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Praise For China: A Reader

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

1. “Can we outsource FEMA to the Chinese?” asks one reader at MSNBC’s World Blog, in response to a post on the temporary villages the Chinese government is erecting in the disaster area. Other readers also make Katrina/China earthquake comparisons. The MSNBC World Blog has been providing continuing coverage of the earthquake.

2. One of the side effects of coverage of the earthquake has been an increase in “human interest” stories on quake survivors. For instance, the story of a couple who survived together, trapped under debris, was one of the New York Times’s top e-mailed stories in the days …

The Anonymous Text Of Ms Bodley 451 And The Intellectual Character Of The Abbey Of The Blessed Virgin Mary, Winchester, Johnna L. Ap'morrygan

Honors Theses

This thesis will begin by describing MS Bodley 451 and its texts in detail and will continue with the close examination of a previously unpublished text appearing there. It will conclude with an assessment of the evidence offered by Oxford MS Bodley 451, other contemporary documents, and the overall historical record about the likely intellectual character and activities of the house during the early twelfth century.

Leible, Ann (Fa 290), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 290. Paper: "Butterflies, Cyclones, and Jewelry Trees: My Family Folklore" written by Leible for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Koenig, Helen (Fa 292), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 292. Paper: "My Family Folklore" written by Koenig for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Hammers, Clark Porter (Fa 244), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 244. Paper: "The Porter Family of Butler County from 1736 to 1950" written by Clark Porter Hammers for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Maltry, Janet A. (Fa 250), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 250. Paper: "Reminiscence" written by Janet A. Maltry for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Badley, Kristie A. (Fa 267), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 267. Paper: "My Family Folklore: Functionary Mechanisms" written by Kristie A. Badley for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Ccu Newsletter, May 26, 2008, Coastal Carolina University

Coastal Carolina University Newsletter

Coastal Carolina University's weekly on-campus newsletter.

Webb, Andra R. (Fa 263), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Folklife Archives Finding Aids

Finding aid and full-text scan of paper (Click on “Additional Files” below) for Folklife Archives Project 263. Paper: "Folklore in Its Everyday Life" written by Andra R. Webb for a Western Kentucky University folk studies class.

Racial Motivations For French Collaboration During The Second World War: Uncovering The Memory Through Film And Memoirs, Daniela Greene

All Theses

Abstract
After France was defeated by the Germans in June 1940, several politicians of the Third Republic formed a new government under Marshal Philippe PŽtain in Vichy. The men in the new regime immediately began to make social and political changes which, in their mind, were long overdue. They believed that they could negotiate with the occupation officials in the North and maintain France's sovereignty, at least in the 'free' Southern zone. They also believed, as did a large part of the French people, that the inadequacies of the republican system had lost France the war. It had certainly been …

Cultural Responses To Disaster In China, Pierre Fuller

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

A land of floods, fault lines and food crises, China has rarely been one of mercy in the Western imagination. Today, with millions of Chinese dealing with another world-class disaster on their soil, the Western press appears to be singing a different tune. For one, Tuesday’s New York Times heralded that “Many Hands, Not Held by China, Aid in Quake,” reporting that even official Chinese media sees private donations exceeding the state’s total so far of half a billion relief dollars. This “striking and unscripted public response” of “blood drives, cake sales, charity fund-raisers and art auctions” might even pose …

38th Chicano Commencement, 2008, San Jose State University, Associated Students

Chicano Commencement

38th Annual Chicano Commencement

"Recognizing those before us, holding the door for those who follow. = Reconociendo nuestros anteriores, y manteniendo la puerta abierta a los que siguen." The 38th Annual Chicano Commencement took place on May 25, 2008 at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA.

"Two Pieces For Flute And Piano" (Paris, France), Dominic Dousa

Selected Works Temporary Series

A performance of my original composition by Melissa Colgin-Abeln (flute) and Dominic Dousa (piano) at a recital that was part of the Atelier Concert Series.

St. Mark’S Catholic Community Of The Deaf, May 25, 2008

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf

A newsletter published for Deaf Catholics in Edmonton, Canada

Saint Mark's Catholic Community of the Deaf Finding Aid

Mr. Robert V. "Poo-Bean" Callaway Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral program for Mr. Robert V. Callaway Jr and Robert W. Callaway Sr. Service was held on May 25, 2008 in Ashburn, Georgia

Nickey Lee Everett

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Mr. Robert W. Callaway Sr.

