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East Asian Studies Senior Integrated Projects [35]
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Understanding Anxiety Through the Lens of Traditional Chinese Medicine
(2020-11-01)This paper aims to showcase how Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, view anxiety. Since a great deal of people already know about the Western medicine approach to mental health issues, specifically anxiety, this paper ... -
Beyond and Behind : K -pop Female Idol Groups' Rooting and Development
(2019-11-01)K -pop, the abbreviation for Korean pop music, refer to pop music and dance performed by Korean idol groups, which usually contain five to ten members. Mainly targeting teenagers, K-pop first appeared in Korea 'in the early ... -
Chinese Religion Research: What Is Falun Gong
(2019-11-01)In mainland China, the government has defined "cult " as a criminal organization that goes against the Communist Party of China(CCP) and socialism. But what is a "legal organization" in China? It is an organization that ... -
Language Ideology in South Korea : Implications for the English Language. Classroom
(2020-01-12)There is no doubt that the English language occupies a high throne in the linguistic realms of South Korean culture. When one takes the college entrance examination or seeks employment or promotion, English is the single ... -
Bicultural Socialization : A Literary· Review of The Current Status on The Development of Ethnic Identity In Children Adopted From China
(2013-06-01)Adoption has always posed issues in the development of a child's psyche, specifically identity and a sense of belonging. However, for cases where a child is adopted from a different country the same concerns appear in ... -
Silk, Hemp and Cotton : An Outline of Chinese Textile History and Societal Impacts
(2021-04-01)China’s history as it pertains to textile artistry is immeasurably complex and has existed as a diverse and ever-changing field for thousands of years. Around the world, textile production has served to enable self-expression ... -
History Out of History : An Exploration of Japanese Media and Ahistorical Representation of Historical Figures
(2020-11-01)This paper exists in a liminal space between traditional historiography, media studies, and discourse on history and how it is told, and it seeks to remedy that gap in scholarship by examining the usage of historical ... -
How Has COVID-19 Impacted Both China and the U.S.?
(2021-04-01)For my SIP I compared the reactions of the people in the U.S. to the reactions of the people in China towards Covid-19 and showed how that has affected larger case numbers in the U.S. compared to China. Hence, some of the ... -
International Influences on the Development of Special Education Legislation in South Korea
(2021-04-01)Previous research on disability and special education in South Korea focused on the origins of the long-standing stigmas that surrounds the disabled community. These studies discussed the impacts of religion, such as ... -
Snail Fever, Shit Water, and Hungry Ghosts : The Yangtze-Huai Flood’s Unique Disaster Regime
(2021-04-01)In order to make the complex and interacting dynamics of the disaster regime as clear as possible, this work will be organized thematically, not chronologically. The entire regime revolves around the 1931 Yangtze-Huai ... -
Analyzing the Historiography of Imperialist Japan : Continuities Within Processes of Modernization
(2021-04-01)The discussion of Japanese colonialism is traditionally confined to the period defined as modern in Japanese history. This is largely heralded by the historiography’s embrace of a narrative that attributes the co-opting ... -
Understanding Cross-Strait Relations Through the Perspective of Taiwanese College Students
(2020-11-01)This research will examine the question: who are the Taiwanese? As previously mentioned, the island’s democratization led to the emergence of a Taiwanese identity which has been used to advocate for Taiwan’s independence ... -
A Look into Football Development in China
(2020-06-01)The following paper is a guide through the history of football in China. It examines the origin of football, since its earliest form found in Chinese ‘cuju,’ its disappearance and unconvincing recognition as a birthplace ... -
How AI Has Changed the Game for Machine Translation
(2020-01-01)In this essay, we will be discussing all of the issues that any machine translator will have to overcome in order to create a “perfect translation”. First, we will be discussing the difficulties of translation itself, ... -
Earthquake Resistant Architecture in Japan : How Individual Earthquakes Push New Anti-Seismic Laws and Regulations into Existence
(2020-04-01)The high levels of seismic activity that occur in Japan, have, over hundreds of years, led to the development of specific building laws and regulations seen in Japan today. This essay will discuss the history of seismic ... -
Chin Family Roots and Experiences in America : Effects of Anti-Chinese Violence and Exclusionary Policies on Chinese Immigrants during late 1800s to mid-1900s
(2019)I am bi-racial: half Chinese and half Lebanese. Both of my parents are the first generation in their family to be born in America; their parents immigrated to America. Throughout my education at Kalamazoo College, I have ... -
Omikuji, Goshuin, and Matsuri : How Social Pressure Transfonns Religious Ritual
(2019)This paper examines the connection between recent changes in contemporary Shinto and the migration of the Japanese population from rural areas to the larger cities. Today, Shinto is one of the only religions that exists ... -
An Aging World : Elder Care in Japan
(2018)As the world ages, so do the people inhabiting it. Many countries are facing an aging crisis; where the populations are aging rapidly and the birth rate is declining just as quickly. This is an unsustainable situation and ... -
Collection of missionaries and their works during Qing Dynasty China.
(2018)China's stance on religion has always been meddled with, especially from the West. To the West, China had too many resources they wanted so they would never take NO for an answer. China would have no other option but to ... -
A Journey Through China : A Visual Expression of Self Reflection
(2014)The author presents eight art pieces that combine calligraphy with acrylic and watercolor paint that represent her Chinese study abroad experience.