As a part of the website we hope to construct for this course, my group and I wanted to dedicate a section to Chinese food in Indianapolis. We not only wanted to try it ourselves and experience a little bit more of an authentic culture compared to Panda Express (which is great and I would …
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Snow-yay! Snow In the Quran?
Is it bad to say that Dr. McGrath’s email almost brought me to tears, tears of joy? Not that I didn’t want to go to class, but the snow outside right now is beautiful. As I have just returned from a nice sledding adventure on the Bowl, I thought my day could not get better, …
Stain You Prayer Rug Red With Wine (No God But God, Aslan ch.8)
Not going to lie, I was pretty confused reading this chapter of No God But God. I have never really had many opinions of Islam, because I never have been as familiar with it even though I have studied it before. But this reading did give off some of the vibes that people tend to …
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ICR Reflection Journal: Indianapolis International Festival (3 of 3). Patience and Planning
So yeah, let’s talk about attention to detail yet again. Before Maddie and Pat picked me up on Saturday afternoon to head over to the festival, I was checking social media and saw one of my favorite local restaurants post a photo with a witty caption in regards to the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon. I liked …
ICR Reflection Journal: Indianapolis International Festival (2 of 3)
Friday evening was our second day volunteering at the International Festival working with the Indiana Association of Chinese Americans, or IACA. It started off with a bang, literally, when Patrick got rear-ended as we were driving there. One of the women representing a group called “Friends of the Third World” that advocated for community education …
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ICR Reflection Journal: Indianapolis International Festival (1 of 3)
To complete the ICR portion of this course, I have been assigned to the Indiana Association of Chinese Americans, or the IACA. The IACA was one of hundreds of booths at the International Festival that took place this past weekend at the State Fairgrounds. The first day that I volunteered at the festival was Thursday …
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Islam in Today’s Culture (The BCR Event)
The BCR tonight, while running behind schedule, was a really interesting conversation –rather than a lecture– regarding the challenges of being Muslim in current culture. It was evident that the speaker, Ustedh Ubaydullah Evans, was witty, educated, well spoken, and stylish, but what he had to say was equally as captivating as how it was …
Tonight’s BCR
Today I realized that semantics and attention to detail are perhaps not my strong suit. Or at the very least, maybe I should not read emails in bed while my eyes are half closed. Despite the fact that I am sitting in the classroom alone right now, I was looking to attend the BCR tonight …
ICR Reflection Journal: Experience 1
For our first involvement with the Indianapolis Chinese Community Center, our group leader Benny, who you probably met in class when he visited, took us to the Indianapolis Museum of Art, now called “Newfields”. We walked around the museum, taking strong observations as to what events were occurring in history and with the development of …
GDP and Infrastructure: Chinese Ghost Cities
China’s economy is talked about for many reasons, one being that by slightly liberal estimates, China will overtake U.S. as largest economy in the next 15 years. When we talk about the Chinese economy and its staggering growth, we need to talk about their real estate market and the ghost cities that have ensued. This …
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