Katherine Newton

Award-winning documentary promotes racial unity through seldom-told story of early Chinese immigrants in segregated South

On Oct. 13-17th, USHCA is bringing the documentary, Far East Deep South, to the American Heartland! There will be stops in Mississippi and in Tennessee – with more stops to come in the Spring of 2023. I

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U.S-China Climate Smart Agriculture Roundtable Reaffirms Importance of Bilateral Collaboration in Agriculture

On Friday September 16th, the first bi-lateral dialogue organized by both governments around Climate Smart Agriculture took place as a key part of a 3-day visit of Chinese Ambassador Qin’s visit to St. Louis. This event was built upon the

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U.S.-China Educational Exchange: Preparing for Reopening

U.S.-China Educational Exchanges have brought tremendous benefits to both countries in the past four decades. But growing geopolitical tension and the pandemic have upended traditional models of exchange in many ways. College and university leaders, who have played an important role in developing positive relationships between these two nations for decades, are especially aware of the importance of positive communications, productive dialogues, and continued educational exchanges between the world’s two largest economies for their communities, institutions, faculties, and students.

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Finding security: US-China Ag Trade in a changing world

Despite growing competition between the U.S. and China, trade volume between the two countries remain significant and robust. U.S. agricultural exports to China, in particular, has seen tremendous growth.  But the world is changing dramatically and the impact is felt locally in the Heartland, where a majority of the U.S. agricultural exports to China are produced. 

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Beyond ZOOM: USHCA’s first delegation opens new doors for U.S.-China collaboration in agricultural education

Contact: Min Fan, USHCA Executive Director contact@usheartlandchina.org Beyond ZOOM: USHCA’s First Delegation Opens New Doors for U.S.-China Collaboration in Agricultural Education April 25, 2022 – Jefferson City, MO Two years after the pandemic shut down our in-person programs, conditions have finally

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2022 U.S.-China High-Level Dialogue Brings Old and New Friends Together in Iowa

Contact: Min Fan, USHCA Executive Director contact@usheartlandchina.org April 21, 2022 – Des Moines, Iowa 2022 U.S.-China High-Level Agricultural Dialogue brings Old Friends and New Friends Together in Iowa Building on two successful virtual U.S.-China Agriculture Roundtables in 2021 and 2022,  the

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