thoughts about session 1 on 7/23 w/Dr. Dube

[Anonymous]

I really appreciated the rationale and history being laid out as the groundwork for the Institute. I think that I can share some of the information with my students to connect the past with the present. My students, and myself included, are naive about what goes on in the world around us.
I also appreciated all of the maps. Once I get the CD, I will use the maps with my students because they have no idea where any place is located.

[Anonymous]

Slover Mountain is named for Isaac Slover, a trapper who settled the area. He was killed by a bear in 1854. Colton is for General David Colton a Southern Pacific Vice President who established the Colton yard in 1870.

[Anonymous]

IT was interesting to hear about some of the thoughts and opinions of different Asian areas on events, past and present. I do not always know or think of the "other country's" pespective. So.....It is interesting to hear.. and to gain a new, more well-rounded perspective.
Interesting visuals... I would have like it if they were larger to read the fine print when available.

[Anonymous]

As a Lanaguage Arts teacher, it was great to receive a brief history of East Asia. The information covered all areas as to why we are here. I finally understand the importance of relaying this information to my students. Where we are located, we tend to only focus on our own culture and find it difficult to relate to what is happening in the world.

The history behind the monies for this summer institute is greatly appreciated.

[Anonymous]

It was interesting to hear about the relationships between the East Asian countries and how they are connected to America. The only conflict I ever heard anything about was between the Koreas. It can be trite to think that proximity promotes tranquility, so I am glad that this topic was discussed.
The first question that I encourage my students to ask is “why”, because it encourages them to critically think, to assess importance of subject they are learning about, and to contextualize that information. I make it a point for them to question the importance of any ideas or themes that we address. I think this very question is a great way to incorporate the ideas presented today into the discussion. Similar to how my colleagues and I thought about the reason why East Asian should be incorporated in the classroom, I would begin with asking my students what is Asia important? Why should or shouldn’t we learn about Asian culture, history, philosophies? This would naturally lead into the discussion.

[Anonymous]

I appreciated hearing about some of the political issues facing East Asian countries and why it is important for our students to learn more about the area. It is interesting to know about the trade that the US has with these countries, and the similarities and differences between the countries and the US. I just read an article about politicians using mobile media to campaign this year, and it was interesting to see that S. Korea was doing this years ago.

[Anonymous]

I appreciated the being able to digest the various reasons of why it is important to learn about East Asian history. I think its always important to discuss and digest the "why?" As in, why am I here...why is this important for me to know. I think students appreciate when teachers do this for them as well.

[Anonymous]

Again, It is amazing to me to compare the size and "mentality" of Korea and Japan. comparing size of these nations and populations ... to various areas of the US. Perspective, perspective, perspective. I am amazed at the number of people in some of the cities!!! CRAZY. Living and woking ain a "city" of 8,000--- I am blown away by these stats... I think LA is crowded!! GEEZ!!! I have thoought of these nations as small yet powerful places but they are not as small as I thought... and these cities are definately NOT small.
edited by mgeorge on 7/23/2012

[Anonymous]

It was interesting to get an overall historical account of Asia. Interestingly, when I thought of Asia prior to completing the first section of the seminar, I thought of it as being a place so far away. I did not even consider how interconnected we are. It is amazing to me how interconnected we all are. How depended on one another we really are. Mr. Dube asked one simple question before building on the concept that we (teachers and students in America) need to learn about Asia. Why should our students learn about Asia? I hadn't even thought about half the reason my fellow classmates said nor did I think of all the reason he gave in his lecture. I had never considered economics, resources, demographics, or globalization. These reasons in and of themselves are such important reasons to get to know one another and respect one another as entities we can learn so, so much from. Interesting huh?

[Anonymous]

During the discussion, I focused on the topics that were the most relevant to what I teach. When teaching, AP world I don't have as much time to talk about globalization and current issues as I do in my college prep world history class. I found the discussions about current tensions and new democracies interesting and relevant to my class.

