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clay dubePlease take a look at migration trends for South Korea and Japan at these OECD pages:
clay dubeThe World Bank and a Chinese government research center just released a big report on the state of China's transition from a primarily rural to a primarily urban country. It's too big (20 mb) to attach, but is available as a free download. The report is rich in data and charts. Below is a chart from p. 5.
Download the report - if you're interested, at: https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/18865
A video introduction is available at: http://www.worldbank.org/en/country/china/publication/urban-china-toward-efficient-inclusive-sustainable-urbanization
AnonymousInterested in the different job opportunities in East Asia that we do not have in the US... And by comparison... Things we do here that they do not do there... Or what the equivalent in the US might be? What is our equal to backscrubbing? What other jobs might be typical in Korea, Japan, and China? What are our jobs that would be similar? If there is little immigration to Japan and Korea... Who does these lower economic level jobs?
AnonymousJust noting the year that there were no longer Peace Corp volunteers sent to Korea is a hinge on the development of Korea and its status in the world community.
AnonymousGiving my students photos from China showing how cities developed "overnight" and asking them to gauge what impact this rapid development had on the culture was a good starting point for discussion on urbanization. Made US history more understandable.
AnonymousI think this quote really gets to the root of the population problem in Korea and Japan "changing fertility patterns mean that “2,500
years of East Asian family tradition stand to come to an
end with the region’s rising generation.” Women are becoming more educated and want their roles changed and it directly affecting their population.
AnonymousJust recently in the news, it was interesting to look at the changing political and economic relationships between the three countries of China, South Korea, and Japan; and the U.S.'s role in East Asia. The recent visit of President Xi Jiping to South Korea and his meeting with President Park Geun Hye was closely followed by those countries who have vital interests in the region. Some professors such as Georgetown Professor Victor Cha stated that there might be a breaking up of the U.S., Japan, and South Korea military and economic alliance as China and South Korea become closer trade partners in the region. I just thought it was interesting news reporting and something to reflect on.
AnonymousIn regards to environmental issues, China seems to be facing the same issue that early England and the US faced during industrialization. One concern would be the high CO2 emissions which have been directly relate to global warming, and the over/misuse of water resources.
AnonymousMy students would find it interesting how there is a large population of Japanese people in South America. They would also like the article because it shows the importance of immigration. Most of my students come from immigrant backgrounds, so they could relate to this personally.
AnonymousReading about China's water shortage is alarming! What came to mind was the focus on economic development and the development of industry/ rapid urbanization. Given China's understanding of deep understanding of agriculture (4000 years+), you would think they'd use this knowledge to avoid such depletion. The article mentioned over 800 illegal wells. I'm curious if Chinese people who are directly affected by such shortages take a more detached view? An ancient parable of the Chinese farmer comes to mind, in which basically the farmer gets a horse, looses the horse, gets it back--each time replying non-nonchalant that it was "bad new" or "good news." He then gets told that China was going to war but that his son would be spared- good news. The tale basically captures this idea of detachment to what happens to us--even something dark or confusing can turn out to be an opportunity.
Anonymous[font=Times]I recently read an article in the Japan Times about how Korea and China were going to jointly commemorate the wartime wrongs of Japan. The issue revolves around [/font]200,000 women and girls, mainly from Korea but also from China, Taiwan, Indonesia and other countries, who were forced into brothels to become “'ianfu” (comfort women) to provide sex for Imperial Japanese troops as they stomped across Asia before and during World War II." Japanese officials see this as an issue of China and Korea “ganging up” and state that this alliance to remember the past may endanger future attempts to denuclearize Korea.
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AnonymousUnited Teachers Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District participated in a yearly conference focusing on earthquake preparedness. The conference centered on Northridge and Kobe quakes. Northridge was 6. ? and Kobe was 7.? These quakes which were a year apart on the same date were the source of a union collaboration between UTLA and the teachers union of Kobe. There was a week of remembrance as well as seminars on how schools could be better prepared for such a disaster as well as the use of school facilities for evacuation purposes. Training,Preparation and Remembrance were the triple threads of this endeavor between unions and school officials.
AnonymousEvery March, since it is Women's History Month, I concentrate on Women, great and small, and society view of women. The declining birth rate of Japan is also due to the fact that a number of Japanese people are intermarrying, and just like the Israelis, the children of these unions are not fully integrated into the society. So to look at these questions without thinking of racism, nationalism and sexism, - is to miss some of the key factors affecting the population decline in Japan. I do not think bringing foreign workers into the Japanese culture will work until these issues are addressed. According to one article: "Intermarriage rates are significantly higher among Asian women than among men. About 36 percent of Asian-American women married someone of another race in 2010, compared with about 17 percent of Asian-American men." This was from a New York Times article written 2012.
AnonymousThe rapid development and changes in China due to industrialism is also a key factor in climate change. All countries should be concerned and should help China in their development as we all stand lose as the atmosphere becomes more polluted and global warming is increased. That's is how I pose the question to my students "What happens when the Chinese get off their bikes and into their cars, when they want refrigerations and air conditioning… what is our responsibility in their development and growth. How could it affect your life and that of your family?
AnonymousAfter discussing Japan's population trends for the future in class today, I was very surprised to say the least. I always thought Japan had an average number of people (nowhere near what they actually have), and figured there wouldn't be such a high overall number of people due to the environment (island with very little farming land) and constant threats of natural disasters. I guess I envisioned it like Hawaii (although I haven't been there either and could be very wrong about how many people actually live there). But to find out they have about as much space (although technically less since not all their space is liveable like in California) as California and so many more people was astounding. And to top it off, they are losing their workforce quickly. Which brings me to the articles. I was not at all surprised to see that Japan had so many working robots as they are as technological as they are, but I am surprised that they are not able to use the robots to help out their own declining workforce. I know they are rather pricey but wouldn't the costs of using the robots be less than not having the ability for the country to survive with such a small workforce and such a large population of older individuals?? The articles even mentioned possible immigration into Japan, but it doesn't seem to be working too well for them. I do not understand if you need people to come work, and they are willing, why Japan makes it so hard for the people to actually live there. In the article "Don't Bring Me Your Huddled Masses", it says you can only become a citizen after 10 years of good behavior. I'm sure that deters people from wanting to move there and plant roots if they don't know whether or not they can actually stay. I think this would be a great article for my 8th graders to debate immigration pros and cons!