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Hi Everyone --

We're happy to host any and all Asia-related web projects that you and your students may develop. And, please remember, that we can also set up a discussion forum for you to use with your students. Let's talk about what you need and want and we'll get something set up.

Larry and a few others have asked about hosting options for other projects. Many of you have school sites where you can put up your own course webpages. Talk to the local computer guru for info on those. Those who have Earthlink, SBC Yahoo, AOL, and other accounts also have the ability to put up your pages on their servers. Most accounts provide for 5-25 mb of server space which should be enough for most folks.

Some may wish to create more extensive sites or are interested in non-school-related projects. You have several free hosting options. Here are a few:

Yahoo! Geocities (one of the first and largest sites)
http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/learn2/HowItWorks4_Free.html

Angelfire (part of Lycos)
http://ldbauth.lycos.com/cgi-bin/mayaLogin?m_CBURL=http://angelfire.lycos.com/auth/gateway%3Fredirect%3Dhttp://www.angelfire.lycos.com/cgi-auth/membership/my_account&m_PR=33

Tripod (also part of Lycos, look for the site building plans listed at the left)
http://www.tripod.lycos.com/host/

You can continue to build pages using Mozilla/Netscape or some other html editing program or you can utilize the site building tools that each site offers. To pay their bills, the free site-hosts will use advertising pop-up windows or banners on your site. They will also let you choose to prohibit adult-oriented ads. Each site has a list of pages they host, so you can see how this works. For example, on GeoCities:

Scenes of Asia by "Asia Walkers"
http://www.geocities.com/asiawalkers/index

Mrs. Osharow's 6th Grade Social Studies Class
http://www.geocities.com/osharow/index.html

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Hi Folks,

Greg posted his photos via Yahoo. Take a look:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/babeachbum/my_photos>

Greg's got a lot of good shots. Of the two albums he's shared, I am rather fond of "You name it, it does it." See it at http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/babeachbum/detail?.dir=8258&.dnm=6b4e.jpg
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It's great to share useful clips from newspapers and magazines via the forum. As you all know, I've done it a lot. Sometimes, though, they can be a bit long and will stress out less interested browsers as they scroll down. It is often best to save the clip as a .txt file (word processors all do this via the "save as" button, choose "plain text" or "ascii text") and then attach it to your post. Include a summary in your message and an appropriate subject and post away. This way, interested readers can click on the download and it will open fast (.doc and other formats open more slowly).

Thanks, Linda, and others for these great clippings. Adding info about various news databases is quite helpful. I regularly use Google News for searches. You can guide your students by creating pre-defined searches and putting them into your webpages as links.

For example, if you want students to follow news and debates about how to represent the Chinese past, you could create a China + history search. Students clicking on the link would get the latest news on the subject.

Google News - latest on China and news
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Attached is a short summary prepared by the US Census Bureau on Asian American demographics. This may be useful when combined with the numbers available in the LA County report Sissy Trinh provided.

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First -- thanks to everyone who has posted film reviews and questions about films to this thread. It makes everyone's browsing easier if all the film items are here.

Second -- please help even more by including the name of the film you are writing about in the subject line. Just hit the "post reply" button and then delete the re:.... movie subject and replace it with your own. For example, if you'd like to say something about Zhou Yu's Train, please type Zhou Yu's Train or Review: Zhou Yu's Train in the subject line.

On the other hand, if you are commenting on someone else's post, it is best to leave the RE:... alone.

Please remember that if you wish to see which posts are linked, click on the view -- threaded view option at the upper left. The default is flat view which puts the posts up in chronological order.

Finally, the August 20 issue of Asia Pacific Arts http://www.asiaarts.ucla.edu will have a review of Zhang Yimou's Zhou Yu's Train.

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I don't need to tell this group about the widespread availability of massage services in China. Here's an LA Times article about the expansion of foot massage shops, work conditions, licensing and so on.

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Hi folks --

I revised the handout distributed yesterday so that it will be more helpful. It highlights the films screened and provides links to film sources. Please also note the websites I have listed in the film festival thread of the "Asia in My Classroom" forum.

