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Christine MoguelHello All! My name is Christine, I am a Moderate to Severe Special Education teacher at Widney Career Preparatory Transition Center, servicing students 18-22 years old. This is my second class on East Asia, and I look forward to meeting you and learning with you about East Asia. The way this class has been relavant to my special needs population is that - that I have been able to take what I have learned and synthesize the information to more digestable/modified content to help support the ideas and current events int he news abotu asia now.
Christine MoguelAs an art History major, I was thrilled to take a look at all the illustrations portrayed in the Propaganda cards for this assignment. Strength in numbers, strong mono republic ideologies, but perhaps my favorite depictions were of the strong women. These depictions were intent on the premise that women are essential to the communist movement (although I am not for the communist movement) however, they are included. Historically, it is the role of men as the stronghold in society, yet these illustrations and the ideas behind the images were that women were a vital part of the equation to the success of the campaign. Young strong, independent, courageous, women are to be reckoned with in the campaign.
Christine MoguelDr. Kims' Lecture was fresh and so insightful, overwhelming at times, but thorughly interesting. I agree that we have not learned enough about Korea through our studies- and to what is actually avaliable in our world civilization/geography classes in middle and highschool. What we do see are the images on CNN student news everyday. Those images that depict a sterile and military North Korea and its leader. I think it is imparative to expose the South Korean side fo the country. I actually work very close to Korea town in Los Angeles, and I think it would be a great idea to take them to the mall and get to see the different pop culture creations out there. My students would really enjoy that experience coupled with a serious geography lesson about the country.
Christine Moguel"And I discovered a film last week called I Can Speak that told the story of one comfort women in South Korea. In the film, the main character Ok-boon said, “If I forget, I’ll be losing.” Let's teach our students about what happened in Korea!". This film sounds amazing! Thank you for recommending. While it might not be appropriate for my students, I would definitly like to watch it myself to gather a better understanding of what some women went throught during the time period of the Imperial Army in Korea. So interesting! Thank you!
Christine MoguelI had no idea how entrenched Japan was in Koreas society- or mass publication censorship. I would also really like to learn more about how that all panned out and how the Koreans broke free of the confinds of that type of censorship from their neighboring force. The expansion of power in East Asia has clearly been influx throughout the 19-21st centuries, and probably before even- its interesting for me to see the division of economies and power so clearly defined now, however it wasnt always like that.
Christine MoguelYES! I love that! Using math and science skills to help students graph out the demographic information is a great way to get that cross curriculum vibe going. I will definitely be using that strategy seeing as how my special education students THRIVE with visuals and comparable numbers. Yes absoulutely !
Christine MoguelWhat? ONLY 11% of the japanese are willing to fight for their own country. Could it be that the japanese feel more "safe" from any foreign threats becasue of the US presence in military bases in Japan? I just cant wrap my head around the fact that only 11% of the Japanese popluation would actually fight for their own country.
Christine MoguelBelt and road or yi dai yi lu- was an insteresting article to say the least about the next step China is taking in its efforts of world economic dominance. The Belt spans from South-east Asia to Eastern Europe and Africa, Belt and Road includes 71 countries that account for half the world’s population and a quarter of global GDP. Heavy duty proposal considering China is at the healm of the efforts to credit poorer counties the money they need to build this "belt" system of commerce. Who ends up winning due to this "dept trap diplomacy" idea? China! As Belt and Road expands in scope so do concerns it is a form of economic imperialism that gives China too much leverage over other countries, often those that are smaller and poorer.
I too wonder what China will do with more money than they could possibly imaging. Well I know the simple answer to that is POWER, world dominationa dn power. Pretty scary if you ask me. Lets see what happens.
Christine MoguelIt has been a joy learning about East Asia since 1800- and I wiill definitely be taking what Ihave learned back to my classroom. I have always been facinated by East Asian culture and art, as I studied Asian Art in my Art History Major at UCLA many moons ago. What strikes me the most perhaps is the level of which the countires have remained essentially isolated until the 19th century. It intrigues me to think that these countries sustained and thrived on their own without the western influence, and when western thoughts and ideology came into play in international relations, trade, commerce, and military alignment these countries learned what they could and superceeded the level of western technological advancements twentyfold.
