If extra credit opportunities arise, they will be posted to this page in a timely manner.

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There will be several extra credit offerings during the semester of which you may avail yourself of three. Each offering will be worth 10 points for a total of thirty points. The offerings will be posted in a timely manner, but it is each student's personal responsibility to follow through on attending and reporting on the EC functions. You must avail yourself to the El Paso Museum of History extra credit opportunity, otherwise you will be limited to receiving a total of twenty EC points no matter how many other events you attend. In every case, you will need to submit a one-page report on the activity (typed or computer-printed)  telling what you saw and/or heard, and what you thought about the activity.

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First Offering - Visit the El Paso Museum of History. You may visit the museum located at 12901 Gateway West any time from now until the end of the semester.  When you visit the museum, tell the attendant on duty that you are from my class and ask  for a visit verification form that I have provided (sh/e will know what you are talking about ). This form must be attached to your visit report. The visit report must be turned in no later than the last day of class this semester for you to receive credit. In your report tell me 1) what you saw, 2) what you thought about what you saw, and 3) how well you think the museum presents the history of El Paso.  The museum's operating hours are:

 Temporary Hours as of November 11, 2002

.................Tues 2pm - 5pm

................Wed 9am - 12pm

.................Thurs 9am - 12pm

Admission Free

If you have any questions, make sure you ask them in class. 10 points EC

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Remaining Offerings: The following lecture series comprise the remaining extra credit offerings for this semester. Each lecture is worth 10 extra credit points. You must submit a one-page typewritten report of 1) what you heard, and,  2) what you thought about what you heard. These reports are to be submitted to the class TA no later than one week after you attend the lecture to receive credit. As stated in the first paragraph on this page, you need only attend two of these lectures of your choice plus  visit to the El Paso Museum of History to get all 30 extra credit points offered this semester.

You are Cordially Invited to a Series of Public Lectures

on U.S.-Asian Relations.

All Lectures are on Monday evenings in the

UTEP Geological Sciences Building, Room 123

at 7:00 p.m.

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Feb. 10 -- Zuobao Wei, “Chinese Economic Reform and the U.S -China Relationship”

            Zuobao Wei, Assistant Professor of Finance, UTEP, has written a dissertation and several articles on modern economic developments in China.

Feb. 24 (Date Change) -- Chen Jian, “The Curious Chinese-American Relationship”      

            Chen Jian, C. K. Yen Professor of Chinese American Relations at the University of Virginia, is the author of Mao’s China and the Cold War and numerous other books.

March 3 -- Jim Matray, “Someplace Else:  The Tragedy of Korean-American Relations”

Jim Matray, Professor of History and Department Chair, California State University, Chico  is the author of The Reluctant Crusade in China: American Foreign Policy in Korea, 1941-1950 and numerous other works on Korea and U.S.-Asian policy.

April 7 -- George Herring, “Vietnam: The War that Never Seems to Go Away”

George Herring, Alumni Professor of History, University of Kentucky, is the author of America’s Longest War, now in its 4^th edition, and numerous other books on the War in Vietnam.

April 14 -- Kenton Clymer, “The United States and Cambodia: A Half Century of Troubled Relationships”

Kenton Clymer, Professor of History, UTEP, is the author of Quest for Freedom: The United States and India’s Independence, as well as other books and a forthcoming history of US-Cambodian relations.

April 21 -- Carl Jackson, “Beat Zen, Square Zen, and (Just) Zen: The American Reception of Zen Buddhism”

Carl Jackson, Professor of History, UTEP, is the author of the prize-winning book, The Oriental Religions and American Thought, as well as other books and articles on the influence of Asian thought in the United States.

April 28 -- Yasuhide Kawashima, “Americanization of the Japanese Law, 1945-1990”

Yasuhide Kawashima, Professor of History, UTEP is the author of King Philip’s War and other books.  He has also written several articles on the influence of American law on Japan.

Sponsored by the UTEP History Department, UTEP Asian Studies Program, the Shen-Lee Endowment Fund,

the Dean of Liberal Arts, Chicano Studies Program, and the Provost’s Office

Questions?  (915) 747-7057

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02/10/03

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