WORKSHOPS
The EARC offers after-school and one-day workshops throughout the school year. For more information about these workshops, please visit our calendar page.
A NEW LOOK AT OLD TRADITIONS
10:00 am - 1:30 pm, Saturday, September 12, 2009
Bellevue Community College
Plan ahead for the first EARC workshop of the fall! Every September the Eastside Nihon Matsuri Association presents Aki Matsuri on the campus of Bellevue Community College. During this fall festival of Japanese culture, the EARC presents a teacher workshop that builds upon the exhibits and demonstrations at the festival.
This year’s workshop theme is A New Look at Old Traditions, with short classroom-ready ideas that can be used at many grade levels across the curriculum. The cost of the workshop is $25 and includes a Japanese box lunch, handouts, and clock hours, and ends in time for participants to explore the booths and events at the festival.
Registration: Please fill out the online registration form.
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THE STATE OF CHINA-JAPAN RELATIONS TODAY
A Workshop for Secondary Educators
Date TBA
Washington State University Spokane campus
Sponsored by the Asia Program of Washington State University and the East Asia Resource Center in the University of Washington.
It is not possible to teach about Asia today without addressing the complex web of China-Japan relations in the 20th and early 21st centuries. This workshop will look at China-Japan relations through different lens and periods, beginning with Japan’s wartime invasion and occupation of China in the 1930s and 1940s and tracing the legacies of wartime actions through recent textbook controversies, high-level visits to Yasukuni shrine, Chinese popular nationalism, and debates about Japan’s remilitarization. Presenters will also discuss the complex political and security environment, including the
two countries’ differing approaches to their Asian neighbors—Taiwan and North Korea. Economic and trade ties between two of the world’s largest economies will feature in the discussion, looking at areas of cooperation and tension. And a look at cultural exchanges at the state and popular levels—the nations’ soft power—will convey the multi-faceted nature of China-Japan relations today. Presenters will introduce the issues and provide resources for teaching about China and Japan’s ties through historical and contemporary perspectives. Teachers of World History, World Geography, U.S. History, the Pacific Rim, and Contemporary World Problems will not want to miss this opportunity. This workshop is designed with secondary educators in mind but elementary educators are welcome to attend.
Registration will be available online in late summer/early fall.
Featured presentations:
Eric Cunningham, Gonzaga University: China-Japan Relations: A Historical Perspective
Dr. Eric Cunningham of Gonzaga University will provide a historical overview of Chinese-Japanese affairs, focusing on cultural exchanges and adaptations, changing dynamics in regional power arrangements, diplomatic and military conflicts, and the effects of external forces such as imperialism, Cold War imperatives, and global capitalism.
Roger Chan, Washington State University: Sino-Japanese Economic Relationship since Normalization
Professor Roger Chan’s presentation and the one that follows by Noriko Kawamura presuppose that the overriding significance of trade relationship between China and Japan, has thus far, made the other political and security issues contingent on the continual prosperity of the two closely linked economies. Although territorial disputes, Cold War legacies, and the burdens of history remain unresolved, the pragmatism of the leaderships, constraints of business communities, and common security concerns tend to reduce periodic tensions and disagreements.
Noriko Kawamura, Washington State University: Post Cold War Sino-Japanese Security Issues
Professor Noriko Kawamura will look at implications of the US-Japan Mutual Security Treaty over the Sino-Japanese relations in the case of controversy over North Korea, and the case of territorial dispute over Senkaku Island.
Kristin Chaney, East Asia Resource Center, University of Washington: Taking China-Japan Relations to the Classroom
Tying themes from the workshop together, Kristin Chaney, former Project Coordinator for the East Asia Resource Center at the University of Washington, will present educators with several ideas for teaching about China-Japan Relations in the classroom. She will also highlight additional background reading, curriculum and online resources for developing individualized lesson plans.
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