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Anonymous1. What do students "know" about East Asia?
• Where it is on a world map
• China is a part of it
• The great wall is there
• Where the Mongols lived
• Pandas are from there
• They make Anime
2. What do students "think" about East Asia? What opinions do they hold about East Asian countries, peoples, cultures, or policies?
• Asian are smart
• They make a lot of electronic things
• The eat rice, sushi, orange chicken
• China is communist
3. What are three important ways that East Asia and America are linked?
• Trade
• People
• Pacific ocean
4. What are three ways where you're NOT "mandated/expected" to teach about East Asia, but where you have or could brought East Asia (or some part of East Asia) into the discussion?
• I could discuss early government systems sss 10.2
• Revolution theme sss 10.2
• Influences on Moral and Ethics sss 10.1
Most of my students knowledge is from personal experiences like movies or food they have eaten.
AnonymousMany of my students’ ideas of Asian people come from Asians or Asian American stereotypes that they see on television or films. Many students buy into the “model minority” myth, unless they are educated further. They see Asians students as people who are hardworking or effortlessly smart (AKA"whiz kids”), excelling in areas of math and science that Americans stereotypically have difficulty with. If not academically gifted, then Asians are perceived as amazing martial artists and perform high-flying feats of daring on screen (i.e. Jackie Chan, Jet Li, etc.).
AnonymousIn an interesting article by Rey Ty titled "Colonialism and Nationalism in Southeast Asia", he seems to argue that America has had and continues to have effects and connections to Southeast Asia through the cycle of colonialism and nationalism. The effects of colonialism (positive and negative) are “MASS ECONOMIC BITTERNESS, SOCIO-CULTURAL CLEAVAGE, and ECONOMIC GROWTH.” These three effects lead to decolonization when NATIONALISM begins to develop and there is a growing “STRUGGLE FOR SELF-DETERMINATION and ANTI-COLONIAL NATIONAL LIBERATION MOVEMENTS.” This cycle can be witnessed through other nations that have tried to exercise oppression through colonialism, as well.
edited by cshiva on 7/28/2014
edited by cshiva on 7/28/2014
Anonymous1. What do students "know" about East Asia? My students would most likely not know very much. They would probably be able to find it on a map, and a few would be able to recall information from 7th grade history about trade or religion (however, they may mix up Greece or Egypt with Asia).
2. What do students "think" about East Asia? What opinions do they hold about East Asian countries, peoples, cultures, or policies? My students would be able to tell me that it's far away, that Chinese people live there, and that things like Pokemon and Hello Kitty come from there. They may also mention their writing as we studied Haiku poems, and they were able to write a few symbols in Chinese or Japanese (depending on what they found online for their symbols).
3. What are three important ways that East Asia and America are linked? The first obvious answer is that they are in constant trade with us. In fact, we found out today that about 1/4 of our global trade is with East Asian countries. Secondly, our students seem to be impacted by the "cool" toys, gagdets, and shows provided by East Asia. Students enjoy watching Dragon Ball Z, Pokemon, Samarai Power Rangers, and anime/mangas. A lot of my students read mangas, especially since they are now worth AR Points. Lastly, the US is related to East Asia in terms of food. There are a lot of Japanese Fusion restuarants, sushi, chinese, thai, indonsian, and many other cultural varied foods available in the US now. We have Asian cooks that train in Japan (or American cooks that go train in Japan and other Asian countries) to bring authentic food experiences to the United States. And our "American" cuisine has traveled to Asia as well in terms of KFC, Burger Kings, McDonalds, and other fast food restuarants.
4. What are three ways where you're NOT "mandated/expected" to teach about East Asia, but where you have or could brought East Asia (or some part of East Asia) into the discussion? I have been thinking about this one because I am teaching a brand new grade for me next year, and attacking Early American History for the first time. I want to make the connections between our governments, how we fought for freedom, and the struggles we had in our independence, and that of the Asian governments. You mentioned today that there are the early democracies in places like Taiwan and Japan that have struggled a bit, and I think it would be great to show that in relation to the struggles we faced so long ago. You also showed the propaganda posters today and I thought it would be great to compare those to the posters that were used during the Civil War or World War I if we get that far. But just to be able to show that there is a connection between how our government reacted to certain propaganda, and how more current issues still react to such posters. I also want to get the Asian culture into the reading a bit more. We have a few selections in our readers that are actually Asian based, but they tend to get skipped over because they are more "difficult" for our students to understand as they don't have that background. But I want to tackle providing them the background they will need to read the more culturally diversed stories, instead of focusing primarily on Hispanic or Anglo-American stories.
