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EPIC Workshop for Community College and High School Instructors: Famine in the Modern World

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The Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (91³Ô¹Ï) and Stanford Global Studies (SGS) are excited to offer a professional development workshop for community college instructors who wish to internationalize their curriculum. The workshop will feature a talk by Stanford historian Dr. Bertrand Patenaude on the major famines of modern history, the controversies surrounding them, and the reasons that famine persists in our increasingly globalized world. Workshop participants will receive a copy of Dr. Patenaude¡¯s book Bread + Medicine: American Famine Relief in Soviet Russia, 1921¨C1923 (Hoover Institution Press, 2023). Published in June, the book recounts how medical intervention, including a large-scale vaccination drive, by the American Relief Administration saved millions of lives in Soviet Russia during the famine of 1921¨C23.

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Dr. Bertrand M. Patenaude

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Dr. Bertrand M. Patenaude teaches history, international relations, and human rights at Stanford, where he is a Lecturer for the International Relations Program, a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and a Faculty Fellow at the Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH). Patenaude teaches courses at the Stanford School of Medicine as a Lecturer at the Center for Biomedical Ethics (SCBE). His seminars range across topics such as United Nations peacekeeping, genocide, famine in the modern world, humanitarian aid, and global health.

 

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Dr. Bertrand Patenaude Lecturer for the International Relations Program, a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and a Faculty Fellow at the Center for Innovation in Global Health (CIGH)
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More than Sports: Using the Olympics to Teach Modern East Asian History

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From amazing athletic feats to beautiful pageantry, the Olympics command the world¡¯s attention like no other event. Students and families alike are sure to watch at least some of this summer¡¯s games from Tokyo. But how might we, as teachers, use the Olympics to introduce topics from East Asian history? In this webinar, Ethan Segal explores the many meanings of the Olympics for China, Japan, and South Korea, from displaying recovery to promoting democracy. Join us for an interesting, engaging session that will provide useful background content, help you rethink some old assumptions, and highlight some connections for teachers to use in bringing the Olympics into your classroom.

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This webinar is a joint collaboration between 91³Ô¹Ï, the (NCTA), and Stanford's .

 

Featured Speaker:

Professor Ethan Segal

Professor Ethan Segal

Ethan Segal is Associate Professor of History at Michigan State University. He earned his Ph.D. at 91³Ô¹Ï, was a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tokyo, and taught as a visiting professor at Harvard. Professor Segal¡¯s research topics include economic and social history, nationalism, women and gender, and contemporary popular culture. He is the author of Coins, Trade, and the State: Economic Growth in Early Medieval Japan as well as numerous articles, reviews, and videos in scholarly journals and online. Professor Segal has won multiple teaching awards and is a regular contributor to NCTA and other outreach workshops and seminars.

 

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Professor Ethan Segal Associate Professor of History, Michigan State University
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Mariko Yang-Yoshihara

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Stanford, CA 94305-6060

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Mariko Yang-Yoshihara is an Instructor and an Educational Researcher at 91³Ô¹Ï interested in driving social impact through curriculum development and research. Currently, she is focused on understanding how constructivist theory-based design thinking principles can 1) foster a more entrepreneurial mindset for adult learners and 2) promote an interdisciplinary STEAM (STEM + Arts/Humanities) approach to innovation for young and adult learners by developing educational curricula and analyzing their impacts. Her research informs the courses she develops and teaches for students ranging from middle to graduate-level across Japan.

Mariko¡¯s academic research has been presented at national and international conferences, including the annual meetings of the American Educational Research Association, the Society of Research into Higher Education, and Japan Society for Research Policy and Innovation Management. Her past research findings have been published in peer-reviewed journals including International Journal of STEM Education, Thinking Skills and Creativity, Classroom Discourse, and Administrative Sciences, as well as in volumes published by the MIT Press, the Tokyo University Press (Japanese), and Hakuto Shobo (Japanese). Additionally, Mariko co-authored a book on STEAM education and design thinking () published by Asahi Shinbun Press in 2019, which has been reprinted and translated into Chinese (title: ¹è¹ÈÊÇÈçºÎÅàÑø´´ÐÂÈ˲ŵÄ) by the Zhejiang People¡¯s Publishing House (Õã½­ÈËÃñ³ö°æÉç). She also conducts research on administrative career paths within higher education, focusing on the professional identities of those with doctorate degrees working within research management and administration at a global scale. She recently co-edited that gathered contributions from over 50 countries and regions across Africa, North America, South America, Asia, Australasia, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, and the Middle East (Emerald Publishing, 2023).

In 2016, Mariko co-founded SKY Labo, an educational non-profit based in Japan, with a goal to nurture the next generation of STEAM thinkers. SKY Labo¡¯s inquiry-based program utilizing human-centred pedagogical approaches has garnered official support from the Gender Equality Bureau of Japan¡¯s Cabinet Office in 2019, and was honored with the Semi-Grand Prix of Nissan Foundation¡¯s Rikajyo Ikusei Sho (Award Promoting Next Generation of Women in STEM) in 2022.

