Learning Objectives: After participation in class and completion of assignments for this week you will be able to:
As assigned, be able to compile information about the food ways and cultural practices of specific cultures along the Mekong: in China (Tibet and Yunnan), Lao PDR, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam but excluding Myanmar. Be able to compose this information into a logical, compact presentation on a culture’s food ways and cultural uniqueness.
Assignments:
Using the lists of SE Asian food plants that have been prepared already, develop and execute a plan for sampling the availability of these food plants within Honolulu. Limit the survey to either large markets, farmer's markets, or China town markets.
Define the terms "scale" and "conservation."
For the next class you will need to find and read an article on impacts of globalization in the Mekong watershed. This should be a paper that discusses how outside influences are changing life of members of cultures within the Mekong region. This will be briefly presented in class.