AnonymousThey know that if it says Made In Japan it is higher quality thann if it says Made In Korea. They know if it says Made in Korea it is higher quality than if it says Made In China.
They know about Chinese and Japanes food... They know nothing about Korean.
They know North Korea is ruled by a mad man.
They know about Pearl Harbor and Hiroshima and they know there was a war in Korea that left it divided.
They know who Mao was and that China is communist.
They think that China and North Korea don't like us. They think that Japan and South Korea are our friends. They are confused by Taiwan. They think China is catching up to us. They think that a lot of Chinese and Koreans want to come to America, but that Japanese don't, and they don't know why. They think the languages are all the same and that they are difficult to learn.
Anonymous1. What do students "know" about East Asia?
My students' knowledge about East Asia are also mainly from personal experience. They may know some of the countries located in East Asia, such as China, Japan, Korea. They may know certain foods they observed and/or ate before, i.e. Chowmian, Sushi, Korean BBQ, etc. They may also remember some icons of the Asian culture, for instance, panda is a symbolic figure of China, and Mount Fuji is always linked to Japan.
2. What do students "think" about East Asia? What opinions do they hold about East Asian countries, peoples, cultures, or policies?
Since most of my students are Hispanics and many of them come from families under poverty, the primary source of learning about East Asia is the limited books they read and personal experience which contains a lot of stereotypes about the culture and people of East Asia. For example, some middle school kids think all Chinese people are good at martial arts and they can fly. Some of them think Chinese families raise pandas as pets. One girl said she would like to buy a panda when she visits China someday. Some students tend to think that Asian people are born smarter without knowing how hard they worked in order to get an opportunity to learn or to work.
3. What are three important ways that East Asia and America are linked?
1) East Asia and America are linked by immigration.
2) East Asia and America are linked by global economic development.
3) East Asia and America are linked by technology development.
4. What are three ways where you're NOT "mandated/expected" to teach about East Asia, but where you have or could brought East Asia (or some part of East Asia) into the discussion?
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1) English as a language is totally different from the languages from East Asia. However, we may bring in the topic of language borrowing among various cultures including East Asians and how these borrowings cast influence on the language development and people's lives and thinking.
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[font=Times]2) When we teach biology such as body parts, diseases, we may introduce knowledge of traditional Chinese medical theory, i.e. [/font][font=宋体]阴阳平衡[/font][font=Times] [/font][font=Times](balance between yin and yang), etc.[/font]
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[font=Times]3) When we teach students some self-defense skills, we may bring in background knowledge of Tai Chi related to East Asian culture. We may guide students to understand why Tai Chi is so popular in East Asian area, how this seemingly gentle martial art is so powerful, and what is the philosophy behind it. [/font]
Anonymous1. Many of my students' knowledge of East Asia comes from their parents and families first hand experiences as well as film and media representations. This also includes stereotypes of other countries such as Koreans being superficial, Chinese people only caring about money, and Vietnamese being "ghetto." These are Asian American students' ideas of other Asians. Interestingly, their Asian American experience becomes an amalgamation of many East Asian countries, cultures, and foods rather than a singular experience.
2. My students have a negative view of all governments and policies, and the students compare China's filtering of Internet content similar to the United States' spying on citizens as equally corrupt. Like many children of immigrants, their opinions of East Asia is still that of being foreign. Many of my students reinforce the negative stereotypes in Socratic Seminars in the beginning of the year, but by the end of the year, they can breakdown these cultural stereotypes and express how and why we as Americans believe these ideas.
3. immigration, economy, cultural influences (film, media, art)
4. North Korea history & experiences with "Liberty" short story
The Namesake and Du Bois double consciousness
stereotypes of minorities in film and media (Chinese, Mexicans, Native Americans)
AnonymousMy students often have some exposure to East Asian culture either through travel or through their parents. They "know" that East Asia is an important player in the 21st century, but they may not be very adept at distinguishing among the various East Asian cultures. They "think" that they will experience East Asia primarily through business relationships. To many of them, knowing about East Asian cultures is part of an ensemble of social skills they associate with being some kind of high flying capitalist.
East Asia and America are linked through global economics, global politics, and through immigration.
