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clay dubeHi Folks,
Had a great meeting with our NCTA partners in Chicago last week. In addition to the nctasia.org website, please check out the eagle website at the Iniversity of Pittsburgh and the Asia for educators website at Columbia University.
clay dubeThere's a coffee shop in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center, in the new Annenberg Hall (ANN, we meet in the old building, AsC) and beside Leavey Library.
clay dubeThere's a coffee shop in the Ronald Tutor Campus Center, in the new Annenberg Hall (ANN, we meet in the old building, AsC) and beside Leavey Library.
AnonymousHi everyone! I thought you all might find this article interesting based on what we talked about the during the first lecture regarding the "China" Sea.
http://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-ff-philippines-china-20150404-story.html
AnonymousI was looking for the post for the second session, I saw it before but since I can no longer find it I will post it here instead. One of the most interesting ideas that came to my attention was the five basic relationships that according to
AnonymousAccording to Confucianism the five basic relationships are :
ruler and Subject
husbad and wife
father and son
older sibling and younger sibling
friend and friend
'All people must respect and obey those above them." I would like to know what these relationships became the most important ones. What makes them unique ? and it seems that all of them have an authority figure; to which it states that those who rule most do so with kindness and honesty. There is a lot to think about these relationships.
AnonymousThe presented information created an interesting first impression of the Asian Studies seminar to come. I was pleased with not only the format of the seminar, it was visual, thought provoking, but with the composition of our class. What a dedicated group of teachers! We will surely create some interesting discussions together.
AnonymousThe NCTA website is a great find...seminar colleagues check it out!
Thank-you Professor Dube.
Free U of Washington workshops this summer.
AnonymousHi, Guess what? Talking to my students about words of French origin related to cooking and condiments we ran into ketchup which happens to be a chinese word . Brought to China by Vietnamese merchants, it was originally a fish sauce ubiquitous in many Asian cuisines. Probably the tomato component came later after the discovery of the Americas.
AnonymousThis weekend on 60 min Caroline Kennedy the U.S ambassador with Japan, talks about the important relations with this country. She is working on a massive trade opportunity involving other countries.
AnonymousResponse to Session 1:
I was very interested in some of the current issues relating especially to China today. In knowing the history of China and past conflicts, I was still surprised at some of the control over various territories that China claims to have control over, including various islands, and the area of the South China Sea.
Other Issues in the News:
A key issue for China that I already knew existed was the issues with overpopulation. It is interesting how historically population was a significant factor in the growth of an empire and during an Age of Industry there was quite the change in that thinking—that overpopulation could become a serious issue economically with issues of feeding a population. It’s obvious from some of the readings that the food supply and water supply are clearly outpaced by the population in China. The numbers even spoke for themselves in the reading “…China’s Future is Drying Up,” with China having 20% of the world’s population and only 7% of the world’s water. Knowing that this is a 2007 article I’m curious about the progress made in conservation and movement of water currently, as well as population growth in comparison now.
Another issue that the South China Sea and also the Pacific face is over-fishing. I am curious that if countries are going to claim territory what their role may be in the future to regulate whaling and shark finning in both their own waters and also internationally considering today there is an attempt to pass laws but lack of enforcement. (For those interested there are a couple insightful videos on youtube—that I use in my class).
Key population Trends and Degradation:
From the readings I was surprised to read about how many people in China and Japan are moving to cities. Some issues that obviously arise are how many people are still living and working in rural communities/jobs. It almost seems like the urbanization in China and Japan can be a good comparison to urbanization during the Industrial Age, followed by pollution, fast growing cities with the lack of proper building codes, and the lack food and clean water resources available. It sounds like much of the issues of the past are also the issues of today.
edited by Clay Dube on 4/13/2015
AnonymousThe image that comes to my mind when i think of Legalism is the sea of terracotta soldier guarding the tomb.It looks like the emperor rules over an amorphous mass of people that he does not necessarily trust or thinks highly of with the help of an aristocracy of the mind who advises the ruler on how to maintain power.These sages believe that the solution is enforcing laws in the creation of which the common man has no input.There is a condescending divide between the wise and the ignorant. ,the ordinary people being treated like children.The question arises if this kind of relationship fosters loyalty.Probably not.So strict and fair laws had to be created that people should understand and follow.Instead of loyalty the ruler should rely on a system of punishments and rewards and a lot of supervision.
AnonymousI learned so much from the first session and I am so glad I joined this seminar. Here are some the things that I never knew before; one fourth of the matter in the air comes from Asia. I also learned that around 6,000 people traveled to China from the United States on a daily basis. The Alibaba phenomenon is fascinating and I had never heard of it. This seminar has shown me that I really need to keep up with current events when it comes to Asia!
AnonymousThe presented information created an interesting first impression of the Asian Studies seminar to come. I was pleased with not only the format of the seminar, it was
visual, thought provoking, but with the composition of our class. What a dedicated group of teachers! We will surely create some interesting discussions together.
AnonymousThe NCTA website is a great find...seminar colleagues check it out!
Thankyou
Professor Dube.
Free U of Washington workshops this summer.