{"id":2645,"date":"2023-07-10T18:29:09","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T18:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-usc-dornsife.pantheonsite.io\/eascenter\/?page_id=2645"},"modified":"2026-01-26T20:58:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T20:58:03","slug":"landscape-and-sustainability-studies-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/landscape-and-sustainability-studies-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"EASC Landscape and Sustainability Studies Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n            \n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>The East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California (EASC) is pleased to announce a generous gift from\u00a0<strong>Dongyun Zhang<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong>YuQuan Liu<\/strong> to support the EASC Landscape and Sustainability Studies Initiative. The gift will fund a three-year pilot program that EASC will carry out in partnership with the Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington (CEAGS) to promote teaching and research related to landscape and ecology, garden design and history, conservation of built and natural heritage, sustainability, environmental humanities, and East Asian cultural studies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n            <div class=\"cards-container\">\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfussokBSAW0HijYsLvAXmjPyqW1p0zKXMHY9HlO3irA1c5hA\/viewform\" \n                        class=\"\" \n      >Request a visit to the Huntington Gardens<\/a>\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>If you would like to supplement your course with a class trip to the Huntington Gardens, please fill out the form below.<\/p>\n<p>Requirements:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 0.875rem\">\n<li>Requests must be made a minimum of 6 weeks before the first proposed visit date.<\/li>\n<li>A final report following the visit.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfussokBSAW0HijYsLvAXmjPyqW1p0zKXMHY9HlO3irA1c5hA\/viewform\"><strong>APPLY NOW \u27a4<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>1\/26\/2026 Update:<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>This program is on hold for the Spring 2026 semester. Please check again later!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfussokBSAW0HijYsLvAXmjPyqW1p0zKXMHY9HlO3irA1c5hA\/viewform\"  aria-label=\"Read more about Request a visit to the Huntington Gardens\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/01\/IMG_8979-768x432.jpg\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/01\/IMG_8979-1280x720.jpg 1280w,https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2024\/01\/IMG_8979-768x432.jpg 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Students at Huntington Gardens\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n      <\/a>\n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          Scholar in Residence &#8211; Phillip Bloom\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <div class=\"html-content\">\n<p>Phillip Bloom is the Curator of the Chinese Garden and Director of the Center for East Asian Garden Studies at The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens as well as a Scholar in Residence at the East Asian Studies Center at the University of Southern California.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/07\/bloom-1-768x432.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/07\/bloom-1-768x432.png 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"Phillip Bloom in front of an Asian garden.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          New Course: Japanese Design and Gardens in Los Angeles\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><em>Taught by Prof. Miya Elise Desjardins, Art History and East Asian Languages and Cultures<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A new EASC\u00a0 course on Japanese Garden and Design has been made possible by the initiative! This course will be based at The Huntington Japanese Garden and include excursions to architectural sites and gardens all over Los Angeles county as well as workshops and museum tours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/07\/LSSI-1-768x432.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/07\/LSSI-1-768x432.png 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"The courtyard of an East Asian temple.\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n                <div class=\"card\">\n\n                    <div class=\"title-description\">\n\n                                                      \n<div class=\"f--field f--cta-title\">\n\n    \n  <h3>\n          LSSI Research Assistantship\n      <\/h3>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                                                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>EASC is excited to announce a Research Assistant (RA) position to support the Landscape and Sustainability Studies Initiative. The RA will serve as a resource for the initiative as well as a liaison between EASC and its partners at the Center for East Asian Garden Studies (CEAGS) at The Huntington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n                    <\/div>\n\n\n                    \n                        \n                            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img decoding=\"async\"\n                            src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/07\/LSSI-2-768x432.png\"\n          srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/38\/2023\/07\/LSSI-2-768x432.png 768w\"          sizes=\"(min-width:1024px) 23vw, (min-width:768px) 39vw, 83vw\"\n        \n                  alt=\"A small Asian garden inside of a couryard\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n\n                    \n                <\/div>\n\n            \n        <\/div>\n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":38,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2645","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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