"The story of Hong Kong has long been dominated by competing myths: to Britain, a 'barren rock' with no appreciable history; to China, a part of Chinese soil from time immemorial, at last returned to the ancestral fold. For decades, its history was simply not taught, especially to Hong Kongers, obscuring its origins as a place of refuge and rebellion. When protests erupted in 2019 and were met with escalating suppression from Beijing, Louisa Lim—raised in Hong Kong as a half-Chinese, half-English child, and now a reporter who has covered the region for more than a decade—realized that she was uniquely positioned to unearth Hong Kong's untold stories. Lim's deeply researched and personal account casts startling new light on key moments: the British takeover in 1842, the negotiations over the 1997 return to China, and the future Beijing seeks to impose." (https://www.louisalim.com/indelible-city). In addition to the book itself we will read and discuss occasional news articles that pertain directly to Hong Kong today.
This free discussion group will be conducted asynchronously (using the Proboards platform) beginning September 14, with the first post due September 21, and will continue through November 23 in ten one-week modules.
This discussion group is for NCTA Alumni in the University of Pittsburgh Coordinating Site region (PA, OH, MI, WV, MD, AL, MN, DE, LA, IL, KY)
For Pennsylvania teachers, completion of this book discussion will be worth fourteen Act 48 hours. For teachers in other states, we can provide you with a certificate of completion. All participants will receive a complimentary copy of the book.
After you register, we will send you a confirmation email and will (depending on your response below) a complimentary copy of the book. You will also receive information on logging on to the Proboards Discussion Board site and a schedule of the readings and assignments.