Please remember to put your film reviews in the film festival thread of the Asia in My Classroom forum.

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Where was the fortune cookie invented? This may be as controversial as locating the invention of the ice cream cone. According to one Chinese American historical society it was likely invented in Los Angeles in 1918, though production was first mechanized in San Francisco. Please take a look at:

http://www.chcp.org/fortune.html

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The BBC has drawn on a China Daily on a pilot program in Fujian province that provides families with stipends if they accept having a single male child or stop at two girls.

I believe the sex imbalance (117 males/100 females -- official records, perhaps 130/100 in some places) is likely to continue. It will be reversed only after continued and wider-spread economic growth.

A copy of the 8/12 article is attached.

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Hi Everyone --

Lisa didn't optimize the photos for the web, so they take awhile to download. (Note, I simply converted the powerpoint to a website, I didn't actually retool the thing.) I just checked and they do pop up eventually. I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Those who have powerpoint can view 4 of them from the cd.

Note the problem and keep it in mind as you load your own pages down with graphics. Visitors will wait about 20-30 seconds and some large photos just take too long. Converting from powerpoint also makes for large files since the entire screen is saved as an image as opposed to storing a background and then just poping in something on top of it.

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Back in 2002, the mountain was the site of a giant rock festival. Check out a list of articles and photos at:

http://www.cuijian.com/ENGLISH/Pages/news/snowmt/media/press/press.htm

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On Wednesday, 8/11, NPR's Mandalit del Barco reported on political passions and generational differences in Orange County's Little Saigon. Click on the link below and scroll down to "Ideology Shifts Among Calif. Vietnamese Immigrants" to listen to her report.

http://www.npr.org/rundowns/rundown.php?prgDate=11-Aug-2004&prgId=3

Little Saigon is heavily Republican -- see this NPR Day to Day report on a May rally there:

http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1892130

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OK, I confess to resorting to desperate measures to, uh, stimulate discussion among my travelmates.

Attached is an article from the Wall Street Journal regarding a recent Chinese ruling that Pfizer no longer has a patent on Viagra. Chinese drug-makers challenged the patent and now plan to offer their own version of the highly profitable drug.

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In March 2004 RAND published a study examining South Korean public opinion toward the US. "Ambivalent Allies: A Study of South Korean Attitudes Toward the U.S." can be downloaded from the RAND website at:

http://www.rand.org/publications/TR/TR141/

The researchers concluded that unfavorable attitudes toward the US have increased, but that there was a recent and slight moderation in the views of many.

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Singapore is a special place. The city state is remarkably orderly and prosperous. This alone sets it apart from most of its neighbors. It has a capitalist economy and a socialist government. For thirty years, it was headed by Lee Kwan Yew and soon will be headed by his son (see http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=12040 for the son's views on Singapore's low birth rate).

Some were surprised at the Singaporean government's devotion to and faith in public education campaigns. As I mentioned day one, Singapore and South Korea are the most Confucian of societies. Interested in seeing a bit more of the Singaporean propaganda effort? Here's the Health Promotion Board page: http://www.hpb.gov.sg/hpb/default.asp?pg_id=776. Take a look and feel free to head to the discussion forum to offer your thoughts on how such websites might be used with your students to discuss civic values and how they are transmitted. Note that the board is planning a forum on "Is Your Child Stressed?" And don't miss the "Teen Central" portion of the site.

Finally, the "Romancing Singapore" campaign is now a year-round effort. <http://www.romancingsingapore.com/home/main.asp>. Scroll to the bottom to get dating tips and more. And it goes on. The government's Social Development Unit has a match-making website: http://www.lovebyte.org.sg/web/ent_p_home.asp The Social Development Unit's 2002 annual report is available online: http://www.lovebyte.org.sg/web/SDU%20annual%20report%20FA.pdf. Among the bureau's achievements was the production of "When Boy Meets Girl: Chemistry Guide," a dating tips brochure.

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