[Anonymous]

I didn't know that there was slavery in the Philippines after the Spanish American War. I asked Dr. Dube--He said most of the slaves were Muslim. Also, I didn't realize that African American soldiers fought in the Philippines during the American colonization. Super interesting!

[clay dube]

Hi Sabro,
Thanks for digging up the info on Colton and Slover. Here's a company with manufacturing operations in Colton and in Shenzhen, China.

[clay dube]

A former colleague, Michael Salman, at UCLA, wrote on slavery in the PI: http://www.ucpress.edu/book.php?isbn=9780520240711. I've also attached a subsequent article he published on the debate 1912-14 on slavery in the PI. I've also included a review of the Salman book. Salman notes that the American authorities tolerated slavery in the PI, partly because it was not race-based. The authorities, however, would not enforce slavery and, as a result, slaves learned that running away had fewer risks than had previously been the case.

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[clay dube]

Gabrielle mentioned the observation about Roh's 2002 campaign and cell phones. Here's an article about this from the Korea Times. Note that this was also a period when Korea did well in the World Cup it co-hosted with Japan in 2002.

Korea TimesDecember 23, 2002, Monday
Roh's Young Army Used Internet to Win

It appears that Internet savvy 20- and 30-year-olds contributed the most to president-elect Roh Moo-hyun's victory last week, say observers.Armed with the Internet and cell phones, an army of young voters fighting for political change have demonstrated their striking power by defeating the old guard, represented by Grand National Party leader Lee Hoi-chang.
They made their power move Wednesday night when Chung Mong-joon, leader of National Alliance 21, suddenly withdrew his support for Roh some seven hours before polls ended.
Roh and Chung had agreed that Roh would be the single unified candidate for their two reformist parties based on public surveys. Chung pledged to work for Roh's victory.The merger immediately boosted Roh's public approval rating as he overtook the longtime frontrunner Lee, then Chung abandoned his shocked ally. Roh and his chief aides went to Chung's home to implore him to reconsider _ they failed.
The news shocked, angered then galvanized Roh's young supporters. Fearful that Lee might win, they regrouped and scrambled to save their embattled leader.
Believing that Roh could win if all his partisans voted, they mobilized their peers by either e-mail or cell phone. Earlier pollsters had predicted that low voter turnout would favor Lee because young voters usually avoid the polls.
Within a few minutes, divisions worth of young voters logged on to such sites as naver (http://www.naver.com) and nosamo (http://www.nosamo.org) to push each other to fight until the last battle. Nosamo is a Roh fan club.
''Let's us pick up the phone and make a call to encourage others to vote,'' a Roh supporter posted on the Nosamo homepage. ''Let's us make Roh president through our power.'' The naver site recorded a stunning 3 million hits from around 11: 30 p.m. to about 3:00 a.m. on election day, some five to six times more than average.
When the deciding clash came on election day, voters in their 20s and 30s accounted for almost half of the nation's 34.9 million voters. Exit polls of broadcasting companies said that about 60 percent of the young lined up for Roh.
The Roh army was a high-tech force: it smartly saw the sharp increase in high-speed Internet access in Korea. In 2002, the number of households with broadband Internet access surpassed 10 million, far beyond the 14.000 residents five years ago.
''The winner of this election is the Internet and those in their 20s and 30s,'' said a political commentator.
The latent political power of the young was foreshadowed by the burst of unity and the can-do spirit they showed during the World Cup finals as hundreds of thousands took to the streets to shout ''TaeHan-min-kook" Republic of Korea) and ''Oh-Pil Sung Korea" (Korea's victory). Also, tens of thousands have carried candles at vigils for two schoolgirls killed in a road accident by two U.S. soldiers.
Observers and the young both say they now see themselves as a force for change _ both Roh and Lee must agree.

[Anonymous]

Interesting overview of what we will be looking at in the next few days. I am looking forward to getting more info that I can use in my classroom such as art, lit, philosophy, etc.

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