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Hello! My name is Amy, I am from Charlottesville (1 hour away from Richmond). I am a Marketing major and I wanted to learn about the Chinese Culture because I feel as I am getting older I lack more knowledge of my own heritage. I was able to go to China over winter break and it made me super excited to learn more about the culture!

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Hello! I am a senior and I am a math major. I live in Chester which is like 20min away from Richmond and I cannot wait to learn about Chinese culture.

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Hello, My name Yasmine. I' am from Hampton,Va. This is my second semester here at VCU and I'm really excited about it! this is the first time I'm taking a world studies class that's dealing with another culture then my own. And I can't wait to see what this class has to offer.

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Well, the name is Ian. This is my fourth semester at VCU. I'm from Puerto Rico and I'm a military brat, so I've travelled quite a lot in my 19 years. I love experiencing and learning new cultures so I felt like this class was a great choice for me.

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Hi! My name is Kaitlyn and I am from Mechanicsville, VA. I am a freshman and currently studying to be an elementary school teacher. I'm excited to be in this class and to learn more about such an interesting culture!

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My name is Henry but I also go by Hank. I'm a senior studying International Studies and Spanish. I've always had an interest in Chinese culture and thought this class would be very informative.

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Hello Everyone! (: I am a senior at VCU, and my major is health sciences. I wanted to take this course because I love learning about other countries and discovering new cultures. I am excited to get to know all of you and work with the international students this semester!

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Hey, my name is Preston Nowlin and I just transferred here from the University of South Carolina. I'm a Risk Management & Insurance major. I'm a 5th year junior. I hope that that this class will give me more of an understanding of a culture that's so different from my own

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Hi, my name is Khadijah Bennett but I also go by my nickname Weezy. I'm a biology major and I plan on going to medical school to become a Physician Assistant (PA).  I hope this class will give me more insight into a different culture from my own.

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Hello everyone, I'm Hyunseung Yuk but I do go by Tiffany and I am a Korean-American. I am a chemistry major and I wish to become a clinical laboratory scientist. I am excited to learn more different cultures because I do wish to travel.

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Hi! Im Dana Herrault. I'm a senior in interior design. I plan to go to grad school for architecture when I graduate. I'm from Charlotte, North Carolina. I'm excited for the class because I love to travel and learn about different cultures.

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Hey everyone, I'm Bonnie (Qinyue Xue). I was born and raised in Shanghai, China. I came here by myself when I was 14 and went to high school in Martinsville, Virginia. I'm currently a sophomore major in Craft/Material Studies. I use a lot of traditional culture in my work, so I'd like to further understand different perspectives of chinese culture.

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I'm Sheena Zeng, and I'm a sophomore. I'm double-majoring in kinetic imaging and french. I'm really into video art and 2D animation. I'm Chinese-American (parents are from Shanghai and Guangzhou), and I love cheesy Chinese dramas. I'm Mandarin isn't as good as it was when I was a kid, but I'm working on it now. Going to long without Chinese food makes me wither away.

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My name is Taylor Smith and I am currently a freshman. I am from Richmond, Virginia and majoring in International Studies. I have always been interested in learning about other cultures, so I'm looking forward to learning new things in this class.

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Hi! My name is Zhara France, and I'm a Senior. I'll be graduating in May. I'm double-majoring in African American Studies and Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies. I hope to go back to school and finish my Biology degree after graduation. I would love to travel to China one day, and I'm excited to learn more about the culture. This seems like a really fun class, and I can't wait to get to know you all!

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My name is Hiu-Wai Choi, but I go by my middle name Tiffany and I'm from Richmond. I'm a freshman in the arts foundation program, and I hope to get into communication arts. I've been to Hong Kong to visit my family last summer.

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Hello! I'm a freshman and an AFO student. I plan to go into fashion design. I am very excited for this class! My brother has lived in Shanghai as an English and History teacher for the past 5 years. I visited him there then traveled to Beijing over the summer 2 years ago. Ever since then I have been very interested in the culture and wanted to learn more!

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My name is Ava Arabshahi. I am currently a junior, I transferred to VCU last semester. I am majoring in biology planning to go to dental school. I am mainly taking this class because I love to learn about different cultures and I china is a large country with a long history  and I am really interested to learn more about it.

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Hi everyone!
My name is Pavsee and I'm a currently a sophomore here at VCU and a psychology major. I love to travel with my family but we have never gotten the chance to visit China. I'm hoping to learn a lot about the culture so that someday we may be able to visit!

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My name is Jacob Tagnesi and I am currently a freshman wanting to major in mechanical engineering. Eastern culture has always fascinated me with their architecture and their way of life. I'm awaiting the insight this class will give me into Chinese culture.

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Hello everybody!!
My name is Vu Ta. The shortest name in the world according to lots of people :) I am a junior. I major in Professional Science. My ultimate goal is trying to get into Dental school because I believe a beautiful smile is a great way to start a day. I'm very excited to be in this class because I'd love to know more about Chinese cultures. I always give my parents a little bit of a hard time whenever someone speaks Chinese in front of me because they are Chinese and didn't teach me how to speak our own language when I was a child. I look forward to this exciting class.

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Hello, everyone!

My name is Jamal and I'm currently a Junior at VCU, studying Political Science: Public Policy and Administration with a minor in Regional Studies. Originally, I am from Staunton, VA but relocated to the Chesterfield area years ago. I like to consider myself a seasoned student with a little bit of age, but open to learning new cultures!

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Hello~!
I'm a freshmen in the art foundation program and my focus is animation. II'm from Chesapeake, VA. I've only been exposed to Chinese pop culture, so this would be an awesome opportunity to learn about its traditions and history.

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Hi!
I am a freshman in the art foundation program hoping to go into the sculpture department. I grew up in Richmond and love the city. I want to learn more about Chinese culture because I have always found Chinese culture, as well as the history of art in China to be very interesting!

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Hi, everyone!

I am a sophomore studying theatre scene design with a minor in Asian and Chinese Studies. I am working hard to become fluent in Chinese and knowledgeable in its art, culture, and history. I'm from southern Florida, but I love the cold weather here. I hope to become friends with you. Please be patient with me as I try remembering your names and faces. :)

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Hi,
I am in art foundation. I am still not sure what major I want to be in yet. I am from a small area in Pennsylvania. I think it is always interesting to learn as much as I can about my roots so I am excited to take this class.

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Hi,

I'm a Computer Science student from Washington, DC, and I'm taking this class partially because I'm interested in China's future as the world economic superpower as well as learning about a culture that I think there is probably a lot of unknowns behind in the west

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Hey guys,
I am a freshman at VCU and I'm an International Business major. I'm from Ann Arbor, Michigan, and I'm interested in this class because I travel a lot and enjoy learning about other cultures.

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Hey guys,
I am a pre-nursing freshman here. I am excited to learn about a new culture since I have hopes of traveling or doing service in other countries.

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Hey y'all,
I'm a Senior majoring in Health and Exercise Science and am taking this class for a mandatory credit. With that said, I am excited to learn new information outside of my major, keeps college interesting. And have always had interest in hearing how others live their lives and what traditions their culture may hold.

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Hey,
I'm a freshman at VCU and I'm an undeclared student. I am also originally from the Richmond area and went to Tucker High School for a Spanish Immersion program. I've always been interested in other languages so I'm excited to be able to take this class this semester.

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Hey everyone,
Im ready to learn and interact with Chinese culture this semester. I am from Newport News and Im majoring in Biology.

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Dear all,
I am so glad to meet you all and work with you all to explore Chinese culture. I am from China, and I came to Richmond in 2004.
I love teaching Chinese language and share Chinese culture with others.