I am most interested in teaching a non-mandated comparison between the uses of rhetoric in the American Civil Rights movement and the Chinese Cultural Revolution. This fits well with my existing AP English Language and Comp curriculum, and I love learning about the rhetoric and logic of the Cultural Revolution. Was it a moral revolution?
Anonymous1. Many of the students at my school are from Asia families and have visited these countries multiple times. What they know tends to be isolated to the country of their parents, in contrast to the US but not about neighboring Asian countries. [font=Times, 'Times New Roman', serif] [/font]
[font=Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]2. My non-Asian students don't think about Asia unless it's in a cartoon. My Asian students, who have attended schools in Asia, think that school is harder there and that doing well in school is very important and will make their parents happy.[/font]
[font=Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]3. Linked by technology, immigration, and environment---which are all tied to economy![/font]
[font=Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]4. Physical Education- I have taught Qi Gong to my younger students and the healing sounds of each organ in Chinese Medicine.[/font]
Science- contrasting varieties of animals, Sumatran Rhino vs, African Rhino, differences in habitat, etc
Money-using varying currency to teach addition, repeated addition, subtraction
Art-using Katsushika Hokusai to teach brush stroke paintings
Anonymous1. What do students "know" about East Asia?
They know that it's a continent, for sure.
2. What do students "think" about East Asia? What opinions do they hold about East Asian countries, peoples, cultures, or policies?They think about Chinese and Japanese people, but I doubt that they think of India, Malaysia, Indonesia, etc. they think of the food and the traditional clothes. Some even believe that all Asians are good at math and science. They have little experience with Asian culture on a regular basis and they rely on television for information. So much of their reality is African American and Latino.
3. What are three important ways that East Asia and America are linked? Politics, economy, culture/tradition
4. What are three ways where you're NOT "mandated/expected" to teach about East Asia, but where you have or could brought East Asia (or some part of East Asia) into the discussion? Literature, current events/news articles, and art
Anonymous1. What do students "know" about East Asia? I don't think many of my students will know much about East Asia. The term"East Asia" will confuse most because they will not know how it differs from Asia. In a very general sense, some students will draw on their own limited experiences with things connected to or associated with Asian culture, such as martial arts and movies that feature martial arts, Chinese or Japanese food, Japanese anime, Filipinos, and Japanese cars.
2. What do students "think" about East Asia? What opinions do they hold about East Asian countries, peoples, cultures, or policies? I think they probably haven't given much thought about East Asia in terms of its people, cultures, or policies. They would probably just categorize all Asians into one group which shares differences from other ethnic groups such as African-Americans, Hispanic-Americans, and White Americans. They would simply identify Asians as those who are not members of the other three groups. Many of the students will base their assumptions and opinions about Asian culture on stereotypes that are perpetuated in America and American culture such as Asians being good in math, geeky, eating rice, etc.
3. What are three important ways that East Asia and America are linked? The most important link between East Asia and America is economic. Our trade with East Asia countries has a direct effect on the economic health of our country and the type of jobs that will be available for our students. Because of their rise in power and wealth due to their exports to America, we are also politically affected by East Asian countries. Cultural elements of East Asia are also becoming mainstreamed into American culture such as K-pop, Asian cuisine, Japanese anime, martial arts, etc. Additionally, large amounts of students from East Asian countries are attending our colleges and universities, exposing American students to their cultures and viewpoints.
4. What are three ways where you're NOT "mandated/expected" to teach about East Asia, but where you have or could brought East Asia (or some part of East Asia) into the discussion? I think it would be useful to expose students to the way East Asia is directly linked to their lives and their futures. Do they know how many things that they purchase come from East Asia. Do they know the impact caused by the trade we have with East Asia; for example what effect does it have on our job market? I also think it would be useful to compare events that took place in American history with similar events that took place in East Asian countries; for example what parallels and differences are their in America's quest for independence and the quest for independence in East Asian countries. What principles were embraced by their founding leaders, and what were the positive and negative characteristics of these principles on those who were elite and those who were the commoners. East Asian culture and history would provide are rich source of examples that would help students see a broader view of history and the characteristics of their own country and culture.
Anonymous1. What do students "know" about East Asia?
