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RESOURCES FOR ANN ARBOR/YPSILANTI READS, 2008

Map of China

   

Book Cover 8th Promise



Reading Group Guide
www.bn.com (Search by title, click on Features)

Toisan: The Cantonese version of Taishan, a region in China close to Hong Kong that speak the Toisan language. www.taishan.com

Mao Tse-tung

   

Mao Tse-tung
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MODCHINA/MAO.HTM
Mao for beginners
by Rius & Friends.


Chiang Kai-shek

   

Chiang Kai-shek
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0811770.html
Chiang Kai-shek: China's generalissimo and the nation he lost
by Jonathan Fenby.


SunYat-sen

   

SunYat-sen
http://www.time.com/time/asia/asia/magazine/1999/990823/sun_yat_sen1.html
Sun Yat-sen, frustrated patriot
by JC. Martin Wilbur.



Chinese Food Therapy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_food_therapy
http://www.dhyansanjivani.org/chinese_food.asp

Chinese food

   

Chinese calligraphy
http://library.thinkquest.org/3614/
Chinese calligraphy
by Yu-ho Tseng.



Confucius
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/confucius/
The authentic Confucius: a life of thought and politics by Annping Chin.

Buddhism
http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/buddhaintro.html
Introduction to Buddhism: an explanation of the Buddhist way of life by Geshe Kelsang Gyatso,

Taoism
http://www.religioustolerance.org/taoism.htm
Taoism: origins, beliefs, practices, holy texts, sacred places by Jennifer Oldstone-Moore.

Ch’i
http://www.shaolin.com/chi_kungfu.aspx
Ki: a practical guide for westerners by William Reed.

Yin-Yang

   

Yin-Yang
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHPHIL/YINYANG.HTM
The way of Feng Shui: harmony, health, wealth and happiness
by Philippa Waring.



Immigrant Experience
http://immigrants.harpweek.com/chineseamericans/1Introduction/BillWeiIntro.htm

San Francisco Chinatown   San Francisco Chinatown

San Francisco Chinatown
http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/collections/chineseinca/sfchinatown.html



Taiping Rebellion
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CHING/TAIPING.HTM

Yick Wo v. Hopkins (1886)
http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/yickwo.html
http://www.lectlaw.com/files/case20.htm