{"id":5960,"date":"2025-04-10T22:09:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T22:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/?p=5960"},"modified":"2025-07-08T22:11:43","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T22:11:43","slug":"currency-in-asia-constructing-national-identity-in-china-taiwan-korea-and-japan-ncta-online-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/earc\/currency-in-asia-constructing-national-identity-in-china-taiwan-korea-and-japan-ncta-online-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"Currency in Asia: Constructing National Identity in China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan – NCTA Online Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This 21 hour professional development seminar series explored how currency<\/strong> serves as a lens for understanding national identity<\/strong> and national narrative making in China, Taiwan, and Japan. By examining the figures, images, and places depicted on banknotes and coins<\/strong>, educators gained new strategies for teaching about modern Asia in the classroom.<\/p>\n

The course starts Sunday, June 1st<\/sup><\/strong>\u00a0and ends Wednesday, July 2nd<\/sup><\/strong>. Participants engaged with 4 online modules, attend three 2-hour live Zoom sessions, and complete a final assignment.<\/p>\n

Schedule Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Week<\/b><\/td>\nDates<\/b><\/td>\nActivity<\/b><\/td>\nHours<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 1<\/b><\/td>\nJune 1\u20137<\/span><\/td>\nPre-Work Module<\/b> (Asynchronous): Complete readings and reflection activities<\/span><\/td>\n3 hours asynchronous<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 2<\/b><\/td>\nJune 10<\/span><\/td>\nSession 1 \u2013 Historical Figures<\/b> (Zoom, 4:30\u20136:30 PM PT)<\/span><\/td>\n2 hours homework + 2 hours reading +<\/span>\u00a04 hours for 2 Zooms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 2<\/b><\/td>\nJune 12<\/span><\/td>\nSession 2 \u2013 Cultural Objects & Images<\/b> (Zoom, 4:30\u20136:30 PM PT)<\/span><\/td>\n2 hours synchronous + 2 hours prep reading<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 3<\/b><\/td>\nJune 17<\/span><\/td>\nSession 3 \u2013 Geography & Places<\/b> (Zoom, 4:30\u20136:30 PM PT)<\/span><\/td>\n2 hours synchronous + 2 hours prep reading<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Week 4<\/b><\/td>\nJune 24\u201330<\/span><\/td>\nWork on Final Curricular Project<\/b> (Asynchronous)<\/span><\/td>\n5 hours project work<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Final Submission<\/b><\/td>\nJuly 2<\/span><\/td>\nFinal Project Due<\/b> (Submit online and share with cohort)<\/span><\/td>\n1 hour project review and feedback<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Total<\/b> = 3 hours (Week 1) + (6 hours Zoom + 6 hours prep reading) + 5 hours (project) + 1 hour (final peer review)\u00a0 = 21 hours<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Here are the details for the Zoom sessions:<\/p>\n

Session 1 \u2013 Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 4:30 -6:30 pm Pacific Time: <\/strong>Historical Figures on Currency
\n<\/b><\/em>We\u2019ll explore how China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea feature historical figures on currency and how these choices reflect state values, collective memory, and political goals. What does it mean to elevate a person to this level of symbolic representation? Who is missing\u2014and why?<\/p>\n

Session 2 \u2013 Thursday, June 12, 2025, 4:30 -6:30 pm Pacific Time<\/strong>: Cultural Objects and Images\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>
\nThis session examines non-human imagery\u2014monuments, traditional arts, mythical creatures, and artifacts\u2014as tools for cultural storytelling. How do visual elements encode heritage, identity, and ideology? We\u2019ll discuss how these images reinforce national stories and cultural continuity, and how educators can help students interpret visual culture in historical context.<\/p>\n

Session 3 \u2013 Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 4:30 -6:30 pm Pacific Time<\/strong>:\u00a0Geography and Places<\/em><\/strong>
\nCurrency can reflect landscapes and built environments that define the nation.We\u2019ll investigate how physical landscapes, architectural landmarks, and regional symbols on currency reflect political geography, contested histories, and national unity.<\/p>\n

Program benefits<\/h3>\n