Message from cbessolo

[Anonymous]

The opening "where are we, what happened today?" was a welcome starter. Beginning a little off-kilter is good to experience since I often subject students to this approach. Following pre-conceived or erroneous notions about Asia with simple facts is effective for students. Mine are always receptive to "shock and awe" presentations. I was impressed with the depth of economic background of several of the participants. I particularly enjoyed the insight into the less known US-Asia connections of recent history and the striking examples of interdependency of US and China. My overall reaction, as I hope that of my future students will be, is tell me more! As for Bruce Lee: yes, he was born in San Francisco, an American national. I believe he was ethnically Chinese. At least that's the impression I had from his mother, sitting next to her at lunch one day in Chinatown. But that's another story.