This article first appeared in St. Cloud Times on Monday, May 12, 2014. https://www.facebook.com/Jason.CK.Tham/posts/10152376583180325 Toward the end of the St. Cloud State University school year, I asked on my Facebook page what I should be writing for this last column in the Times. Almost unanimously, my friends expressed interest in my experience as an international … Continue reading An International Perspective on the Values of American Education
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Changing Times: Meshing Lessons and Gadgets
This column originally appeared in St. Cloud Times, Monday, March 10, 2014. I am among the generation of children who grew up on the Internet. My daily life revolves around different screens, from my laptop to smartphone to music player. I am addicted to instant information. And I am drawn to cultural memes that I consider … Continue reading Changing Times: Meshing Lessons and Gadgets
Coke Ad Shows True Beauty of the United States
This column originally appears in St. Cloud Times, Monday, February 10, 2014. If you watched the Super Bowl commercials, you should be aware of the controversy Coca-Cola stirred up with its new ad titled “It’s Beautiful.” The 60-second ad featured “America, the Beautiful,” sung in seven languages during scenes of Americans of different ethnicities spending time … Continue reading Coke Ad Shows True Beauty of the United States
Keep the Resolutions Afloat
This column originally appears in St. Cloud Times, Monday, January 13, 2014. This is the pre-edited version of the article. As we celebrate the beginning of a new calendar year, quite often we are prompted to make new resolutions and plans to try something new, or to do something differently. Many of us scribble new … Continue reading Keep the Resolutions Afloat
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