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Here is Lin Zexu's famous letter to Queen Victoria (1839):
http://www.china.usc.edu/ShowArticle.aspx?articleID=402

The Opium War ended with the Treaty of Nanjing (1842):
http://www.china.usc.edu/ShowArticle.aspx?articleID=403

The Treaty of Shimonoseki ended the Sino-Japanese War (1895):
http://www.china.usc.edu/ShowArticle.aspx?articleID=405

U.S. Secretary of State John Hay's first open door note (1900):
http://www.china.usc.edu/ShowArticle.aspx?articleID=406

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Chiang Kai-shek (leader of the Kuomintang from 1925, KMT) 1887-1975
Mao Zedong (leader of the Communists from 1935, CCP) 1893-1976

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a reward for reading parts 1-8 - Doonesbury by Gary Trudeau

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magistad (still reporting from Beijing for The World radio program)
chang (no longer reporting from China, but book is a classic)
meyer (still living and writing in China:
http://www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2012/08/13/beijing_forever)

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Dube, democracy protests, 1979-89

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Ebrey, Victims

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Ebrey, Red Guards

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Few institutions mattered more in China between 1959-1999 than the hukou system. It still matters as it has great impact on access to education and to health care. Chan's summary of the system is solid.

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Seybolt - oral histories [Seybolt, Through Chinese Eyes]

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Liu Shaoqi -- how to be a good communist in difficult circumstances (operating underground) [Ebrey, Sourcebook of Chinese Civilization and Society]


edited by Clay Dube on 7/29/2013

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Victor's post caused me to locate this article about Hyun-Jin Ryu of the Dodgers, which includes the observations of another former Dodger pitcher from South Korea:

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130727&content_id=54982198¬ebook_id=54988872&vkey=notebook_la&c_id=la

And here's an article about the face off between Ryu and outfielder Shin-Soo Choo of the Cincinnati Reds:

http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130727&content_id=54984386&vkey=news_la&c_id=la

If you'd like to, please contribute posts to this discussion on using sports as a hook to interest students in Asia:
http://uschinaforum.usc.edu/topic450-sports--generating-interest-in-asia.aspx .

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Judith Shapiro's book on Mao and the environment is good, but there's been a lot more destruction in the 37 years since Mao died. Another excellent book is Elizabeth Economy, The River Runs Black, though most of it is a decade old. I heartily encourage you to watch this video with Jonathan Watts and to read his book, When a Billion Chinese Jump.

http://www.china.usc.edu/ShowArticle.aspx?articleID=2285

Also on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCj_-srd-PA&hd=1

Liz Economy has also spoken at USC:
http://china.usc.edu/ShowArticle.aspx?articleID=1465

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pl7CkvcswXE

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Thanks, Joe, for bringing us all this great news about what's been going on in Escondido! It's great to hear about Gabby. I don't know who you folks met with in Shanghai. Next time, be sure to ask if Pete Winter, a former star student of ours, is available. He's terrific and is a new foreign service officer. He worked with Catherine at the USA Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo.

To all -- feel free to share stories of your students getting excited about Asia. I know that most of you will just be getting started in this arena, but Joe's experience is compelling. He and his colleagues just jumped in and have been making things happen. It could work for you as well.

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Hi Everyone,

It's great to hear back from Rachel, Lyla, Joe, Steve, David, Amanda, Felicia, Rad, and Amy! Looking forward to meeting you folks and everyone else in person tomorrow morning! Take care everyone and drive safely.

smiling,
clay

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Part 4 of the primary sources for our look at 19th century China.

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