Movies Series: Godzilla vs the Smog Monster

- | Williams Hall 220

Film screening of Banno Yoshimitsu's 1971 film with Godzilla coming to the rescue as pollution coalesces and attacks Tokyo




CSCC Speaker Series: Loren Brandt, "Barriers to Entry and Regional Economic Growth in China”

- | Political Science & Economics, Second Floor Forum, 133 S. 36th St.

Judith and Marshall Meyer Lectures on China’s Economy




Japanese Monster Movies Series: Destroy All Monsters

- | Williams Hall 220

Film screening of Jonda Ishiro's 1968 film about giant monsters attacking the world. But Godzilla resists...




Philadelphia and Meiji Japan symposium

- | University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Shofuso

Through the generous sponsorship of the Japan Foundation Institutional Project Support (IPS)…




Philadelphia and Meiji Japan symposium keynote by Jordan Sand “Philadelphia, America, and ‘the West’ in Meiji Japan”

- | Meyerson Hall Lower Gallery

“Philadelphia, America, and ‘the West’ in Meiji Japan”

Jordan Sand, Professor of Japanese History and Culture, Georgetown University

Philadelphia and Meiji Japan Symposium Keynote Lecture




CSCC Speaker Series: Ya-Wen Lei, "Humans vs. Robots: (Re)Valuating the Worth of Work in the Age of Automation”

- | Perelman Center for Political Science & Economics, Second Floor Forum, 133 S. 36th St.

This study addresses how business actors construct the worth of work in their effort to replace human workers with robots.




Japanese Monster Movies Series: Gamera the Invincible

- | Williams Hall 220

Film screening of Yuasa Noriaki's 1965 film about a giant fire-breathing turtle that appears in the Arctic.




Korean Kite Making Workshop

- | Penn Museum main entrance (Kamin Entrance)

Join Seok Lee, Associate Director for Academics of the James Joo-Jin Kim Program in Korean Studies to learn about the traditional Korean art of kite making.Free Penn Student Event... pizza provided 




CSCC Speaker Series: Jack Zhang, "Is China an Exception to the Commercial Peace? Trade Interdependence and Chinese Uses of Military Force”

- | CSCC Conference Room, Perelman 418, 133 S. 36th St.

Contrary to commercial peace theories, which predicted that economic engagement would make possible China's peaceful rise, China seems to be engaging in more militarized disputes with its neighbors and trade partners…