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Eric Beckman

America's slave wealth. - 0 views

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    A graph showing the economic importance of slavery
Eric Beckman

What Mandela Means to South Africans - 0 views

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    Two-minute video of brief interviews with South Africans on Nelson Mandela's 95th birthday
Eric Beckman

Racial Wealth Gap Widened During Recession - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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    NYT article on a study from the Urban Institute
Eric Beckman

Silk Road Seattle Virtual Art Exhibit - 0 views

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      Scroll down and click for the Index
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    Includes paired images of art that show cross-regional influences.  Select the "click here for index"
Eric Beckman

The Silk Road Project - 0 views

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    Includes streamable music from across the lands of the Silk Roads
Eric Beckman

6 Reasons Why Kim Jong Un Is Screwed - Sokeel Park - The Atlantic - 0 views

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    Written by an anti-North Korean activist, this article includes a great chart showing the economic divergence of China, South Korea, and North Korea since1950.
Eric Beckman

Secondary Lesson Plans | Asia Society - 0 views

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    20+ lessons on a variety of Asian topics from  ancient to modern.
Eric Beckman

Cult of Confucius and the Temple of Culture - 0 views

  • most Chinese in the late imperial era (960-1911)--and all classically educated males--encountered him in the Confucius Temple. To understand why the court expended such great care in venerating the cultic Confucius, it is important to consider how this ceremony fits into the larger pantheon of gods and spirits venerated by court authorities in thousands of temples and shrines throughout the capital, across the empire and beyond. Civil officials in late imperial times drew upon the Classics to compose the rites celebrated at these temples.
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    Page created by a Professor of History at Hamilton College (NY).  Includes like to short video of a Confucian temple ritual in Taiwan
Andy Beede

Timelapse: Devastating Deforestation - YouTube - 0 views

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    Footage taken from outer space shows deforestation from 1975 to 2011 in only 59 seconds. The square area of rainforest mimics the square I tape onto the floor for the rainforest conference activity.
Andy Beede

How Brazil is halting deforestation in the Amazon - YouTube - 0 views

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    This clip gives us a ray of hope. It shows how farmers use cutting and burning techniques, but helicopters and satellite technology help the Brazilian government slow deforestation by 75%. 4:09
Eric Beckman

Chinese dynasties - 0 views

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    Animated .gif showing the changing territories controlled by Chinese dynasties. Makes the point that "China" changed over time
Eric Beckman

Asia for Educators | Columbia University - 0 views

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    Lots of resources: sources and teaching modules.
Eric Beckman

Cold War Revolutions - YouTube - 0 views

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    Student video explaining the rise and fall of Soviet domination in Eastern Europe in seven and a half minutes.
Eric Beckman

Race Maps of US Cities (66 pics) - 0 views

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    Shows continuing racial segregation and concentration in American Cities.  Check out Detroit!
Andy Beede

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    Paul Rusesabagina, hero of the movie "Hotel Rwanda," talks about how the world is still allowing genocides. 2:18
Eric Beckman

Lesson Plans | The Center for Middle Eastern Studies (CMES) - 0 views

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    Three literature based lessons on the Israel-Palestine conflict.  Poems and memoirs show multiple perspectives
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