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral program for Robert W. Callaway Sr. and Robert V. Callaway Jr. Service was held on May 25, 2008 in Ashburn, Georgia

Self-Promotion Saturday: Brief Notes

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

A few of our writers made it into the news this week:

1. NPR broadcast a brief interview with Jeff Wasserstrom on the Chinese government’s response to the earthquake on Wednesday, May 21.

2. In response to a review of Simon Winchester’s new book on Joseph Needham (the famous scholar of Chinese technology, among his other accomplishments) at Salon.com, one reader submitted a lengthy comparison of Jared Diamond and Kenneth Pomeranz. Read it here.

3. For those who subscribe to the Wall Street Journal, you can read an article that quotes Caroline Reeves, who wrote a two-part piece for us …

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Senior Recital Program, Andrew Pinnick, Percussion, Asssisted By, Mr. Steve Hall, Marimba, And The, Marshall University African Drum And Dance Ensemble, Andrew Pinnick

All Performances

No abstract provided.

Writing Factory Girls, Leslie T. Chang

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

I started writing my book on a March morning in 2006. About fifteen minutes into it, panic hit: I am no longer earning a salary just sitting here at my desk. By mid-morning, another realization had set in: I can’t go back to being a newspaper reporter.

The book, Factory Girls: From Village to City in a Changing China, opens inside the world of the young women working on assembly lines in the south China factory city of Dongguan:

When you met a girl from another factory, you quickly took her measure. “What year are you?” you asked each other, …

William Ernest Session Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral Program for William Ernest Session Jr. on May 24, 2008 at Robena Raymond Memorial Chapel

Willis Hosie Olive Jr

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

The Guacamole Fund Presents...

Native American Forum on Nuclear Issues

Special Bonnie Raitt Benefit Tickets

Giving Long-Term Relief, Yong Chen

China Beat Blog: Archive 2008-2012

May 12, 2008, will enter the history and China and the world as a day of sadness. At 2:30 p.m. local time, a devastating earthquake, registering 7.8 on the Richter scale, hit Wenchuan near Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan, and the confirmed death toll has soared to more than 41,000.

This is also a moment of perseverance. There are countless stories of surviving victims of the catastrophe—grieving parents, husbands and wives, children, coworkers, neighbors, classmates—doing all they could to rescue and help others. This is a moment of compassion and humanity. China acted swiftly, sending relief workers, volunteers, soldiers …

Sons Of The American Revolution - Applications (Sc 1665), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Small Collection 1665. Applications (42) for membership in the Sons of the American Revolution from individuals in far eastern Kentucky and far western Virginia. To see a list of the applicants click on "Additional Files" below.

Smith, Rhonda L. (Sc 1666), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Small Collection 1666. Paper titled "Death on the Rails" written by Rhonda L. Smith for a history class at Western Kentucky University. Relays the World War I story of how members of the 113th Engineer Battalion and the 138th Field Artillery, which included many Kentuckians, were killed in a rail accident in France.

Health In The Parish - Resolving Conflict In Today's Church, Paul E. Meyer

Doctor of Ministry Major Applied Project

One of the major issues hindering a congregation from being what God calls it to be is poor conflict management. By nature, conflict arises in numerous areas of congregational life. Parishioners and staff are all integral parts of the body of Christ. As sin is part of all relationships it is also true that there is help and hope in the form of a relationship with Jesus. Family Systems Theory is an avenue whereby the power of Jesus can be experienced.

Unfortunately, in the opinion of the author, conflict in the parish is increasing, emanating from sin and not having …

2008 Commencement Address: Kevin M. Cahill, M.D., Kevin M. Cahill M.D.

Commencement Addresses

Kevin M. Cahill, M.D., a driving force in humanitarian assistance and relief efforts across the globe for more than 45 years and a leading specialist in tropical medicine, will receive an honorary degree from the College of the Holy Cross and address this year’s graduates during the College’s Commencement ceremonies on Friday, May 23 at 10:30 a.m. on the campus.

Physician, teacher, activist, diplomat, and advocate, Cahill is the director of the Institute of International Humanitarian Affairs, president of the Center for International Health and Cooperation and a University Professor at Fordham University. He serves as the director of …

Bradley, Robert Michael, 1947-2006 - Collector (Sc 1663), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1663. Items from the Bradley and Gerard families, chiefly concerning their Bowling Green, Kentucky undertaking business. Includes information related to the funeral service of Martha "Mattie" Jane (Buchanan) Gerard.

Marshall University Music Department Presents A Graduate Recital Program, Leah Connelly, Piano, Leah Connelly

All Performances

No abstract provided.