The #MeToo Movement in South Korea
By Ashley Kim The #MeToo movement launched over a decade ago in the United States and was popularized in October 2017 when Alyssa Milano and other celebrities began to share personal stories regarding sexual violence. The movement spread extremely quickly, with the hashtag being used more than 200,000 times within a day of Milano’s tweet… Continue reading
Gun Control Laws: the United States vs. Asian Countries
By Ashley Kim In light of current events, the proposition to strengthen gun laws has resurfaced. Regardless of which side of the debate you are on, it is inarguable that the United States has one of the most lenient gun control policies in the world. As many are aware, the Second Amendment of the U.S.… Continue reading
Wooden Skyscrapers in the Future
By Sunny Chiu New types of ultra-strong timber and materials made out of word are driving the trend for wooden buildings. The current tallest timber building is a 164 feet (18-story) student residence at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. However, the Japanese wood product company, Sumitomo Forestry is set to build the world’s… Continue reading
Interview with Peter Kim
By Ashley Kim Peter is a fourth-year, chemistry major at CC from Denver, Colorado. Currently, he is in Pyeongchang, South Korea for the Olympics working with the United States Olympic Committee! Q1. Hi, Peter! How long has it been since you’ve been to Korea? What excites you most about being in Korea again? A1: It’s… Continue reading
The Nuclear Program in North Korea and the Influence on China and USA
By Yizheng Wang The North Korean Nuclear problem has been around for a long time, and as time goes by, tension not only appears in the Korean Peninsula but also in other parts of the world, namely in the two biggest world powers: the United States and China. The U.S. and South Korea announced that the… Continue reading
Ethnic Cleansing in Myanmar
By Sunny Chiu Over half a million Rohingya escaped their home country, Myanmar, into Bangladesh. The Rohingya are a Muslim ethnic group living mostly in the Rakhine state in Myanmar. Myanmar has an overwhelmingly Buddhist population and has systematically persecuted the Rohingya for decades by regarding them as illegal migrants from Bangladesh and restricting their… Continue reading
Interview with Tilottama Karlekar
By Anika Grevstad Could you briefly introduce yourself and your field of study? I came here via Philadelphia and New York, but I grew up in India, in Calcutta, on the east coast of India. I worked in film and television production in Mumbai, the film capital of India, for a while. I am now… Continue reading
Interview with Japanese CPC
By Risa Seu Meet our new Japan CPC! His name is Ryota Sakurai. Ryota is born and raised in Machida (Tokyo, Japan). Ryota got his undergraduate degree at ICU (International Christian University) in education philosophy. he then proceeded to work as a special education teacher from 2001 until 2015 until he realized his passion for Japanese… Continue reading
Chinese CPC Interview
By Yizheng Wang We had a brief interview with Huimeng Zhou who is the new Chinese CPC this year. Huimeng is a tall girl with long hair. My first impression of her is shyness. However, when the topic came to Chinese language and culture, her talkative figure really surprised me. “A girl with her own thoughts… Continue reading
Interview with Christian Sorace
By Yizheng Wang As part of the very first group of students who took professor Christian Sorace’s course, I got the chance to interview with Christian, a man with lots of interesting experiences and stories. Q1: Hi Christian, do you want to introduce yourself to all CC students? I really enjoy the little stories you shared… Continue reading
The History of the Asian Language House
By Rina Dishman (A special thank you goes to Professor Joan Ericson, GREAL Dept. and Marianna McJimsey, Education Dept. for the information used to write this article) The Asian Language House on campus has an interesting backstory despite being the newest Language house at CC. In March of 1994, Paul Maruyama, Armin Wishard (German Department),… Continue reading
