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Before We Go: Vacation Reading Suggestions
Before We Go: Vacation Reading Suggestions
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
China Beat will be taking a holiday break until January 3. Before we move on to 2011, though, here’s a short round-up of pieces from 2010 that you shouldn’t miss:
• We’re still doing a bit of catching up as we recover from the end of the fall academic quarter, so please forgive us for being a bit behind on covering both the recent tensions between North and South Korea and also the controversial release of documents by WikiLeaks. On North Korea, read Evan Osnos, “Lips and Teeth,”and listen to Mary Kay Magistad of PRI’s The World. For a China …
Reading Round-Up, December 17
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
It seems there’s been an outpouring of writing about China lately—so much that we actually haven’t been able to keep up with it all (especially since for the China Beat editors, December brings with it the madness and mayhem that mark the end of an academic term). So, before we settle in for the holiday break, we thought we’d bring you a pair of reading round-ups that point to all the pieces we wish we’d been able to write during the past few weeks. We’ll post part I (focusing on Liu Xiaobo’s Nobel Peace prize win) today and part II …
One Hundred Years Of Controversy, Paul R. Katz
One Hundred Years Of Controversy, Paul R. Katz
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
“History is never for itself; it is always for someone” — Keith Jenkins, Rethinking History, p. 16
Controversies about the past are nothing new to modern Taiwan, but this one is something completely different, centering not on how to remember the Japanese colonial era, the 228 Incident, or the White Terror, but the forthcoming 100th anniversary of the Republic of China’s founding on January 1, 1912 (建國百年).
At the center of the current sturm und drang is Taiwan’s Academia Historica (國史館), the putative successor to the imperial Historiography Institute (same Chinese name) established from the Song to Qing dynasties. In …
The Effects Of The United States’ Embargo On Cuban Health During The ‘Special Period’ And Beyond, Jenna Stroly
The Effects Of The United States’ Embargo On Cuban Health During The ‘Special Period’ And Beyond, Jenna Stroly
Global Studies Student Scholarship
No abstract provided.
In Case You Missed It: Chop Suey, Maura Elizabeth Cunningham
In Case You Missed It: Chop Suey, Maura Elizabeth Cunningham
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
In 1961, Julia Child published Mastering the Art of French Cooking, among the most celebrated cookbooks of the 20th century. Designed to demystify the intricacies of French cuisine and convince the “servantless American cook” that she could conquer any of the recipes contained therein, Child’s book helped to bring French food out of upscale city restaurants and into the kitchens of families across the country.
Sixteen years earlier, Buwei Yang Chao had taken on a similar task, though she met with much less widespread success than Child would. Chao’s How to Cook and Eat in Chinese (1945) did not only …
How One Family Created Chinese America, Angilee Shah
How One Family Created Chinese America, Angilee Shah
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
Hyphenated cultures seem to be a natural part of California’s landscape today, but it wasn’t always so. The Lucky Ones by Mae Ngai offers a fresh look at California history by reconstructing the lives of immigrant and second generation pioneers who lived between cultures when it was not such a common phenomenon. Ngai’s narrative brings Chinese Americans into a richer tradition of historical storytelling by humanizing an ambivalent, middle-class immigrant family, situating their lives within the more well-known histories of Chinese laborers and those who suffered from the 1882 Exclusion Act.
Ngai is a professor and immigration historian at Columbia …
Ua1b Wku University Wide Committees/Events, Wku Archives
Ua1b Wku University Wide Committees/Events, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Records regarding university wide events such as lecture and concert series. See individual departments for smaller co-sponsored events.
Ua3/1/7/1 President's Office-Cherry Family Papers, Wku Archives
Ua3/1/7/1 President's Office-Cherry Family Papers, Wku Archives
WKU Archives Collection Inventories
Personal papers of Henry Cherry which includes correspondence with his mother, wife, children, brothers, nieces and nephews.
New Release: Heart Of Buddha, Heart Of China
New Release: Heart Of Buddha, Heart Of China
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
James Carter, Professor of History at Saint Joseph’s University and Chief Editor of the journal Twentieth-Century China, has recently published Heart of Buddha, Heart of China: The Life of Tanxu, a Twentieth Century Monk (Oxford University Press). To explore the life and work of this extraordinary individual, Carter embarked on a series of “travels with Tanxu,” spending time in Buddhist temples from Harbin to Hong Kong (with stops in Qingdao, Ningbo, Yingkou, and Shanghai along the way). Here, in an excerpt from the prologue to his book, Carter explains the challenges he encountered in tracing the life of Tanxu, an …
Year In Review: Books, Books, Books
Year In Review: Books, Books, Books
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
As 2010 draws to a close, many media outlets have begun releasing their year-end “best of” lists. We always take a careful look at these to see which China-related titles appear, and have seen more than a few familiar names pop up. At the New York Times, the “100 Notable Books of 2010” include Peter Hessler’sCountry Driving and Yunte Huang’s biography of Charlie Chan, as well as Pearl Buck in China: Journey to The Good Earth by Hilary Spurling. Spurling’s work is also celebrated by Margaret Drabble at The Guardian, while both Pankaj Mishra and AS Byatt include Yiyun Li’s …
Hu Jingcao On Liang Sicheng And Lin Huiyin
Hu Jingcao On Liang Sicheng And Lin Huiyin
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
In October, CCTV’s high-definition channel broadcast a new six-hour, eight-episode documentary on the famous husband-and-wife duo Liang Sicheng (梁思成, 1901-1972) and Lin Huiyin (林徽因, 1904-1955). Liang is renowned as a pioneering architectural historian, Lin as a writer, but their presence in China’s historical consciousness defies easy categorization. Both came from prominent families (Sicheng’s father was Liang Qichao, the scholar and reformer of the late Qing and early Republican period) and they left multifaceted legacies (their son, the noted environmentalist Liang Congjie, died in Beijing on October 28; American artist Maya Lin is Huiyin’s niece.)
