Session 4 - November 3

[Ingrid Herskind]

When we were talking about the Western influences (Colonial) on East Asia, I was also interested in the Eastern influences on American architecture. The Monokuro House in Torrance, California is made of corrugated cement fiberboard with sleek black exteriors. As you can see from the image, this house has a distinctive facade and a minimalist design and makes use of the inside/outside model in Japan. The inside of the house uses the same open space that we saw in the dwellings in Japan, and the garage doors open the living space to a Zen type garden. The other thing that I liked about this house was its use of different materials. It's nice to see the Eastern influence on Western architecture 🙂

[Ingrid Herskind]

When we were talking about the Western influences (Colonial) on East Asia, I was also interested in the Eastern influences on American architecture. The Monokuro House in Torrance, California is made of corrugated cement fiberboard with sleek black exteriors. As you can see from the image, this house has a distinctive facade and a minimalist design and makes use of the inside/outside model in Japan. The inside of the house uses the same open space that we saw in the dwellings in Japan, and the garage doors open the living space to a Zen type garden. The other thing that I liked about this house was its use of different materials. It's nice to see the Eastern influence on Western architecture 🙂

[Ingrid Herskind]

When we were talking about the Western influences (Colonial) on East Asia, I was also interested in the Eastern influences on American architecture. The Monokuro House in Torrance, California is made of corrugated cement fiberboard with sleek black exteriors. As you can see from the image, this house has a distinctive facade and a minimalist design and makes use of the inside/outside model in Japan. The inside of the house uses the same open space that we saw in the dwellings in Japan, and the garage doors open the living space to a Zen type garden. The other thing that I liked about this house was its use of different materials. It's nice to see the Eastern influence on Western architecture 🙂

[Shurong Tu]

European architecture in Tianjin

Tianjin, I went to visit  this city in 2016.There are many beautiful European architectures there. Through history, they were built there with differnt reasons. Now they are a heritage and made this city so special. If there is an opportunity, I will go to visit again. 

[Shurong Tu]

Yesterday I showed some Chinatown pictures to my students. I was starting to show Chinatown picture in our state, then Chinatown in Los Angeles , New york, africa, Italy etc,. Suddenly , one student asked me : " Is there a Chinatown in China?Is there a Chinatown in forest ？".  The student definitly asked great questions. I remember professor specially talked about the word-Chinatown . I am so curious how our brain process language info? Like today, I asked my students start to draw a blueprint after watch a video on how to build a house,  a boy student right away said: I will use blue marker and blue paper because it is BLUE print. 

[Alison Douglas]

The concept of colonialism and its impact is important to study.  Since I teach world history, exploration and the effects of it is an important part of the class.  As well as looking at traditional ideas and views.  It's great to compare/comtrast with the students.

[Thomas Pineda]

As a quick hack that might help you (sorry National Geographic ), but you can try opening the link and quickly pressing the "Print" button on your browser - from there you can save it as a PDF and read it. You have to do this before the "Subscribe" pop-up shows, and unfortunately there's no picutres, but at least you can check out the article this way. 
Anyways, as a science teacher who happens to have a lot of students interested in Japan (must be their love of anime), I think it would be great to compare our state CA to Japan in terms of seismic similarities and the way our cities are engineered. A standard we cover has to do with plate tectonics and this would be a great way to tie in Japan.

[Betsy Telle]

Thank you for this idea. I watched the movie once several years ago so I am familiar with it but I would have never thought of it. I know that many of my students are familiar with it and it would be a great resource for them to connect to. It also is a great example of the mixing of cultures. 

[Ying Yu]

I was a student who studies engineering in Shanghai. I also worked in Shanghai for one year. I feel Shanghai is such a modern city. So fast and crowded, so many people. I get a deep understanding of the Chinglish:"People Mountain People sea" in Shanghai. Everyone is so busy, and they value money so much. They think the time is money. So efficiency is the priority thing in their life. Many big companies are located in Shanghai, and the price of apartments is so high. Now the price properly catches up to Hong Kong. The working class is struggling for their home for the next generation.

[Ying Yu]

I have never been to Japan, but the impression of Japan is from the TV drama " Tokyo Love stories. " The background is Tokyo city. When I was eight years old, I felt so touched by the story.

I also get a deep impression of Japan from today's class. The video of modern Japanese buildings is so unique. I have never seen those buildings in other places. Also, Vin mentioned the density of people in Hong Kong. The picture of the building in Hong Kong is so suppressed. In Asia, most of the people are living in small houses or apartments. However, the price is so high. 

[Ying Yu]

I like your topic about Chinatown. Before I came to the U.S, I have no idea of Chinatown looks. Four years ago, When I first arrived in Philadelphia, I went to Chinatown with my husband. I feel so comfortable because Philadelphia's Chinatown is so similar to China. I enjoyed those foods by using less money. Each time when I missed my hometown, I will go to Chinatown to eat food. When I saw those foods, my sad feelings go away. I miss the time in Philadelphia Chinatown.

[Ying Yu]

Colonization is not a positive word in China, which implies the old China was weak. Colonization did give many cities of China thriving markets and also leave the fantastic western buildings. Those cities are still significant in China, for example, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Xiamen. Robust economic systems always influence other countries. Their influence includes culture, merchandise, and the opinion of the strong government. Now China is a significant financial system, so other countries, including Japan and Korean, are influenced by China again like the previous history shows.

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