China Institute Explained

China Institute
Full Name:China Institute in America
Type:501(c)3 organization
Tax Id:13-1623937
Focus:Education, Arts, Cultural Programs
Headquarters:100 Washington Street, New York, NY 10006

China Institute in America is a nonprofit educational and cultural institution based in New York City. Its work is focused on promoting Chinese culture and history through talks, business initiatives, language immersion programs, and gallery exhibitions.[1] It hosts a Confucius Institute in partnership with the East China Normal University.[2] [3] [4]

History

China Institute was founded in 1926 by a group of American and Chinese educators—including educational philosopher John Dewey of Columbia University and Chinese educator Hu Shih (later president of Beijing University and China's ambassador to the U.S.)[5]

China Institute is believed to be the oldest educational organization devoted solely to Chinese culture, and has drawn one million visitors in its nearly hundred years of existence.[6] Following the 1949 establishment of the People's Republic of China, the organization lost many of its ties to the Chinese mainland.[7] In 2015, China Institute announced plans to move from the Upper East Side to Lower Manhattan the following year.[8] The new space at 100 Washington Street opened in November 2016, coinciding with the gallery's fiftieth anniversary.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Sheidlower . Noah . 2021-06-04 . NYC's China Institute, the Oldest Chinese Bicultural Non-Profit in America . en-US . Untapped New York . 2021-12-21 . 2021-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211221001316/https://untappedcities.com/2021/06/04/china-institute-gallery/ . live .
  2. Web site: Confucius Institute at China Institute (CI@CI) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123024223/https://www.chinainstitute.org/about-us/confucius-institute-at-china-institute-cici/ . 2022-01-23 . 2022-01-23 . China Institute.
  3. News: November 2, 2023 . All But Five Confucius Institutes on US Campuses Have Closed, According to GAO . . November 8, 2023 . November 3, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231103050254/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-11-02/china-s-confucius-institutes-are-disappearing-from-us-campuses . live .
  4. Web site: June 20, 2023 . How Many Confucius Institutes Are in the United States? . 2023-11-09 . . en . 2023-11-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231107182156/https://www.nas.org/blogs/article/how_many_confucius_institutes_are_in_the_united_states . live .
  5. Web site: China Institute - About Us . 2023-10-10 . China Institute . en-US . 2023-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230611010549/https://chinainstitute.org/about-us/ . live .
  6. News: Fuchs . Chris . 2020-04-20 . The soft power of New York's China Institute . en . . 2021-12-21 . 2021-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211221001307/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/soft-power-new-york-s-china-institute-n1175296 . live .
  7. News: Kino . Carol . 2010-03-17 . Curator of Collections and Connections . en-US . . 2021-12-21 . 0362-4331 . 2021-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211221001306/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/21/arts/design/21chang.html . live .
  8. News: Pogrebin . Robin . 2015-07-09 . China Institute Moving to Larger Home in Lower Manhattan . en-US . . 2021-12-21 . 2021-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211221002811/https://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/07/09/china-institute-moving-to-larger-home-in-lower-manhattan/ . live .
  9. News: Cotter . Holland . 2016-11-17 . Chinese History, Writ in Stunning Stone . en-US . . 2021-12-21 . 0362-4331 . 2021-12-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211221001309/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/18/arts/design/review-chinese-history-writ-in-stunning-stone.html . live .

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