Author: dbmoore

This weekend for our ICR we presented our reflections of the past semester’s activities. It was a great practice to analyze what we truly learned and look back on the journey it has been getting to learn about the IACA and Benny and Kwan. This is an amazing opportunity to see how we have all… Continue reading IACA Wrap-Up

This weekend for our ICR we went to visit Newfields to see the Chinese art exhibit. Beeny Ko met us at the entrance and we walked through multiple exhibits as well as the Chinese exhibit. This overall was a great experience to see the many aspects of Chinese art including many preserved artifacts. During this… Continue reading Visit To The IMA/Newfields

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

This week for our ICR we discussed at the Take Me To China section of the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. Before this meeting we were assigned to take the virtual tour of this exhibit. We discussed many of the topics in the tour such as acupuncture and eastern medicine. We then talked about jade and art… Continue reading ICR Discussion on Children’s Museum: Take Me To China

This week for our ICR we took a look at the Take Me To China section of the Indianapolis Children’s Museum. To prep for this meeting, we were assigned to go through the tour and analyze the information and prep for our meeting with Kwan to discuss our findings. This museum exhibit series is very… Continue reading Prep For ICR Discussion of the Children’s Museum Exhibit: Take Me To China

During this meeting of our IACA ICR we got to experience a session of martial arts training. We met at Ling’s Oriental Martial Arts and got to meet Master Ling. We began the evening by doing a short run followed by supplemental exercises such as jumping jacks, pushups, and sit-ups. This got us warmed up… Continue reading Ling’s Oriental Martial Arts ICR Reflection

The 5 Pillars of Islam are the core beliefs and practices. The first pillar is a profession of faith. The phrase “There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God” is used to express this belief. The second pillar is prayer. This is typically done 5 times a day in the… Continue reading The 5 Pillars

During this meeting for the IACA ICR, we were introduced to the Chinese cuisine at Lucky Lou’s by Kwan. We started off the evening with some tea and cucumber with garlic sauce. We then moved on to Peking Duck. I was very excited about this because I have always wanted to try duck and I… Continue reading IACA ICR Meeting 10/28

The Qur’an is thought to be revelations provided from God through the angel Gabriel and it is about. The Qur’an is very similar to the Bible in that it expresses the importance of man’s responsibility to God, the resurrection of the dead, a spiritual afterlife in paradise or in suffering (Heaven/Hell) dependent on how you… Continue reading Basics of The Qur’an and Beginning Comparison to the Bible

During this meeting for the IACA ICR, we were introduced to the Chinese Lion Dance by Kwan and Benny. We went over a history of the lion dance and got to see how many other countries have mirrored and adapted the lion dance to their culture. We then got to put on the costume and… Continue reading ICR Reflection – Chinese Lion Dance