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  • February 22, 2012 at 3:45 am #27506
    Anonymous
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    After last night's class, I went home and read 2 articles in Tuesday's LA Times about Mr. Lin. First of all, I'm glad this came up in our class, so I can catch up with some popular culture news where racism raised its ugly head -- always a "teachable moment" in my high school classes. Also, Mr. Lim's accomplishments sent me wondering, how many NBA players have college degrees? Plenty, according to the internet. Finally, Here's LA Times sports columnist Bill Plaschke's article "Knicks' Jeremy Lin holds mirror up to America" . He digests the issue much better than I can.

    February 22, 2012 at 5:22 am #27507
    Anonymous
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    Recently, my students did several activities related to stereotypes, the perpetuation of stereotypes, and how to resolve stereotypes. After last night's class, I realized how broad a subject "identity" is for students and how diverse their perspectives actually are. I feel as though I did not have as much pressure to know who I was in high school, yet these students are pulled in so many directions.

    April 24, 2012 at 12:57 pm #27508
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    I recently watched a motivational video in which Jeremy Lin was the focus of the video clip. I love the idea of students and people in general who break the boundaries that society places on them. I make a conscious effort to each day not play into the stereotypes that students often place on themselves or unwillingly participate in. It was entitled " underdog or just prepared". The premise was that you create your own luck through hard work. I plan on showing the clip as an opening activity in my AVID class.

    May 6, 2012 at 12:23 pm #27509
    Anonymous
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    Recently Jeremy Lin was asked about his ideal girlfriend and he replied "she would really love God and be a faithful Christian." That statement made me wonder about the prevalence of Christianity in China, even though Lin is from California. I read that Chinese over the age of 18 are permitted to be involved with officially sanctioned Christian meetings through the China Christian Council, Three-Self Patriotic Movement, or the Chinese Catholic Patriotic Association. Some Chinese Christians also meet in "unregistered" house church meetings. Some instances of persecution against Christians in mainland China have been cited. This also brings me back to our four schools of thought. How do they play into Jeremy Lin's selection of his ideal girlfriend? Many people today think of Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, Moism, and Legalism as "cultural practices' or "thought systems" but several of them seem to have religious undertones. Jeremy Lin often says he is proud to be Chinese, so I wonder if he proudly identifies with any of these ancient traditions that are so intricately linked to Chinese history and culture?

    May 6, 2012 at 12:23 pm #4787
    Rob_Hugo@PortNW
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    Reminiscent of Tiger Woods, it seems everyone nowadays is trying to get dibs on Jeremy Lin, the New York Knicks basketball player. Lin proudly claims his Chinese heritage. His parents are both nationals of Taiwan. So many in Taiwan claim Lin as one of their own. I'm still trying to figure out if Taiwan is one of China's own or a country that stands alone. In the midst of all of this, it's apparent that someone or some country has an identity crisis. If that's not enough, Jeremy Lin was born and raised in California, so of course Californians claims him as one of their own. No one can deny Lin's Asian heritage. And right now, Lin is a perfect example of China's/Taiwan's soft power at work. You have to be a little more curious about what's going on in East Asia after all of the recent media hype surrounding this athlete. Lin handled racist comments directed toward him in a calm, level-headed fashion. In his own way, Jeremy Lin has already transcended cultural boundaries and has people discussing race, U.S./China relations, and the Olympics. Whether he likes it or not, Lin is now an ambassador for East Asia. Who would have thought that an athlete could get people discussing the murky relationship between China and Taiwan? I guess we should expect no less from this Harvard graduate.

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