China Tibet Masks: A Daily China Photo

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This week’s photos come from Lydia Kong and her trip to Tibet.  To see more of her photos, head to her site.  To see your photos here, send them to or .

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China Pictures, Tibetan Guides: A Daily China Photo

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Today’s photo comes from Lydia Kong‘s travels to Tibet. This is a picture she describes as her “small guide and his picture.”

Look here for more photos later this week. To see your photos on the China Dreamblogue, send them to or .

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Buddhist Temple: Daily China Photo

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This week’s photos come to us from Lydia Kong, a student in the US, and her trip to Tibet. First here is her picture of a temple at Baijusi in Tibet.

Check here this week to see more photos from Lydia and her trip to Tibet!  And to see your photos here, send them to or .

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This past weekend I traveled to Shanghai in order to attend the 2007 China Education Expo, an annual traveling expo showcasing international study abroad opportunities for Chinese students. While there, I also had the chance to catch up with several bloggers, speak with Steve Feld, the Executive Director the University of Maryland’s Smith School of Business, and spend some time with Christine Lu of the China Business Network. I have to admit that serendipity seemed to follow me as I met up with a number of people, from a helpful and friendly group of Casablancan businessmen on the plane to the Chinese watch salesman that helped me find an Internet Bar when I needed it most.

This week I’ll be writing stories about my adventures and some of the fantastic dreamers I met in my few short days in Shanghai. Photos and maps will follow. Unfortunately, my camera battery died a quick, painless death on this trip, but others have been generous enough to donate their own photos.

Photo courtesy of Ken Yip.

PS–My regrets to missing Chris Carr of Cal Poly MBA Trip‘s latest visit. He was in Beijing and I was not able to meet up with him to hear about the latest on his MBA program in California.

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China Basketball World: A Daily China Cartoon

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Today’s photo comes from Googlm and Leng Mu. To see more cartoons and learn about Leng Mu, head to his Chinese cartoon website.

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China Ancient Technology: A Daily China Cartoon

Today’s photo comes from Leng Mu and the creative team at Goolgm.com.  To see more of their photos, head to their China Cartoon website. Read on »

Here is the list of four job opportunities. Choose one job description and prepare for it in the interview next week.

Final Exam Job Descriptions

Here are some examples of resumes:

Click on the images to enlarge. Remember to bring a 1-page typed resume to class printed on A4 standard paper. I will not grade any other kind of resume.

And here is a list of interview questions that will help you prepare for the interview:

Sample Interview Questions and Answers

Remember, you will have about one and a half minutes of interview time, so you will likely only answer two or three questions.

DD

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Chinese Animal Lover: A Daily China Cartoon

Today’s photo comes from Googlm and Leng Mu.  To see and find out more about these fantastic cartoons, head to their China cartoon website.

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A few months ago, Yanzhi and I met Thomas Stader, the man who created The Library Project. His project donates books and libraries to underprivileged schools and orphanages in the developing world. Stader created this project because he believes education is the key motivator to breaking the cycle of poverty that exists in the developing world. For him, education is change. The Library Project accomplishes its work by getting the local community involved through book drives and awareness raising, establishing bi-lingual libraries, and partnering with local orphanages and schools.

I recently received a note from Thomas that he has built a new library, and I’d like to share what he sent to us.

“Everyone at The Library Project are very excited to announce that we have provided our first library to a countryside elementary school in China.

“There are over 500 students, grades 1-6 that attend the Xin Xing Elementary School. One third of the students that attend Xin Xing Elementary School are worker children. Worker people are people that do manual labor in China. Their jobs can be anything from building highways to building apartment blocks. They tend to be migratory, going where the work is, and once the work is finished they pick their family up and go again where the work is. Because the area around the Xin Xing Elementary School was declared a Special Development Zone by the Central Government, there has been an influx of Worker Families and their children. As you can imagine, this puts an added strain on the school budget that the administration must balance at the Xin Xing Elementary School.

“Even with this added strain, the Xin Xing Elementary School has an incredible school administration with the Vice Principle named Mr. Zhong being a key player. We met Mr. Zhong one day during the Summer Break when we showed up unannounced and he welcomed us at the gate. He was alone, cleaning the school in preparation for the approaching Fall Semester.

“During our Pre Assessment we found the school library located in a dirty room on the fourth floor of the school. Even though it was dirty, the books were all very well kept, in new book shelves the Central Government had just provided. Their collection of books numbered 3,000. This sounds like a very impressive number, but the books they had in the library were almost completely inappropriate for the children attending the elementary school. Most books were written for High School or University students, or were published in the 1970s and were showing their age. There were no more than 50 children’s books for grades 1-3. The library room also lacked any comfortable furniture for the children sit on.

“On September 25, 2007, The Library Project provided 500 children’s books for grades 1-3, and also a child safe reading area with comfortable and colorful furniture for the children to be able to sit down and read a book. We also provided a full set of children’s encyclopedias for the older learners. After the furniture and books were setup, we held a party to celebrate the children’s new library. Twenty “star” students were chosen to participate in arts, crafts and games. Everyone had a great time.

“Most importantly, the administration really saw how much the children enjoyed their new library. The Xin Xing Elementary School administration made a plan to make sure every class has an opportunity to use the library once a week.

“Without a doubt The Library Project has improved the level of education that the school provides to its students.”

If you have any questions, please contact Thomas Stader at: .

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