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Anonymous“Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.” neatoday (May 2008): 46.
The May 2008 magazine issue of neatoday from the National Education Association reminds readers that it is Asian Pacific American heritage month. A list of resources is provided, as well. The following websites may be of interest for personal or classroom use and may peak an interest for a website evaluation post. Enjoy!
NEA’s Asian American Booklist http://www.nea.org/readacross/resources/aabooks.html
The Smithsonian http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/resource_library/asian_american_resources.html
Library of Congress http://www.loc.gov/topics/asianpacific/about/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services http://hhsu.learning.hhs.gov/AsianPacific07
Asia for Educators http://afe.easia.columbia.edu
Ask Asia http://www.askasia.org/
The Art of Asia http://www.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/
Asian Classical Music in MP3Format http://www.asianclassicalmp3.org/
AnonymousThis new online magazine Flyp
is worth taking a look at.
And this month the lead article is about China and entitled
Importing Bad Goods
It is an interesting article and has an interactive page within the article where you click on certain areas and they list products made in China that have been recalled, the issue, and the company name.
AnonymousUpdated:11:48, Monday May 12, 2008
Five people have been killed, at least four of them children, and more than 100 injured by an earthquake which toppled schools in China.
The quake, which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale, brought down two primary schools in the city of Chongqing in the south west of the country.
State news agency Xinhua reported that rows of houses had collapsed in Dujiangyan city, near the quake's epicentre in Wenchuan County.
from skynews
http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30200-1315695,00.html
Anonymouscongratulations for not believing the fate and build up your own one!
In some cities in China, there'll be people in the street want to talk with you about your future/fate. The talk is not free, and you never know whether they really know it or not. But, if they're real, it seems too easy and cheap to know your fate in the street with only 10 dollars. My mum always says that this is the easiest job in the world, it takes you life long time to proof it's reality and you never get the chance to complain with him/her. But if you do want to chat with someone, it's not a bad choice. (6)
AnonymousIn my opinion, I think China will keep the words. No matter nuclear or other kinds of wars, I think China will not be the one to start a war.
As a country with only 59 years of history, China is juggling with its development, its society system building and its role on the world stage. In its history, China has been invaded and ruled by many countries in the world, the wars have left nothing but unspeakable pain. No one in the world wants a war.
China has never started a war in the history. But what if someone aims you with a gun? Are you going to protect yourself with a broom? When I go camping, I'll always have an umbrella with me even it's sunny. Won't you do the same thing?! [Edit by="liliwang on May 14, 8:40:50 AM"][/Edit]
AnonymousThe 7.9 earthquake in western China is a tragic event. I keep getting email updates from the New York Times and the news is worst with each update. The most recent report claims more than 8,500 people killed including as many as 5,000 people in a single county. And for us teachers the news is extra troubling because a high school collapsed trapping more than 900 students.
The full scope of the disaster is still to be determined. Hopefully the bad news will not be much worse. We'll be reading about this tragedy for many weeks to come.
AnonymousLast week I was driving home from the grocery store while contemplating sticker shock at the rising food prices when I heard on NPR's Marketplace that China the main cause of world wide food price increases.
"China" is to blame for my expensive grocery bill?
According to the financial report, the rapidly growing middle class in China is putting new pressure on food supplies and this is driving up prices world wide. Many economists claim they saw this coming.
I didn't.
AnonymousAfter Myanmar (cyclone) and Missouri, Oklahoma and George (tornados) the International Federation of the Red Cross is gearing up to help China's earthquake victims.
Update, 1:18 p.m. Xinhua is reporting that The Red Cross Society of China has sent 557 tents and 2,500 quilts to the region from its headquarters in the provincial capital of Sichuan, Chengdu. But there are obstacles to overcome before its effort can be kicked into high gear, according to a statement from the International Red Cross.
“Establishing communication with the local Red Cross in Wenchuan is difficult at the moment,” the statement said. “Members of the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) and the International Federation’s regional disaster management coordinator in East Asia are on their way to Wenchuan for emergency assessment.”
Qinghui Gu, a Red Cross spokesman, told BBC News that the death toll could reach 5,000 in one county his hard by the quake. End update
AnonymousWhen I read yahoo news at 4 pm. there were already 8, 533 people died at the earthquake. It is very sad. I hope the government will be able to help the people as soon as possible. Maybe they need to get some help from out side of the countries.
[Edit by="ganderson on May 12, 7:40:07 PM"]When I watched LA18 channel Chinese news at 7:00 pm. There were around 9,200 people died. Prime Minister Wenjiabao went to talk to people and encouraged them. They will do their best to rescue people.
I read another news which was from Taiwan. People in Sichuan never had earthquake, so they do not know to respond to the earthquake. There was a man who was nervous and jumped from the ten floor and died.[/Edit]
AnonymousThe thing to realize about China's effect on world markets is the enormous scale... I mean they have 300 million middle class members. So if that group wants to eat more then prices respond to the new demand. The question to ask is how prepared are we, are they, is everyone for the growing demand of 1.3 billion Chinese who are rapidly catching up with the US in terms of what they can consume. I think those who can acknowledge the growing economic strength of China can ride the transition successfully.
AnonymousIt is frightening to think of a school building falling down. I was teaching at a local high school when we had the Northridge earthquake in '94. Luckily that earthquake came in the very early morning and nobody was at school. Another lucky thing was that California had developed a strict set of building codes to handle strong earthquakes. Watching numerous Chinese camping outside or digging through rubble prompts a strong felling of the helplessness which earthquakes and then the series of aftershocks can lead to. Hopefully, the Chinese can rescue as many as possible and then begin the rebuilding without too much trouble. The numbers being thrown around are numbing, very sad situation.
AnonymousI'm listening to a news reports that said China has an opportunity to change their image through their response to the earthquake disaster. Attentive action to ease the suffering and efficient rescue efforts could show the world a "compassionate" government which will take the focus away from the troubles in Tibet.
I can't help thinking about the U.S. governments response to Hurricane Katrina. Following the above mentioned logic, the U.S. embarrassed themselves TO THE WORLD with their lack of response to hurricane victims.
AnonymousDid anyone read that the Chinese government has ORDERED every able-bodied man up to the age of 50 to help with the rescue efforts? Not asked, ORDERED! The fact that China sees this horrible tragedy as an "opportunity" to improve its image tells it all.
AnonymousA school boy in China said, "When the earthquake hit, our teacher told us not to move. If we would have ran, we would have survived."
This keeps haunting me. Is anyone questioning our "duck and cover" policy after what we have heard about the school buildings collapsing and burying kids in China? Will our small desks protect us from falling ceiling material? Wouldn't running into the nearby baseball diamond be better than not moving? As you can see this tragedy hit close to home for this high school teacher.
AnonymousIt sounds like China at first resorted to its old style of dealing with natural disasters with the earthquake. They distributed only their own footage with efficient men in orange jumpsuits clearing away rubble in a very organized fashion. However, it seems China realized how this would be perceived by the world, and changed their course of action. They let other journalists in and they welcomed aid from the outside. This earthquake has caused a drastic change in how China relates to the outside!