Mariko received a Ph.D. and a M.A. in Political Science from 91³Ô¹Ï. She holds a B.A. in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine and a B.A. in Literature from the University of the Sacred Heart in Japan. In addition to her role at 91³Ô¹Ï, Mariko is a Visiting Professor at Tohoku University, serving as a faculty member of the School of Engineering and an academic advisor to graduate students in the Department of Management Science and Technology. 

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Economic Development: The Case of South Korea

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South Korea stands as one of the largest economies in the world, producing some of the biggest ships and inventing some of the most advanced consumer electronics. With its roots in a traditional agrarian economy, South Korea grew rapidly during the 1960s and 1970s under an export- and heavy industry-focused strategy, led by the state and large conglomerates called jaebols. In less than 50 years, South Korea¡¯s gross domestic product increased from $2.7 billion in 1962 to over a trillion dollars in 2007.

Quechua Oqrakashqa: The Effects of Mining Consortia and Globalization on Local Quechua Communities in the Peruvian Andes

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Mining consortia play an important part in improving Peru¡¯s world role in the export of precious and base metals and minerals. But as with all extractive operations, these industries frequently overlook the cultural effect mining production has on traditional communities. One of the most debilitating socioeconomic factors affecting recipient communities of global mining operations is language use which imparts meaning to project successes from the standpoint of a host nation, international investors, and on-the-ground actors. This paper explores local indigenous language and gender dynamics as they play out in the Peruvian Andes, an area of increasing interest to global mining consortia. 

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Ninth year of 91³Ô¹Ï's Reischauer Scholars Program in full swing

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On February 1, 2012, the Reischauer Scholars Program (RSP) embarked on its ninth year with a new class of 27 exceptional high school students from across the United States. Named in honor of former Ambassador to Japan Edwin O. Reischauer, the RSP is an online course about Japan and U.S.¨CJapan relations for high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors that is supported by a grant from the Center for Global Partnership, The Japan Foundation, and the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. The primary instructor of the RSP is Naomi Funahashi, Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (91³Ô¹Ï). The RSP was established in 2002 with a grant from the United States¨CJapan Foundation.

The RSP is a rigorous, college-level course that provides students with a broad overview of Japanese history, literature, religion, art, politics, economics, and contemporary society, with a special focus on the U.S.¨CJapan relationship. Ambassadors, top scholars, and experts throughout the United States and Japan provide online lectures and engage students in live discussion sessions. Students also complete readings and weekly assignments, with the coursework culminating in an independent research project.

 

Ambassador John Roos

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Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki

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Students were welcomed to the course with recently videotaped remarks by Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki, Japanese ambassador to the United States, and Ambassador John Roos, U.S. ambassador to Japan. Ambassador Roos commented, ¡°The relationship between the United States and Japan today is closer than it has ever been. As strong as our ties are, though, they are not self-sustaining. I encourage all of you to become the ¡®Reischauers¡¯ of your time, guiding the way to an even stronger friendship between our two great countries.¡±

The 2012 Reischauer Scholars are deeply engaged in the course, and have been active participants in meaningful dialogue about a variety of Japan-related topics. Topics discussed thus far in 2012 include Shinto and Buddhism in Japanese society, feudal Japan, the modernization of the Meiji era, Japanese colonial legacies, World War Two and war memory, and the impact of the 3.11.11 earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan. Concerning 3.11.11, Ambassador Fujisaki commented, ¡°The tremendous goodwill and support from American friends and people around the world¡­ we will never forget it. We count on you to be a future bridge between Americans and the Japanese.¡±

The 2012 RSP class is comprised of students from the following 14 states: California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. Upon completion of the RSP in June 2012, students will earn Stanford Continuing Studies Program credit and a Certificate of Completion from 91³Ô¹Ï, 91³Ô¹Ï. The RSP has the goal of equipping participants with a rare degree of expertise about Japan that may have a significant impact on their choice of study and future career. Since 91³Ô¹Ï started offering the RSP in 2003, Funahashi has noticed that many RSP students have continued to pursue Japan-related academic and extracurricular interests in college and beyond.

The advisory committee members are Consul General Hiroshi Inomata, Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco; Ambassador Michael H. Armacost, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, 91³Ô¹Ï; Professor Emeritus , 91³Ô¹Ï; Professor Emeritus Nisuke Ando, Doshisha University; Professor Phillip Lipscy, 91³Ô¹Ï; and Gary Mukai, Director, 91³Ô¹Ï, 91³Ô¹Ï.

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Japan's Modern Economy

In this lecture, Professor Okimoto analyzes Japan's SEID model of economic development. In addition, he explores factors behind Japan's economic success as well as its current economic problems.

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