Author: Lilly Thumm

Today we went to Newfields to look at Asian art. There was a lot to cover, and we started on the first floor with European and American art which allowed something to compare to in terms of style and how much history is there. The sculptures and many statues in the Asia section were all… Continue reading Reflecting on IACA 12/4

On Wednesday, we had someone come to talk to us about Chinese art and calligraphy. It was cool to learn the history of Chinese characters because it never occurred to me how they have progressed over time. The visuals provided were especially cool because, when comparing the oldest characters to the newest ones, it becomes… Continue reading Reflecting on IACA 12/1

“Two hands, two feet, two eyes, good, as it should be, but no separation of the Friend and your loving. Any dividing there makes other untrue distinctions like ‘Jew,’ and ‘Christian,’ and ‘Muslim.’” I chose this quote from Rumi because I thought it was timely and also connected back to my PO322 class. I think… Continue reading Reflecting on Rumi

On Thursday last week, six of us went to a martial arts studio. I thought we were going to do tai chi, but we ended up doing kung fu. Master Ling was not shy and was happy to do takedowns on us all. At the beginning, I was not excited to be there because he… Continue reading Reflecting on IACA 11/4

I really enjoyed the “What Sharia means: 5 questions answered” article online. I found it really interesting the setup with questions and then responses which answer the question, but also provide a lot of educational information and background. There was a little blurb about the author to give the article credibility, and there were a… Continue reading Reflecting on Sharia

I found the reading on the Five Pillars of Islam to be really interesting. It incorporated a lot of things I kind of already knew about Islam, but elaborated more on details and terms I had never heard of before. I had heard of halal before, but didn’t fully understand what it meant. Now, I… Continue reading Reflecting on the Five Pillars

For another class, we read a book called Apeirogon which follows the lives of a Palestinian and an Israeli. This was an interesting take on the two sides of the Israel-Palestine conflict which looks at the religions of Judaism and Islam. While a lot of it focused more on the conflict, I did think the religious… Continue reading Reflecting on Apeirogon

Dr. Kwan led us in a lecture to learn about the Chinese Lion Dance at the Global Village Welcome Center. We spent an hour learning about different types of lions: Northern and Southern, with Southern having a contemporary style and traditional style. I personally have seen more of and like the traditional Southern style because… Continue reading Reflecting on IACA Meeting 10/18

Ha Jin wrote “A Bad Joke” about two peasants who are on trial for slandering the Chairman. They both make comment when shopping about how prices grow but the chairman’s height doesn’t, and it gets misconstrued as an insult upon the Chairman of the Party. This kind of comment is punishably, but they need the… Continue reading Reflecting on “A Bad Joke”

I recently had a giveback event at MOTW Coffee right here in Indy. I had never heard of it before and thought it was just another small business interested in partnering with my sorority. When we got there, I noticed a lot of international food markets and restaurants and remember thinking, “What a odd location… Continue reading Reviewing MOTW Coffee