Students in Elementary school know what they know about East Asia mostly from popular culture:
Movies: Kung Fu panda, movies with Jackie Chan, Jet Li and other performers
T.V. : Pokemon, anime
Music: Gangnam Style
Food: fast food from the local Chinese, Japanese, or Korean restaurant (fried rice, noodles, Korean BBQ, egg rolls, etc)
Language: Gung Hay Fat Choy: this is what they know from studying Chinese New Year
Books: mostly stories written by authors such as Laurence Yep, Demi, Keiko Kaszka, and folk tales
Older children may read about the experiences of immigrants and their contributions and experiences in the US: Farewell to Manzanar, Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
2. What do students "think" about East Asia? What opinions do they hold about East Asian countries, peoples, cultures, or policies?
Young children are aware of some of the biggest news from East Asia which, aside from the Olympics, has not always been positive. Gov't recalls, many things they own have "made in---" labels referring to East Asian countries, natural and other disasters (i.e. tsunamis, earthquakes, storms, etc), threat of war (missile launches, military exercises)
Armed with only the impressions from these sources, children in my school have a very superficial and stereotypical understanding of East Asians as people who are truly foreign -- the Other: Us and Them, even though most of them are immigrants, as well. The children have many false understandings which lead them to act foolishly and offensively and even cruelly: mockery of language, appearance, food, dress, customs, etc.
3. What are three important ways that East Asia and America are linked?
Historically-- Silk Road, Marco Polo, Christopher Columbus ...development of western civilization-- especially The Age of Discovery, is closely tied to East Asia
Economically-- trade, exchange of ideas, skilled labor, manufacturing, research and development, "outsourcing"
Culturally-- The Golden Rule, religions (Buddhism, Hindhuism, etc.)
4. What are three ways where you're NOT "mandated/expected" to teach about East Asia, but where you have or could brought East Asia (or some part of East Asia) into the discussion?
*Biographical Study of Christopher Columbus
*Holiday celebrations -- we usually study the origins and meaning of Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year
*Earth Day: we study ways to conserve resources, especially water conservation and the need to recycle
*Geography terms: lake and island, peninsula and isthmus, system of lakes and archipelago, ocean and continent, mountain and valley
Anonymous1. What do students "know" about East Asia?
My secondary students consider Asia as a homogenous lump on the map and attach all the typical stereotypes.
Asians in America are bad drivers and good at math and are all black belts in karate they tend to apply this stereotype to the rest of Asia
2. What do students "think" about East Asia? What opinions do they hold about East Asian countries, peoples, cultures, or policies?
They tend to think of these countries as over populated. It’s a place where all the people look the same, use chopsticks and each rice.
3. What are three important ways that East Asia and America are linked?
Trade and economy
Culturally - language , food and religion
Historically – Silk road, opium wars , Cold War and Communism
4. What are three ways where you're NOT "mandated/expected" to teach about East Asia, but where you have or could brought East Asia (or some part of East Asia) into the discussion?
We spend about four to five weeks looking examining the history of the Chinese in California.
The Chinese muscle that built California
An in-depth look at the Chinese exclusion policy,
The" driving out" of Chinese settlements
Class actions the Chinese launched against the US government
The treatment of Chinese women
An examination of how various political parties exploited the “Chinese Situation” for political gain
Symbolic Interactionist analysis of political cartoons
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Anonymous[font=Times, 'Times New Roman', serif]1. What do students "know" about East Asia? [/font]
My students know that Asia is a continent and that all Asians are "Chinese". Many students do not think there are differences within the Asian community.
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They think that all Asians know martial arts. That Asians eat dogs. They have many stereotypes of Asians... good at math... bad drivers... eat weird food... many Asians are rich.
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They come to the US for a better life, to get rich, to have opportunities
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AnonymousA powerful work I sometimes use with my students is by a Chinese poet born in Hawaii, which gives an unexpected perspective of how Asian immigrants in particular felt treated upon arrival to the US. The speaker in “Minority Poem” by Wing Tek Lum talks sarcastically about being “America as apple pie.” Unfortunately, his experiences seem to indicate that a minority, like himself, will only be discarded or tossed out like the peelings of the apple, after the “useful” parts have been used up. The poem was published in 1988.
Minority Poem by Wing Tek Lum
Why
We're just as America
As apple pie--
That is, if you count
The leftover peelings
Lying on the kitchen counter
Which the cook has forgotten about
Or doesn't know
Quite what to do with
Except hope that the maid
When she cleans off the chopping block
Will chuck them away
Into a garbage can she'll take out
On leaving for the night