Mei Fong and the far-reaching effects of China's one child policy

Mei Fong and the far-reaching effects of China's one child policy

  11:06 PM    Jlu17

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Last Monday, Mei Fong came to Poly to talk about different aspects of Chinese culture that was affected by China's One Child Policy. I had the wonderful opportunity to introduce her, eat dinner with her, and get my copy of One Child signed. In preparation for her...

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Teaching freshmen about China's one child policy

Teaching freshmen about China's one child policy

  9:40 PM    Jlu17

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I had the exciting opportunity of teaching Mr. Tyau's World Cultures Pacific Rim classes about China's one child policy and its effects on different aspects of Chinese society. I originally wanted to focus on China's environmental regulations, but for reasons I detailed...

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Change in GIP plans

Change in GIP plans

  12:35 PM    Jlu17

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I've done what I consider to be a complete 180 on my GIP topic. I'm still teaching Mr. Tyau's 9th grade World Cultures: Pacific Rim class, but I decided to go down the route of how China's one child policy affected its culture. Over the course of the last few months, Mr....

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Before the Flood and Q&A with Dr. Jess Adkins

Before the Flood and Q&A with Dr. Jess Adkins

  9:37 PM    Jlu17

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I had the opportunity to attend Poly's screening of the documentary Before the Flood and the Q&A session that followed. This documentary demonstrated different effects of climate change around the world and brought up actions our society could take to prevent the...

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Viet Thanh Nguyen and his analysis of the Vietnamese diaspora

Viet Thanh Nguyen and his analysis of the Vietnamese diaspora

  12:38 PM    Jlu17

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To kick off the theme of "Borders, Boundaries, and New Frontiers", the GIP hosted its first talk of the year with Viet Thanh Nguyen, who discussed the making of his Pulitzer Prize-winning debut novel The Sympathizer and the different problems that come with writing...

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Reading "One Child"

Reading "One Child"

  1:31 PM    Jlu17

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I spent most of my break writing college essays. During these writing marathons, I would have long periods of time where I physically could not look at my essays. So, I turned to my copy of "One Child" by Mei Fong. The GIP program had generally loaned me this book...

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Watching the procession at Olvera Street

Watching the procession at Olvera Street

  8:05 PM    Jlu17

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Photo courtesy of Jessica, another GIP student. Last Thursday, GIP hosted a trip to Olvera Street to watch the Novenario procession. Día de (los) Muertos, or Day of the Dead, originated in Mexico but is widely celebrated around the world. It's often believed to be...

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