Titled “Liang Sicheng Lin Huiyin,” the …
Re-Reading Chalmers Johnson, Daniel Little
Re-Reading Chalmers Johnson, Daniel Little
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
Chalmers Johnson, co-founder and president of the Japan Policy Research Institute at the University of San Francisco and long-time professor of political science at the University of California, Berkeley and University of California, San Diego, died on November 20, 2010. (Here are several notices — The Atlantic, theNew York Times, and The Nation.) In the past ten years or so Johnson has become widely known for his critical books about American empire (Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire (2004), The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic (2005), Nemesis: The Last Days of the …
Liang Congjie, Public Intellectuals, And Civil Society In China, Guobin Yang
Liang Congjie, Public Intellectuals, And Civil Society In China, Guobin Yang
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
Liang Congjie, professor of history and founder of China’s first environmental NGO, Friends of Nature, died on October 28, 2010 at the age of 78. His death was widely noted in the Chinese and international media: obituaries appeared in theNew York Times, The Atlantic, and other major English newspapers and magazines. The major web portal Sina.com dedicated a special section on its web site to Professor Liang. Friends of Nature, the organization which Professor Liang co-founded and led for many years, has posted a collection of commemorative essays from his former colleagues, friends, and followers and admirers. Much has been …
Fall From Grace: South Africa And The Changing International Order, Eduard Jordaan
Fall From Grace: South Africa And The Changing International Order, Eduard Jordaan
Research Collection School of Social Sciences
Post-apartheid South Africa has gone from being a good international citizen to defending a number of authoritarian regimes and obstructing various international initiatives aimed at strengthening the global human rights regime. This article presents this slide as a move from a ‘liberal’ foreign policy to a ‘liberationist’ one and emphasises the external sources of this shift, particularly the influence of the rest of Africa and a rising China.
Understanding U.S.-Russian Relations: A Conversation With Stephen F. Cohen, Nicholas Hayes
Understanding U.S.-Russian Relations: A Conversation With Stephen F. Cohen, Nicholas Hayes
University Chair in Critical Thinking Publications
No abstract provided.
Sampson, Flemon Davis, 1875-1967 (Mss 342), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Sampson, Flemon Davis, 1875-1967 (Mss 342), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 342. Family correspondence of Flemon Davis "Flem" Sampson, attorney, judge, and governor of Kentucky from 1927-1931. Includes correspondence of Sampson, his wife, daughter and their families, and miscellaneous papers.
Gilliam, William D. (Sc 2386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Gilliam, William D. (Sc 2386), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2386. "The Public Career of Robert Perkins Letcher," by William D. Gilliam, a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Doctor of Philosophy degree, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1941.
Hale, Robert Earl, B. 1894 (Sc 2387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Hale, Robert Earl, B. 1894 (Sc 2387), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2387. "The Successors of the Whig Party in Kentucky," by Robert Earl Hale, a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1925.
Minton, John Dean, 1921-2008 (Sc 2373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Minton, John Dean, 1921-2008 (Sc 2373), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2373. "The Political Prosecution and Trials of Caleb Powers" by John Dean Minton, a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1947.
Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 (Sc 2363), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 (Sc 2363), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2363. "John Rowan" by Frances Richards, a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1930.
Mccalister, Virginia May (Sc 2365), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Mccalister, Virginia May (Sc 2365), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2365. "The Political Career of Ollie M. James" by Virginia M. McCalister, a thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Arts degree, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, 1933.
