Using the newspaper and magazines as a history resource

[Anonymous]

Here is a truly facination article on Roman soldiers in Han China. If you aren't familar with this story, this makes great reading. nb

[Anonymous]

Ok, here is another story my students read on Roman soldiers in the Chinese City of Gansu. The soldiers were captured by the Parthian army and sent east to fight against the Chinese who in turn captured them. Anyway, read and enjoy. I use this with my AP World History kids when the study about the Silk Road. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is evidence that Nestorian Christians were in China a thousand years before the Jesuits got there. Great Reading. Importnat information for AP World History and the importance of the Silk Road. Please observe all copyright laws and cite sources (and I'm not a source.) nb

[Anonymous]

Dutch learning, or Japanese Original Thought? Ok, here is a unique article that argues that the Japanese were really not copying the Dutch science, mathematics, and philosophy. It claims that these were already on the minds of Japanese thinkers before the Dutch brought these ideas to Japan. Anyway, its from the page of the New York Times and is of interest to those who enjoy counter arguements. Please observe copyright laws. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is a good chronology of Japanese History. Please observe all copyright laws and cite sources (I'm not a source.) nb

[Anonymous]

Here is a good history of how Douglas MacArthur wrote the constitution of Japan. Did I shock anyone? Good, then read this article. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is a great article from the Net on Nobunaga, just before Tokugawa ended the civil war which ravaged Japan in the late 1500s. Please observe all copyright laws and cite sources (and I'm not a source.) nb

[Anonymous]

Here is an article on Will Adams, the captain of the Liefde or Erasmus, the Dutch ship which the only one of 5 which made it from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Japan in 1600. Please observe all copyright laws and cite its source (and I'm not a source.)

[Anonymous]

Here is an interesting article on how the Japanese don't remember the Rape of Nanjing. From the pages of the New York Times. Please observe all copyright laws and cite souces. nb

[Anonymous]

Ok, here is a very interesting article on the suicides on the Okinawa in the closing days of WWII. But its with a twist, the Okinawans' blame the Japanese for falsely convincing them to commit suicide. Great reading. Enjoy. From the pages of the New York Times. Great for World History or even US History classes. nb

[Anonymous]

Think the Japanese are conformist, read how Japanese teachers are refusing to say or sing the national anthem of Japan. From the New York Times. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is a great article on North Korea. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is an article from the Los Angeles Times on China's expanding influence in Central Asia. Please observe all copyright laws. The LATs are very propriatory. Enjoy. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is an article from 2001 on the death of one of the last of China's warlords from the 1930s. If you are not familiar with China's Warlord period 1916 to 1930s I suggest you look into this painful, but colorful past. Anyway, here is the article. Please observe all copyright laws. nb

[Anonymous]

Here is an article about the life of Chaing Kai Shek from the NYT. Good Secondary source. nb

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