Every week, USC and Beijing Normal University (BNU) students pick up the phone from opposite sides of the world, one group starting their morning in Beijing, the other ending their…
Alexa BussMay 3, 2026
A TikTok video with over 5.5 million views shows a simple morning routine. A young woman fills a glass with hot water, no ice, no coffee. The caption reads "You've…
Aani NagaiahApril 15, 2026
On the first day of freshman seminar, I sat in a cramped classroom facing 15 other pairs of eyes and introduced myself as a college student for the first time,…
April MaoMarch 31, 2026
Amid stacks of faded photographs and war-era negatives, Zou Dehuai works to preserve a visual record of China’s turbulent past. The Beijing-based collector has spent a decade gathering more than…
Mingwei SongMarch 26, 2026
If there was anything I learned while working in a restaurant, it was the saying “girls support girls.” So when a female customer came to the restaurant who refused to…
Ari GillFebruary 28, 2026
At a senior care center in Shanghai’s Xuhui District, a nurse fastens a slim white sensor around the fragile wrist of an 82-year-old woman. The device tracks her heartbeat, records…
Aani NagaiahDecember 11, 2025
During the first summer of the COVID-19 pandemic, a mostly unknown Chinese video game studio dropped the first 13-minute gameplay trailer for Black Myth: Wukong, becoming a viral sensation globally…
Yao LiJuly 16, 2025
Old, I return to the homeland I left while young, Thinner has grown my hair, though I speak the same tongue. My children, whom I meet, do not know who…
David SongMay 5, 2025
Last year, I hosted USC’s inaugural CHINA Town Hall, a program by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations (NCUSCR) to engage and inform local communities about U.S.-China relations. During each…
Danni ShuaiApril 30, 2025
