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Part 3 of the primary sources for our look at 19th century China.

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Part 2 of the primary sources for our look at 19th century China.

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Hi Folks,

East Asia shares some philosophical traditions. At various times the mix has varied, with one school or faith more influential than others, but most of these traditions can still be identified in East Asia today. Attached is a teaching guide that I prepared some years ago. It focuses on early China, but we'll talk about the relevance of these teachings in contemporary East Asia over the course of the week. Because Buddhism is a later arrival in East Asia, it's not part of that teaching guide, but we'll highlight it as well.

Questions to consider include:
What problems did these teachings hope to address? What roles did each envision for the ruler, the state, different social groups, families, and individuals? What values were so essential that they were spelled out and specific folks were charged with transmitting them? What did each school see as the ideal society?

How could you help students identify the presence of the past in today's East Asia? Is this a useful exercise?

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The UN has a good map collection, but as might be imagined, drawing maps for the UN isn't easy. How do you handle contested spaces?

What countries or regions are not included in the places the UN offers maps for?

http://www.un.org/depts/Cartographic/english/htmain.htm

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Two black and white maps of the two Koreas are attached.

The Republic of Korea (South Korea) government site offers information about topography and more in its "facts about Korea" website:
http://www.korea.net/AboutKorea/Korea-at-a-Glance/Facts-about-Korea

The Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea) government site also offers information:
http://www.korea-dpr.com/location.html

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A map of Taiwan is attached.

The Perry-Castañeda Library collection on Taiwan: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/taiwan.html

Here is the Taiwan government's information on Taiwan geography: http://www.taiwan.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=105386&ctNode=1928&mp=999

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A Northeast Asia map is attached.

Here is a political map of East Asia: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/txu-pclmaps-oclc-780028873-asia_east_pol-2011.jpg

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Perry-Castañeda Library : http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/mongolia.html

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political boundaries: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/txu-oclc-247232986-asia_pol_2008.jpg

topographical: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/asia_ref_2010.pdf

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Attached is a map of Japan. Here are some other maps of Japan you may find useful.

Japanese government site for kids: http://web-jpn.org/kidsweb/explore/map/index.html

Perry-Castañeda Library :http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/japan.html

(1971) Map showing population densities (40+ years old, but basic pattern holds): http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/middle_east_and_asia/japan_pop_1971.jpg

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This map shows China's internal administrative boundaries. It is from Wikipedia.

But be sure to check out the maps available at the Perry-Castañeda Library collection: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/china.html
edited by Clay Dube on 7/26/2013

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As we will see in Monday's presentation, China's population is concentrated in the Eastern half of the country.

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Please take a moment to look at other reviews of this film in the Film Festival forum. You may be interested, as well, in this LA Times discussion from 2003. Fred Notehelfer, one of the experts interviewed for the story, has been a frequent speaker in our teacher-centered seminars.

http://articles.latimes.com/2003/dec/10/entertainment/et-munoz10

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Just a quick factual note -- since Manchu's didn't bind the feet of their females, the answer is no. Most other minority ethnic groups did not bind the feet of women, nor did poor families in the rice-growing south.

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Amy Herman has already noted that Ira Glass and the producers of This American Life retracted the original Mike Daisey story. They were alerted to the problems with the Daisey story by Rob Schmitz, who explained how he uncovered the problems in a radio broadcast and in two presentations at USC. The public presentation can be viewed at our website (http://china.usc.edu/ShowArticle.aspx?articleID=2758) and on our YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80waoNxq8-k&feature=youtu.be).

Of course, many teachers also joined us in April 2012 for a teachers-only session on covering China where Schmitz, Ching-ching Ni (LA Times) and Mei Fong (Wall Street Journal) discussed the challenges and rewards of reporting from China.

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