[Nayeli Ruiz-Sanchez]

I am including a Wood Block prints illustrating women. This was found in the Art of Institute Chicago Museum. It shows various wood block prints images that demonstrate women either carrying for children or maintaining their beauty. The one I uploaded looks like a women looking at a mirror while pouting her lips. I feel that this is the typical depiction of women in almost every culture. The website includes a description of the wood block. The title is, “The Interesting Type” and it originates in Japan. This wood block print is from 1787-1798. I think that these woodblock prints are nice and students can possibly create similar items. For example, maybe students can draw a picture about what they learned from the culture and paint it on a wood block to attempt to create their own wood block print. We can then have students see all other classmates’ wood block prints in a gallery walk.

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The nationalists and communists in China were both educated and believed in the ideology coming from the Soviets. They both had a common goal of unifying China. They both also believed that foreigners coming in to China were huge problems. They did not want foreigners changing the customs and traditions in China and bringing Western ideas. After World War II, the communists and nationalists came back to their differences and began to fight against each other. In the end the Communist party succeeded and took control versus the Nationalists and the Soviets had something to do with that expansion of control. Regardless, I feel that because both parties were focused on the common goal of unifying China that will still be what the Community party does.

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Meritocracy is said to be a type of power in which people are selected based on their ability or merit. In the China clip it presented as if anyone in China had an equal opportunity to become president or leader. Upon reading other articles I know that there are more requirements that come into play that are contrasting this idea that anyone can run for president. On important observation I made was that this idea could not be supported, as the clip did not show women as being leaders. The idea of meritocracy seems okay but I still stand strong with my belief that women should be allowed to partake in the government.

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The backgrounds, characteristics, or activities that led to individuals being targeted for criticism or worse were if they were leaders in office or the more wealthy people. Upon reading Liang Xi’s story it was sad that she was split from her family but it was really nice that she met and was able to stay with Yuejun. I feel that Yeujun and Liang Xi were able to learn from both different worlds they came from and were able to value life in a different way. Yuejen was able to learn how families like Liang Xi could be split and tortured and Liang Xi learned that by playing the Cello that could be a way to avoid trouble and rather to speak to the people through music. Its very true that music is a universal language and it should be used for anything because music can evoke a certain feeling that language itself can’t.

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In this article I discovered that rebellion was the soul of Mao Zedong’s thought. Also due to this thought the Red guards and revolutionary teachers filled the streets to revolt and attacked the ideas, culture, customs, and old habits. They demanded that Nanning be built into a great school that followed Mao Zedong’s thought. The young people who became Red Guards were inspired and motivated by Mao Zedong’s thought and they wanted it to be enforced. They were excited by bloodshed and revolt. They acted on their beliefs by attacking which ended in the bloodshed from September 11. It is appalling that due to ones beliefs this occurred because of the followers.

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The cards can be used ad an activity for discussion. I would first have my students divided into groups so that they can first discuss amongst each other and then I would gave student all come together in a circle and share what they discussed in their small groups. I would also have them chart / draw pictures so they can use when disusing and sharing to the rest of their group about their card. Another activity that can follow is to have students make a story line with the pictures on the card they receive. A card that I saw that I could possibly use for this activity would be Red Scarf Girl.

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I found this article to be of great interest due to reading how women have different views on fertility. Some women would rather just work while others said that by being offered certain programs such as generous childcare, parental leave, and child allowance programs they would be okay. On the other hand there are still couples that due to their struggle they do not care if these programs are offered. Lastly, I was surprised that still due to society norms that can influence couples and individuals to make certain life decisions. For example in the article it states that because the “norms define the essential family form as married couple with breadwinner father, devoted mother, and two children will continue to cause young working men and women to hesitate before moving in with partners or having children outside of marriage when they are unsure if they can live up to this ideal.” I hope that society norms will change because I feel that any human can take both or opposing roles if they like not just necessarily because that is what we learned was okay.

