Tag: Asia
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Vietnam Unit
Like anybody who grew up in the United States from roughly 1960 to 2000, my main knowledge of Vietnam comes from the Vietnam War. Our evolving views on that event are interesting, and not too surprisingly many books I used for our Vietnam Unit touch on that topic. All in all a good geography lesson…
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Pakistan Unit
Pakistan is a complicated country. I mostly know about it from how it’s been in the news, which as you can imagine has not been the most positive reporting you can find. That and one or two prominent names. So, our Pakistan Unit was a great opportunity to learn more positive things about the country…
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Indonesia Unit
Funny story, a few weeks ago I was having lunch with my Mom and she talked about a news report where someone had gone to Indonesia and come back with lots of clothes. She doubted they had really been there because her memory of Indonesia (from 1979 or 1980) was of all the fabrics being…
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Iraq Unit
The United States invaded Iraq when I was in middle school. This led to many immature jokes by kids who didn’t really know much about the events creating puns off the names Iraq and Iran. They were pretty stupid, but everyone felt so mature and hilarious. In my mind Iraq is very tied up with…
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Bhutan Unit
When we look at Asia, we don’t think there are tons of countries there, because we see the massive expanse that is Russia, India, and China. So, it always surprises me when I find a relatively small country like Bhutan. It’s not anywhere near as small as many of the countries in Europe, but it…