Cadet Research Workshop and NYC Outreach

Cadets enrolled in EV372-Geography of Asia traveled to Berkeley College in New York City to meet with Dr. Rina Singh and Angie Tang, experts on India-US and China-US relations, respectively. The presenters offered their views on what they believe are the most important geographical and security challenges facing the region and cadets had the opportunity to ask questions and assess the implications of the most pressing geographical challenges in Asia including territorial issues in the South China Sea, social and gender issues in India, as well as demographic change in East Asia. Afterwards, the cadets and faculty traveled to Chinatown to enjoy dim sum and meet with the publisher of the largest Chinese language daily newspaper in the United States where they discussed the importance of the diaspora community in shaping US-China economic relations. Finally, they ended the day with a visit to the Kimlau Chapter of the American Legion where cadets learned about the ways that the US military and service organizations such as the American Legion instill American values in immigrant communities and build bridges between newly arriving immigrants and the US population.