Author: dbmoore

During this meeting for the IACA ICR, we were introduced to the history of China from Benny Ko in a lecture format. He discussed Chinese immigration in the 19th, 20th, and 21st century. This was a good overview of China’s history that might not have been fully known by us visiting students. The discussion was… Continue reading ICR Reflection History of China

During this meeting for the IACA ICR, we were introduced to the organization by Kwan. To start the evening, we were also provided Chinese food. We had both lo mein and dumplings. This was my first-time having dumplings, which were very good! We then got to learn about Kwan’s life and the actual organization. IACA… Continue reading IACA ICR Reflection

In many of the poems in this collection it is apparent that they attempt to describe how one should/should not live their life in accordance to Tao. My favorite section was number 24. This section starts with visual descriptions of how people may try to “show off” or get ahead in life and me boastful,… Continue reading Daodejing

This past week I have started to watch a Chinese sitcom called iApartment. I have started watching in season 4 which is confusing to jump into, but I have not yet found a version of previous seasons with subtitles. This season started out with an aside from one of the actors bringing the audience up… Continue reading iApartment

In “After Cowboy Chicken Came To Town”, Ha Jin explores the idea of an American owned chicken restaurant located in Muji City, China. There are many aspects of an American run business that are explored but Ha Jin focuses on Capitalism. One instance of this is when workers find out that they are getting paid… Continue reading Cowboy Chicken Analysis