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- U.S.-China technology competition A Brookings Global China InterviewBrookings Institute, Dec 2021
- Yang, Kelly. "Our Voice Is Our Armor"Elle Magazine, April 2020; "Asian Americans are living in fear not just of COVID-19 but of racism targeting our communities."
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- The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2019.This resource, updated to reflect the MLA Handbook (8th ed.), offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
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Course Description: From Confucius to C-Pop
From Confucius to C-Pop. This course introduces some of the fundamental aspects of Chinese culture from Confucian beliefs in Chinese antiquity to the vibrant scenes of contemporary popular culture. By looking into Chinese history, thoughts, religions, language, literature, arts, and general ways of life, this course will help students to gain the ability to discuss, identify, and reflect upon the history, cultural traditions, belief and value systems, customs and etiquettes of China and contextualize current sociocultural and political events and experiences in relations to historical and cultural context in China as well as in global context. Required texts and viewing materials: 1. Gunde,R. (2001) Culture and Customs of China (Culture and Customs of Asia). Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing 2. Patricia Buckley Ebrey, Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook, 2nd edition (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010). (Selected readings from this book are also on Canvas.)
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