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Current TV has been available on satellite and cable systems for some time. I've just discovered the website which is an incredibly rich resource of decent quality video reports on contemporary China (and much more).

Here's the site: http://current.com The site's search tool works well, so you can easily find Laura Ling's report on toxic villages in Guangdong province, Adam Yamaguchi's report on Chongqing, a city on steriods, and sherif's report on cave dwellers.

http://current.com/items/76389582_china_cave_dwellers is a direct link for the cave dweller story.

I think that students could make terrific use of this site.

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mkuhn and others -- please go into greater detail about what makes this video effective.

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The May 3 workshop was lively and interesting. Participants can go to the "human rights workshops" forum to download copies of the presentations.

For those who were unable to attend, here's a link to the program:
http://china.usc.edu/ShowEvent.aspx?EventID=455

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Here is part 2 of my presentation in pdf format.

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I've had to compress and divide the presentation to make it possible to upload it to the forum. Please use it or discuss it as you like.

The Chinese characters:
renquan 人权, usually rendered as human rights
shengcunquan 生存权, usually rendered as subsistence rights

Here is part one of the presentation in pdf format.

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Hi Folks,
Please put the names of your films or websites in your subject lines. This allows readers to quickly see what you're going to be discussing. Also -- please remember that film and website reviews belong in the Asia in My Classroom forum, not the seminar forum. This is so a wider array of teachers can benefit from your assessments.
Thanks.

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Hi Folks,

Just a quick query. How did the documentary filmmaker come up with the 2 million minutes title?

Ａｔ　２００　ｄａｙｓ／ｙｅａｒ，ｔｉｍｅｓ　４　ｙｅａｒｓ，　ｔｉｍｅｓ　３６０　ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ　ａ　ｄａｙ　＝２８８，０００　minutes

At 240 days/year, 4 years, 420 minutes a day = 403,200 minutes.

If every minute of every day of the four years is included = 2,102,400 minutes.

Catchy title. Rather misleading, especially if one imagines that high school should be examined by itself.

smiling,
clay

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Please discuss this further in the Asia in My Classroom forum -- I know that many people are interested in using haiku with students and would appreciate your summary of the NG article.

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Hi Folks,
It's great to see the enthusiasm for current events. Please consider sharing your views with others in the Asia in My Classroom forum.

I appreciate the efforts some are making to collect a diversity of views on what's happening in and around Tibet. The daily updates and voices section of US-China Today http://uschina.usc.edu may be helpful.

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All kinds of things are appropriate for the middle and high schools we'll visit. Photos, hats, booklets, keychains, pencils, stickers, bookmarks, and a lot more are great. Things your students make will have more meaning for the recipient. It would be a good idea to bring the maker's email address, in case the recipient wants to write a thank you note. You might bring a yearbook as a gift to the school or just to show others.

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Dennis's suggestion has merit.

At the same time, please note that we're ambassadors for all American educators. On a couple previous trips I have had to ask participants to rethink wardrobe choices. T-shirts with inappropriate messages and clothes that reveal a bit too much should be saved for your next beach trip.

When we visit institutions, especially, it is critical to remember that this is a study tour, not a vacation.

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Hi Folks,
It's great to have this chance to meet some of you for the first time and to get reacquainted with others. This will be my fifth study tour (some of us learn a bit more slowly than others) and I'm looking forward to the adventure. We have a bit of info about me (and about Ray Moser) at our Teaching about Asia pages:

http://china.usc.edu/ShowArticle.aspx?articleID=288

http://china.usc.edu/ShowArticle.aspx?articleID=903

Miranda Ko and Venus Saensradi are also part of our team. Miranda Ko is a UCLA grad (East Asian Studies/history) and also studied East Asian Studies in the Berkeley graduate program. She joined the USCI team last November and has been managing our teacher training effort. Venus Saensradi earned her bachelors degree in political science at UCLA. She's a founding member of the USCI team and wears many hats including overseeing our publication efforts, our links with community groups, and working closely with students. Miranda and Venus have lived and traveled extensively in Asia and are great sources of information on cultural norms.

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Sen. Clinton was the first of the presidential candidates to call for Pres. Bush to not attend the games. On Thursday, 4/10 Sen. McCain also called for Pres. Bush to skip the opening ceremony. So far, German Chancellor Merkel and British PM Brown have announced they would not attend. Neither, though, had planned to attend in the first place. French Pres. Sarkozy indicated he's considering not attending.

Please check out the voices and daily updates section of our web magazine US-China Today for more on this:
http://uschina.usc.edu

What do you think the president should do?

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Please don't leave us hanging. What happened in Beijing and what might it mean for the Olympics. I think the snubbing of the Cub Scout Troop at the game was a bigger deal than the autograph-seeking fan matter. In any event, please say a bit more about these events.

In the Cub Scout event, a troop was to be able to go on the field and spend time with the teams. They were blocked from doing this, though, because security officials feared they had no way to control them if they were to unveil a "free Tibet" sign or some other confrontational sign. So they confined them to the stands. The Cub Scouts were permitted to hang out with the players after the game.

Incidentally, the first ball in the Dodgers vs. Padres series was thrown out by our USCI speaker April 21 -- Ambassador Clark.

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Hi Folks,
Please remember to post your film reviews and reviews of web resources in the Asia in My Classroom forum -- look for the film festival thread. Please be sure to put your film's title in the subject line. This helps people quickly scan the posts. (When you hit reply, the subject line is automatically RE: .... -- you can delete this and type in your own title.)

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