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[Anonymous]

I am fascinated by the pictures of Chinese and Japanese men and the way the west deciphered who was Chinese and who was Chinese. It was so stereotypical and so racist. Incredible!

It was enlightening reading the quotes from different newspapers, and prominent people from early America who talked about the importance of Asia and particularly China in the coming years.

John Adams and Teddy Roosevelt were ahead of their time when speaking about the importance of trade and economic ties with Asia, and this was in the 1700 and 1800's.

"US future growth is tied directly to Dynamism in Asia." Nancy Adams put the nail on the head.

America needs Asia. We need heir cheap factory labor for our companies to sell goods in the US. We need their communist history from 1949 to present to remind ourselves how lucky we are to live in a free sociey. We need their hard working students to help lead us academically in many fields and push our American students to become more competetive. We need taoism, confucious and other philosophies to guide us. We need their eastern medicine to help heal us. We need their technology goods to transport and entertain us.

I feel fortunate to live in a time where I can visit Asia and see hese many cultures first hand!