Month: December 2021

This week for our ICR we were presented the history of Chinese painting by Dr. Gonz Chu. We began discussion of the 6 classes of art. This was a great way to be introduced into Chinese art. The main artform we focused on today was calligraphy. This was very interesting to learn about how the… Continue reading History of Chinese Painting

I watched an episode of a Chinese tv show called “Scissor Seven.” It’s about a boy who is picked to be a killer and trained to do so. In the beginning, I immediately noticed a scene where a boy was getting a food outside of his school from a food cart. The boy ordered a… Continue reading Chinese TV Show

BBC, “Who are the Uyghurs and why is China being accused of genocide?” (Video) https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-22278037 Although we already talked about the genocide of Uyghurs in class, I felt the documentary and readings focused mainly on the detention camps. This news report gives a brief overview of how unwelcome media is in XinJiang as well as… Continue reading News Post 3: Who are the Uyghurs and why is China being accused of genocide?

ALJAZEERA, “Family of Palestinian Boy Killed by Israeli Forces Speaks Out.” https://www.aljazeera.com/program/newsfeed/2021/11/24/family-of-palestinian-boy-killed-by-israeli-forces-speaks-out On November 5th, 2021, 15 year old Mohammed Daadas went to Deir al-Hattab in order to protest against the expansion of illegal Israeli settlements into his community. He was shot and killed by Israeli forces. The forces claimed they were responding to a… Continue reading News Post 2: “Family of Palestinian Boy…”

Sunday’s drum circle introduced us to the power of Uganda and the music that comes from the country. Due to the rain we unfortunately did not have drums but we did have spoons that when they are hit together can really make some good beats. We learned about the culture, language, and then did a… Continue reading My most unique drum circle

I recently tried a green onion pancake from a Chinese store in Illinois and thought it was really good! It’s very similar to American food because it is flaky and packed with sodium (at least, that’s what it said on the label). I ate it with a fried egg in the middle so it looked… Continue reading Chinese Green Onion Pancakes

During my last visit today, I reflected on the time I have spent volunteering at IPS Newcomer and how much it has had an impact on me. I was able to grow friendships with kids from different cultures that I would not have met without this experience. Each child had their own unique personality and… Continue reading ICR Reflection 12/6

When I was doing research for the final project, I came across some interesting facts that didn’t make it on our website but that I wanted to address. For China, we found that “In 1983 alone, a year with about 21 million births in China, 14.4 million abortions, 20.7 million (predominantly female) sterilizations, and 17.8… Continue reading Reproductive health in Islamic countries and China

On Sunday October 31, I went to the weekend school to help with the students.  I worked there for two hours.  When I first got to the school, the students were learning some Arabic and practicing their writing.  They continued for a little bit until the Imam came in the classroom to teach them about… Continue reading ICR 10/31

At first, I struggled to understand how our class related to what I was doing when volunteering at the IPS Newcomer Program. I did not interact with any Chinese students, nor did we have discussions about faith or Islam. When I stepped back to reflect on the semester, I think that the relationship is much… Continue reading Final Thoughts – ICR