The pollution in China is, for want of a better word, epic. On Reddit today I found reference to an app that converts the pollution index to the equivalent of cigarettes smoked. Yesterday living just outside of Xian and breathing…
China in the News
White paper on China’s planing and execution of the Tienanmen Square incident of 6/4/89 Taiwanese see themselves as Taiwanese – not Chinese – file this under “no duh.” Declassified Chiang Kai-shek documents put on line (The China Post link). Reddit link Look…
Climate change in the debate
Open link in new tab for embedded video from CNN at https://youtu.be/PlI5l41Hpww uploaded 26 Sept. 2016. Ties together my interests in China, the environment and sustainability. Why or how does ideology shape knowledge? What are the implications?
Comfort Women
On Wednesday 5/4/16 Maija Rhee Devine spoke on the topic of Comfort Women in World War II. Her expertise and experience focused on Korean Comfort Women – the largest group of impressed sex slaves by the Japanese Imperial Army, however…
China and Sustainability: Expert visit to campus
Dr. Yizhao Yang will be visiting campus March 23rd in Craig Community Autitorium at 11am and and 24th at 7pm in the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art Auditorium Flier –
Lies My Teacher Told Me
I need to keep myself grounded and remember how much damage instructor insecurity or arrogance can cause. During my productive procrastination (hey – it’s finals week) I stumbled upon a discussion of tattoos and Japan, and a thread touched on…
Woman Warrior
Why haven’t I read Maxine Hong Kingston yet? Wikipedia says: The Woman Warrior has been reported by the Modern Language Association as the most commonly taught text in modern university education. It has been used in disciplines as far reaching as American literature,…
Bridge of Birds
A brilliant and tasteful aunt bought me Bridge of Birds when I was in my late teens or early 20’s, Shortly after when the book came out. She’d turned me on to Shel Silversteen, and this book had even greater impact.…
Dream of the Red Chamber: the Story of the Stone
One thing I love about camping, is that it will get me started on a piece of great literature that might not compete well against all the distractions of modern edutainment. I finally read The Dream of the Red Chamber.…
10 Words: literature by Yu Hua
Read 10 Words (link to Amazon) by Yu Hua last summer for the ASDP China summer institute. I expected it to be practical introduction to the Chinese language and linguistics, but the thoughtful and personal recollection and exploration of Chinese…