[Ann Huynh]

Professor Jung-Kim's vast knowledge about South Korea is amazing.  There were many ideas presented.  I never knew about comfort women and the conditions that these women were subjected to is appalling.  I do not believe any amount of reparation will ever be enough.  I will have to check the statue in Glendale in the future.  However, as fascinating as the statue is and what it represented, the most useful information from this lecture would have to be the Korean poetry, Sijo, and the yearly contest that students of all ages can participate in.  In my class, we are starting to look at poetry and its format.  I can look at a Korean poetry with my class and we can discuss it.  This will let the students know that poetry can have more than one format and that poetry is an art form that people have used to express their thoughts and ideas, not just in America, but around the world.   

[Ann Huynh]

Wow.  There are a lot of things happening between China and the United States.  It was really interesting to learn that California is China largest exporting partner and that a large number of immigrants in California come from China.  Of all of the East Asian countries, China is the largest and biggest in terms of size and geography, but at the same time they are similar to the United States in terms of where the capital is.  China capital is Beijing and the United States is Washington D.C.  For example, if I was to superimpose the United States map over China, Beijing is roughly where Washington D.C. would be.  This would get my students to think about China, but also put into perspective how large China is.  It would help make it more tangible for them so that they can see why there are larger concentration of people in certain cities in China, which might result in more curiosity to learn about China.   

[Ann Huynh]

Hello,

My name is Ann Huynh and I am a second grade teacher at Norwood Street School.  I am super excited to learn more about East Asia and thinking about how to implement this knowledge to my students so that they have an understanding of their world.

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