It is by no mistake that Japan is the technological super power it is. It is by no mistake that China is the biggest manufaturer in the world for all things that we utilize on a daily basis around the world. It is by no mistake that Korea is a force to be reckoned with with its capitalistic business deals and negotiations. I would like to take my students on a journey through time in East Asia. I would like to create a powerpoint presentation on each of the countires we learned about and create a project where they use multimedia- their in class ipads to save images of each country, and then have each of the students present one aspect of that country in each group. It is important for our students to go beyond what CNN student news shows about North Korean dictator Kim Jung Un, or the nuclear arms talks between the US, Japan, China and South Korea they see on the news. I would like them to connect with theses countries and build imaginary bridges of understanding about their culture, community, and society. I would like for the lesson to sustain that although we are thousands of miles away, we are more similar than we are different to these East Asian Countries.
Christine MoguelLoved this activity for so many reasons. As I sit here and reflect on the premise for the activity, I cant help but want to create a lesson that encompasses the ideas of role play for just about any lesson. As a drama theater for special education students and English Learners, role play is one of the most imprtant strategies to effectively teach students the content at the table- vocabulary, living skills, career exploration, social skills, geography, culture, art, and language. No matter the subject- role play is a way to understand different points of view in one lesson. If I had to think of a lesson to do with my students - using East Asia as the subject and role play as the strategy, I think I would have the students choose an east asian country and a particular city within the country. I would have them dress for the weather/climate/enviroment/region they chose and talk about where their city and the climate. I might even select a country and have them create a special dish /food from that country and talk about why its so delicous and unique to that particular country.
Christine MoguelI am as well, astonigished at ther ate in which the Japanese military exponentially grew in the 19th century. This in turn creating a large echo areound the world as to the presence and importance of this small Asian cluster of islands off the Pacific as a force to be reckoned with. I beleive it is their determination in achieving the high skill level in military arms that really gave them the focus and confidence to rise as the leading technological innovators of the 21st centruies. The fact that they were able to rise in military power against all odds gave them the confidence to continue to grow with the times and understand the the power had transfered over to technology and innovation in the 21st century.
Christine MoguelI am a visual learner, as are my students, I feel that Professor Schaede’s presentation was incredibly easy to visualize, comprehend, and decode (i.e. with line charts, graph charts etc.). I feel that integrating highly academic content with visual aides, color coded along with a walk through definition. I feel my students would be able to learn the production model that illustrates how Japan went from ‘Old” Japan to ‘New’ Japan and their industrial policy. I cant wait to get my hands on her power point. I could definitely conjure a lesson wherein I take the USA industrial policy and the Industrial policy in Japan and compare and contrast the two countries production growth model. Because my students identify Toyota, Honda, Mitsubishi, Nintendo, and Sony- they will be better able to follow through with the concepts of innovation, commerce, and trade using these highly visual aides, animated description, and global trade. Im inspired to start working on the lesson – after xmas break!
Christine MoguelI enjoyed listening to Professor Kubo lecture on how relations between Japan and the US were reconciled, after Pearl Harbor April 1, 1942 to the Tokyo Air Raid in March 10, 1945 in Hiroshima Nagasaki and WWII occurrences between the countries. It was interesting to find out that they were able to rebuild- repair, and move forward from these historical staged attacks with much patience and willingness to move forward. It was noted that there was not shortage of anger and bitter feelings between the two countries they ultimately created an asymmetric defense treaty of sorts. Due to the detail of the defense treaty, US was obligated to defend Japan while Japan was not obligated to defend the US. We wanted an ally to help garner some kind “maintenance of International peace security in the far East’ (South Korea, South Vietnam, Taiwan) and as such, US were allowed to use bases in Japan. Although US presence – and ultimate role as Japans defense ally existed on the island, Japanese did not all want them there. The Japanese might not all be on board with US presence, however they continue to sustain military outposts in Japan today.
Christine MoguelAmazing! As an Art History Major I am always on the look out for cool art exhibits and art styles defining movements in different cultures. I will definitly be checking out this website! It is always fun to learn about different artists and how their lives have shaped their work. It would be interesting for me to show my students the works on this website. I woul dlove to hear their interpretations of the work!
Christine MoguelAnime Anime Anime! My students are crazy about anime! I teach adults with special needs whos reading levels are far below standard for their ages, however are aces at underastanding content of a Manga novel. I will definitely be looking into these websites you have provided. I too would like them to use these resources to learn more about the origins of the Manga style, as well as extract the meanings of truth, honor, loyalty, and never giving up that are so prevalent throughout most Anime storylines. THis opened a big can of worms for new strategies in teaching social emotional content as well. Thank you!
