Combatting Religious Intolerance Lunch

I was able to attend the lunch that discussed combating religious intolerance as part of the Religion Matters series. I found the discussion very interesting and eye-opening. Dr. Chad Bauman helped to lead the discussion in the Diversity Center. He began the discussion by presenting a couple of examples of speeches from America’s past that …

Service at Nur-Allah 10/13/19

This weeks’ service at Nur-Allah was very educational, and introduced me to basically my first education about the Islamic faith. Last week, we assisted in actually teaching the class. But, this week there was a teacher there that attends the Mosque and also helps out with the weekend school. We started the class with an …

China Lights in Milwaukee

Last weekend I was able to go home and I came just in time for the annual China Lights Festival that happens in my hometown. The China Lights Festival is a display of lanterns that represent different cultural treasures and historical symbols. You can walk around between the different lanterns and read about their meaning …

How Apple and Other US Companies Support The Chinese Government

This past week, American tech giant Apple removed multiple apps from the IOS app store which conflicted with the views of the Chinese government. Apple removed a Hong Kong mapping app and a news outlet app in respect to mainland China’s wishes. Both of these apps were viewed as supporting the pro democracy movement/riot in …

Modernizing China during the Recent Decades

While reading chapter six in The Heritage of Chinese Civilization, I found some parts very interesting. One of the sections discussed the economic growth that China has gone through in recent years. Craig mentioned that “by most measurements, in 2010, China’s economy will be the second largest in the world”, as this book was published …

China Today

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/10/10/nba-preseason-game-china-tips-off-players-have-been-silenced/ NBA Chinese business partners are ending their relationship with the league because multiple players and fans have been protesting or commenting on the freedom of Hong Kong. It is unfortunate that China is bullying people into silence to keep business relations.

Difficulties with Professor Albert Craig – Craig, p160-185

While reading through a summary of 20th century Chinese history the way Professor Albert M. Craig sees it, I found a few details that struck me as peculiar, considering the absence of citation for particularly crucial details (or any at all). Right off the bat, I find Craig’s account of Mao’s China intriguing. My personal …