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Ancient Art of Double Dutch

Double Dutch comprises a history that spans thousands of years, from China and Africa to New York City. A major fast food chain and three incredible men brought the game into the 21st century as an international phenomenon and a full blown sports craze with a reality show in Japan.

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Nushu writing is inked down the webbing of the fan, each section a full message or response between two females.81

Snow Flower and the Secret Fan

"Snow Flower" describes the rural beauty and intricate horrors of life in the Chinese provinces in the 1820s. Few non-Chinese know about these things and the Chinese American author traveled to that continent in order to interview the oldest women and learn the truth.

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Dalai Lama - Politics and Religion

The Dalai Lama of Tibet works with a mission to increase the recognition of human rights around the world, for every human being. In addition, he seeks religious harmony and understanding along world...

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Asian Women's Sorrows - The Joy Luck Club

In San Francisco's Chinatown -- The stories of this book cluster around first Chinese American Jing-mei (June) Woo's journey of discovery to China to meet her half-sisters left by a roadside: the twins Chwun Yu and Chwun...

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The Woman Warrior: White Tigers and Ghosts

Every 500 years, dragon becomes tiger in order to learn more and prepare; tiger becomes the dragon in order to do more. This system of change patternd after the chancing of the north/south pole every several 1000 years, and the dance of male and female, or the circling around of God's hands. Back and forth bewteen worlds is where the author lives.

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The Book of Hallowe'en. Caption "No Hallowe'en without a Jack-o'-Lantern." (Images this page public domain).72

A Bloodcurdling Pumpkin Tradition

I've been reading the HubMob submissions this week, especially those about the history of the Halloween event and related traditions followed throughout a range of international countries. In doing so, I'd...

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The Chinese Flag of the 1890s. (Photos this page public domain)70

A Friend in China Comes Home

Several years ago a young woman I will call Sue to protect her privacy (she is off traveling somewhere again...) came into my martial arts classes in order to gain some self defense knowledge and exercise...

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Declining Jobs: Coal Mining and Disaster

Coal Mining Equipment Operation is a declining job in America, meaning that it is offering fewer and fewer job openings and will ultimately disappear, as did the Elevator Operator in the late 1960s. The...

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The Wisdom of Korean Martial Style

This Hub will discuss what a style is, or has been, in the context of martial arts. A style can signify a large brand of a specific martial art, or a subtype of that art. Operations of these concepts vary around the globe and within the same city. In Korea and African Nations, martial arts are often regulated by the government, but not so the US.

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China's Endangered Nationalities

(public domain) Heilongjiang (Hei) Province meets Inner Mongolia (Nei Mongol) in the northeast corner of China (please see map).At the northeastern-most tip of Inner Mongolia and the northwestern-most part of...

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