Study Abroad And Global Leadership, James Duff
Study Abroad And Global Leadership, James Duff
Global Studies Student Scholarship
This case study was conducted through ethnographic research in which observations were made over the course of one year in one classroom at an international high school. These observations were supplemented by formal interviews with native Spanish speaking students (5), native English speaking students (2), faculty and staff from the same high school. This research proved that native Spanish speaking ELLs are very aware of the importance of learning English as a second language and the advantage they will have in the job market as bilingual graduates. They did not feel as though they were jeopardizing their Spanish culture or …
Underwood Letters, 1820-1859 (Sc 2326), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Underwood Letters, 1820-1859 (Sc 2326), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 2326. Letters to John J. Crittenden from Joseph Rogers Underwood and his brother Warner Lewis Underwood, Bowling Green, chiefly related to the political situation in Kentucky and the United States from 1820 to 1859. Also, one letter to Crittenden from J.B. Temple related to a possible 1852 Senatorial contest between Crittenden and Joseph Rogers Underwood.
Superpower Relations, Backchannels, And The Subcontinent, Luke A. Nichter, Richard A. Moss
Superpower Relations, Backchannels, And The Subcontinent, Luke A. Nichter, Richard A. Moss
Presidential Studies Faculty Articles and Research
In his 1978 memoirs, President Nixon claimed, “By using diplomatic signals and behind-the-scenes pressures we had been able to save West Pakistan from the imminent threat of Indian aggression and domination. We had also once again avoided a major confrontation with the Soviet Union.”[1] Kissinger’s far more detailed chapter on “the tilt,” in the first volume of his memoirs, White House Years, complements and largely corroborates Nixon’s. Kissinger argued that Nixon did not want to “squeeze Yahya” and tried to put forward a neutral posture to the bloodshed in East Pakistan so as not to encourage secessionist elements within an …
Underwood, Joseph Rogers, 1791-1876 (Sc 2328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Underwood, Joseph Rogers, 1791-1876 (Sc 2328), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2328. Typescript of a diary kept by Joseph Rogers Underwood, 1834-1850, in which he records everyday occurrences at home in Bowling Green, Kentucky and in Washington, D.C., where he served in the U.S. House of Representatives,1835-1843, and the U.S. Senate, 1847-1853. Interspersed throughout are comments by his second wife, Elizabeth (Cox) Underwood. Also includes a document containing information about Thomas Rogers and an “Account of the Escape of Prisoners from Fort Warren, Boston Harbor” written by Douglas Gordon.
Underwood, Joseph Rogers, 1791-1876 (Sc 2329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Underwood, Joseph Rogers, 1791-1876 (Sc 2329), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Manuscript Collection Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2329. Ten letters of Joseph Rogers Underwood to Thomas S. Jesup regarding his management of Jesup's land holdings in Kentucky and Jesup's involvement in the Second Seminole War in Florida; also one letter (1853) to John M. Clayton regarding Congressional matters. The originals are held in the Library of Congress.
Cooperating Rivals: The Riparian Politics Of The Jordan River Basin, By J. Soslan, Neda A. Zawahri
Cooperating Rivals: The Riparian Politics Of The Jordan River Basin, By J. Soslan, Neda A. Zawahri
Political Science Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Silence Is Still Golden: Women And The Metropolis In Early Chinese Cinema, Yap Soo Ei, Ji Xing, Nicolai Volland, Yang Lijun, Paul Pickowicz
Silence Is Still Golden: Women And The Metropolis In Early Chinese Cinema, Yap Soo Ei, Ji Xing, Nicolai Volland, Yang Lijun, Paul Pickowicz
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
Feng Xiaogang’s blockbuster Aftershock is making headlines these days, setting new records at the box office in China. We cannot say yet if the excitement is justified—Aftershock has only just hit the theaters here in Singapore. It is clear, however, that the current cinema craze in China is not at all a new phenomenon. In fact, new releases on the silver screen created similar sensations in Shanghai as early as eighty years ago. And many of these old films continue even today to fascinate. Films by pioneering Chinese directors of the 1920s and 1930s still dazzle, with their opulent sets, …
An Interview With Deanna Fei, Author Of A Thread Of Sky
An Interview With Deanna Fei, Author Of A Thread Of Sky
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
Deanna Fei is author of A Thread of Sky (Penguin Press, 2010), a novel about three generations of women in a Chinese American family. Here, she talks with recent UC Irvine graduate Mengfei Chen.
Mengfei Chen: What were some of your inspirations in writing the book? How did it begin? What experiences informed your writing?
Deanna Fei: A Thread of Sky is the story of a family of Chinese American women who reunite for a tour of their ancestral home. It was inspired by a trip through China’s “must-sees” that I embarked on ten years ago with my mother, my …
“We Are Not Machines:” Teen Spirit On China’S Shopfloor, Mary E. Gallagher
“We Are Not Machines:” Teen Spirit On China’S Shopfloor, Mary E. Gallagher
China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012
This spring, a series of well-coordinated and successful strikes in foreign-invested enterprises in China made headlines all around the world. Young migrant workers openly and forcefully articulated demands for higher wages, better representation, and more consideration of their “spiritual” and mental well-being. These demands have led to increased speculation that China’s current economic boom is winding down, as its growth strategy founded in part on cheap migrant labor from rural areas faces domestic and international difficulties.
This is not the first time that Chinese workers have openly protested for higher wages, better treatment, and more job security. What makes this …