Summary
In the late 20th and early 21st centuries, a “fall line” was created on the coastal plain of China when Special Economic Zones were created by government fiat. This presentation will examine the demographic and lifestyle changes that ensued. It will also look at similar changes that occurred during the same time period in Japan. Teaching suggestions and resources will be introduced including award-winning young adult and children’s literature about East Asia focused on this topic.
Session Focus
Secondary/High School | Human and Cultural Geography | World/International
Conference Room
Byrd
Meet the Presenters
Nancy Hope is Executive Director of the Freeman Book Awards. Formerly, she was Associate Director of the Kansas Consortium for Teaching about Asia, a line-officer in the U.S. Navy, a textile designer and dyer of kimono in Japan where she lived for more than eight years, and an educational media specialist at the Children’s Museum in Boston.