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Upon reading this article I learned something new but now I stand more on my point that Japan definitely does not treat women equal in comparison to men especially when it comes to workforce and women taking leadership roles. The article said that the Prime minister in a way may it seem like women would have a better life coming their way and a lot of women believe him at the time. In contrast, they quickly found that the new jobs they would be offered were part time positions that did not pay them well. In addition, they would still be responsible for the housework and taking care of their kids and elderly members of their families. Towards the end of the article it did state that their was an increase in the number of women in the LDP because of something Abe did however because of the requirements needed its really hard for women to even come close to winning. In the article it states that to compete, “a candidate needs the signature of 20 fellow politicians.” Since women are not involved in politics it is very hard for them to have fellow politicians sign for them leaving them a great disadvantage.

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It is astonishing yet not surprising how Japan still believes and follows the idea of only males being worthy to take the throne. Currently, the emperor Naruhito is the new monarch in Japan. Although he has a daughter the one that will take the throne next is his brother because he is a male. I do and at the same time don’t think its fair that Japan is still treating women as if we are not equal to males. I understand there are some differences but women should at least be considered for these roles. I am happy that the United States has finally elected a woman as the Vice President in chair because I do believe that women also have power. It’s not really about power but most importantly about their views and in the way they want to change things for the better of the world.

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In the article, “Womenomics in Japan: In Brief”, it looked into the participation of women in the workforce. I hoped that women would be able to seek positions to those similar to men. However, I found it surprising that in Japan its like women choose between having kids or working but not doing both. I had always thought that it was possible to do both or that every woman looked forward to this in their life if possible. I also found it interesting that a lot of the women also rather not marry because of all the responsibilities they have as housewives. It seems to be different than here because at least in the United States there are more resources for childcare and for women to be able to fill in the role of a man/women for their children if need be.

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This video had various details in regards to the women’s role in Japanese society. The role of women definitely changed especially after World War II. I was surprised at all the women movements that occurred to create a change. For example, the 3 strands of women’s movement in japan were: feminism, motherhood, and social feminism. A great lesson would be for students to use the compare and contrast graphic organizer to compare and contrast women’s rights and roles in Japan and United Sates. This topic is of special interest to me and I am a bit surprised of the women role in Japan. It is interesting to know that the role is not much different that from the United States and actually seems like we are valued more in the United States at least a little more.

 

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I think these are both great resources for teachers to share with students. The

New York Times would be great for students to look into articles that include news on Korean politics, society, and culture. In comparison the Koreana is an English language journal from Korea with easy to read stories. I was looking through the journal and I really liked how they included real pictures like black and white photographs that depicted the life at the time. The article was about the economy in the past, present, and future. I liked that in this small article students would be able to get a small summary of how the economy changed. This would be a great idea to read before diving into the topic of economy in Asia. 

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I think this resource is good for educators in middle school or even high school. Especially when teaching the students about primary sources. I recall doing research papers that required primary sources and I always struggles looking for some pertaining to Asia Studies. For this teachers can have students read the articles and summarize. Another activity can be to create a timeline or even a power point and have each group present about each country (Japan, Korea, China, etc.) This resource also has lesson plans for educators to access that are in each level the elementary level, and middle and high school levels. In addition, I really like how it also categorizes into the following categories: Geography, History, Religions, Art, Literature, Drama and Music, Arts and Crafts. For lessons, I think the most fun would be to look into Music but also language would be great to look into. I will look into this resource further to create some fun lessons for students.

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I recently heard of the band BTS and listened to some of their music. It was a little different but I can see how it blend Korea and adds some hip-hop. This group is an example and indicates the continuation of cross-border cultural flows in a new media era. I think it is a great idea and more bands like BTS should grow. When music from different cultures come together it can produce beautiful beats. I have always been fond of music that sends positive messages and provides good influence for the listeners. Also, I really like listening to music that integrates the Latin culture and language.  Lastly, I think that BTS’s reputation online is good for their fans. Usually fans tend to get easily influenced so it important for famous groups to maintain and send positive messages to the world. 

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It is interesting to read how the radio was used as a tool for government to campaign at times in the 1900s. Later, the Koreans asked that it be used more for entertainment pleasure. However, it stated in the article that the radio was more of a communal experience due to the cost. That makes me think of concerts nowadays but by using a radio. It is interesting to see the change due to the advancement in technology. With my students we can explore items/devices that have evolved over time. For example, the cassette tape evolved into a CD and now music is streamed online. I think that looking into the history of the radio and maybe other music devices in East Asia countries can be beneficial for students.

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