CHINA: Tiananmen Square (1989)
 

 

You are a 37-year-old Chinese person living in the present day. You were one of the student leaders conducting protests in Tiananmen Square back in 1989. You remember the experience vividl. You have been forced to live in the United States to avoid arrest in China. You are sending letters out to area universities in an effort to educate American students by offering your services as a guest lecturer on US-China relations.

Write a letter to the Dean of the School of Social Sciences, UWM.
Business Letter Format | Annotated Bibliography | APA Format

Reference Resources
eLibrary History Study Center
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Secondary Sources
Tiananmen

Gate of Heavenly Peace (PBS)
A wide range of Chinese perspectives on a defining moment in China's modern history.
In addition to information about the documentary by this name, this website includes articles, essays, and book excerpts, containing analysis and interpretation of the 1989 protests. Original source documents, video and audio clips, posters, photographs, and artwork are also available.

 

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...China in the Red (PBS/Frontline)
...Tiananmen Square, 1989: The Declassified History
...Virtual Museum of China ’89
...East Asian History Sourcebook
...Tiananmen Revisited (CNN)

Primary Resources

Access Newspaper Archives
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Historical New York Times
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eLibrary History Study Center
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...The May 13th Hunger Strike Declaration
...Interview at Tiananmen Square with Chai Ling.
...Tiananmen (images)
...MCLC Image Archives (Modern Chinese Literature and Culture at the University of Ohio)

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