Our new Book Groups feature graphic texts and drama on China - including an acclaimed comic series, 2 graphic novels, and an in-depth look into multiple adaptations of the story of China's woman warrior, Mulan.
Read and work on your own time; earn professional development hours that also count towards study tour requirements. We hope you'll join us!
Understanding China Book Groups
Foundations of Chinese Civilization: The Yellow Emperor to the Han Dynasty (2697 BCE - 220 CE)
Understanding China through Comics, Book 1
by Jing Liu
September 18 - October 8, 2019
3 Sessions; 6 PD Hours
Moderator: Karen Kane Register Here
Division to Unification in Imperial China: The Three Kingdoms to the Tang Dynasty (220-907)
Understanding China through Comics, Book 2
by Jing Liu
October 9 - October 29, 2019
3 Sessions; 6 PD Hours
Moderator: Karen Kane Register Here
A great way to learn about China's vast history!
- Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club, on Understanding China Through Comics
Mulan: Five Versions of a Classic Chinese Legend
Understanding China through Drama
by Shiamin Kwa and Wilt L. Idema (Translators)
October 23 - November 19, 2019
by Belle Yang
November 20 - December 17, 2019
4 Sessions; 8 PD Hours
Moderator: Karen Kane Register Here
Barbarians and the Birth of Chinese Identity: The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the Yuan Dynasty (907 - 1368)
Understanding China through Comics, Book 3
by Jing Liu
January 8 - January 28, 2020
3 Sessions; 6 PD Hours
Moderator: Karen Kane Register Here
The Making of Modern China: The Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty (1368-1912)
Understanding China through Comics, Book 4
by Jing Liu
January 29 - February 18, 2020
3 Sessions; 6 PD Hours
Moderator: Karen Kane Register Here
Combines breezy style with historical rigor to strike just the right gong-tone for
a middle school audience approaching the vast scope of Chinese history.
- Education About Asia on Understanding China Through Comics
A Chinese Life
Understanding China through Graphic Novels
Written by Philippe Ôtié and Li Kunwu, Illustrated by Li Kunwu, Translated by Edward Gauvin
February 19 - April 14, 2020
8 Sessions; 16 PD Hours
Moderator: Karen Kane
Asia for Educators (AFE) receives generous funding for professional development on East Asia from the Freeman Foundation. AFE is a member of The National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA) , which is generously funded by the Freeman Foundation as a multi-year initiative to encourage and facilitate teaching and learning about East Asia in elementary and secondary schools nationwide. NCTA is a premier provider of professional development on East Asia. AFE also receives funding from the U.S. Department of Education.
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