ZGBriefs | September 19, 2019
...Learning Building Bridges through Language and Culture (September 9, 2019, ChinaSource Quarterly) When I have an opportunity to speak to any group of students, whether young or old, I always feel it...
...Learning Building Bridges through Language and Culture (September 9, 2019, ChinaSource Quarterly) When I have an opportunity to speak to any group of students, whether young or old, I always feel it...
...in Jesus Christ? Do we even know what they will be facing when they return? Debbie Philip has written a book, Heading Home with Jesus, to help us think through...
...African students in their midst. Lucy Liu reviews the book, China and Africa: A Century of Engagement, written by David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman. She commends the book for...
...change in the course of the unfolding relationship, but so is China. My head spinning as I pondered the many dimensions of this relationship, I scooped up my computer bag...
...years and a few that were iffy—I transitioned back to the US. When I went to the field, it was with the best of intentions and far too much information...
...the late Ming Dynasty, Xu Guangqi, also the founder of modern Chinese science and technology, mentioned Xujiahui in his book when referring to the development of agricultural economy; so it...
...David H. Shinn and Joshua Eisenman, is a high-level introductory book in this field. Dr. Shinn is an adjunct professor of international affairs at The George Washington University and former...
...are young graduates in their twenties. This is a more recent phenomenon that is slowly changing the perception that the Chinese in Africa are mostly blue-collar workers and miners who...
...short to work with most of the believers who may be going back home. Christian workers coming to China need to have a kingdom mindset. Local Chinese churches will need...
...I felt the urge to study the Chinese language and culture. At that point in my life, all I wanted was to study another foreign language. I had no concept...
...in China? Tim: My experiences in China as an African student have been exciting and at the same time challenging. I have found Chinese culture very interesting because there are...
...me to the students. I was their first up-close foreigner and all of me needed interpretation. As I left the podium and roamed the aisles I broke their mold of...