Day 3 (Alex Karni)- Guest Speaker Mr. Han

 January 6, 2022


Today was an eventful day, to say the least. To jump into the day, we started out with two readings covering American Exceptionalism and China Singularity. After discussing the two readings and sharing ideas and opinions, we moved on to brainstorming questions for the upcoming visit with Mr. Han, who is a half-Asian midwestern-raised that works at Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston and works closely with diverse faith communities. Soon after, we watched a short documentary/episode of the extremely successful business story of Vietnamese Nail Salons. The movie was very interesting and it is easy to say the whole class learned something new. 

After finishing the documentary, we indulged in a delicious lunch at a Pho restaurant in Chinatown. Everyone enjoyed the food very much and some of my favorite things I tried personally were the Vietnamese iced coffee (which was made with a very strong type of coffee and condensed milk) and the Thai tea. After our family-style lunch, we returned to the school to have the opportunity to talk with Mr. Han. We asked our questions and he explained a little bit about his personal life and his opinions as a specialist in the topic of Asian immigrants, identity, etc. 






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