Voices | Tongtong Wu | Activity https://voices.wooster.edu/members/twu21/activity/ Activity feed for Tongtong Wu. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:11:33 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v= en-US 30 hourly 2 ea4f9dc403e3b2cc1f2221bf3e0e73df Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site COW Latin America https://cowlatinamerica.voices.wooster.edu/?p=921 Tue, 05 May 2020 14:07:03 +0000 Progress or Neocolonialism?

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 During the 19th Century, Chile transformed itself from a colonial society to a modern country with large scales of economic development and immigration. Even […]

]]> 03b9310faa2833d8cc9da5720c8f1908 Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 https://mla2020.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3867 Fri, 28 Feb 2020 19:59:20 +0000 The Motorcycle Diaries by Enersto Guevara talks about his journey with Alberto through the whole South American continent after taking a year off from UBA, school of Medicine. The journey was fascinating in the […]

]]> ee4ad2e59790cbc69ca95271f01ba760 Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 https://mla2020.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3830 Fri, 21 Feb 2020 03:53:13 +0000 This novel talks about one Mexican farmer Demetrio from the countryside participating in the Revolution . We could see his travels and interactions with different characters from various backgrounds. The […]

]]> ecca5831c4f490006b24c5b0235418de Tongtong Wu commented on the post, Finalized Research Plan: Anglo Chilean influence in Valparaiso during 19th Century, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 http://mla2020.voices.wooster.edu/2020/02/16/finalized-research-plan-anglo-chilean-influence-in-valparaiso-at-19th-century/#comment-22 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 01:08:28 +0000 Thank you so much Emily!

]]> 349ff5a377fbd59f6b88757d35120615 Tongtong Wu commented on the post, Narrowed Research Topic: The Figure of Hugo Chavez, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 http://mla2020.voices.wooster.edu/2020/02/17/narrowed-research-topic-the-figure-of-hugo-chavez/#comment-3 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 03:11:21 +0000 This is a great research topic as he is a controversial figure in the Latin American history. I heard different things while taking to Venezuelans. I would like to see your specific research question to guide you […]

]]> 321fb60bc4a7552dd58044aeb0b7ec0b Tongtong Wu commented on the post, Narrowed Research Post: Gender and Argentina's Dirty War, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 http://mla2020.voices.wooster.edu/2020/02/16/narrowed-research-post-gender-and-argentinas-dirty-war/#comment-2 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 03:06:45 +0000 Your research questions are very specific. Las Madres y Abuelas de Plaza de Mayo are important organizations during and after the dictatorship era to find their lost children and grandchildren back. These […]

]]> 428402412f5aecc45bb3eb9a302b7ee8 Tongtong Wu commented on the post, Narrowed Research: Chilean Feminist Protest 2019, on the site Modern Latin America 2020 http://mla2020.voices.wooster.edu/2020/02/16/narrowed-research-chilean-feminist-protest-2019/#comment-1 Tue, 18 Feb 2020 02:57:23 +0000 This is a very meaningful research. I could connect you with my Chilean coworker in the National Library because she participated in the very first demonstrations in front of our workplace. It is important to […]

]]> 725a07d611b29df1daf7f4c026425e7e Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 https://mla2020.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3755 Mon, 17 Feb 2020 04:10:55 +0000 Global economy has played a huge role in the 19th Century Latin America, as they overthrown the Spanish monarchy. Chile was liberated by Don José de San Martín in 1821 after declaring war on Sep 18 of 1810. A […]

]]> 7a6e7ae982d6c1a03f255df35d2e2514 Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 http://mla2020.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3624 Tue, 04 Feb 2020 16:45:19 +0000 Argentina has been one of the most progressive feminist countries in recent years, as demonstrated by the rapid change of social norms. There have been social movements such as #AbortoLegal and #NiUnaMenos […]

]]> 97b7519c8ae1a3ac5d5d93e85621583a Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site Modern Latin America 2020 http://mla2020.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3523 Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:00:29 +0000 Article link      :

Nowadays, technological advancement and new services have impacted people’s daily life in Latin American urban areas. It is common to see people request a Uber ride than hailing a ta […]

]]> 9d0d8b79d0af93ac82f348bac81a9d99 Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4213 Thu, 03 May 2018 18:41:37 +0000 Modern Brazil by the History department was a class I initially picked for my cultural difference credit and tried to learn about the Brazilian culture more as I have Brazilian friends around. I learned so much […]

]]> b8efda8c546c75f0e4ffb4e5d9b6cd74 Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=4077 Tue, 24 Apr 2018 23:46:58 +0000 Wasteland on Vik Muniz’s journey to Rio de Janeiro was about people who worked on trash picking, which they recycled those reusable materials and reassembled the waste. In Brazil, the problem of decomposing g […]

]]> 8df4ebfed1d16c11ae5b17b2aa8d2c46 Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3913 Wed, 07 Mar 2018 00:21:11 +0000 The Hour of The Star is a story about a girl in poverty named Macabea from the state of Alagoas immigrated to Rio de Janeiro and went through a series of changes. Macabea in the book was living aimlessly, poorly […]

]]> 3afbbc66f9d697cf65ccab4f63b9604f Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3889 Wed, 28 Feb 2018 02:22:57 +0000 Economy in Brazil has been a huge issue that has raised public attention and hostility. “Retire at 55? In Brazil, It’s the Norm. But Can the Good Times Last?” by Shasta Darlington from the New York Times […]

]]> 593b5e31310312ee573560e7f690357b Tongtong Wu commented on the post, Wikipedia Article Rewrite: Education in Brazil, on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/2018/02/15/wikipedia-article-rewrite-education-in-brazil/#comment-5 Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:48:58 +0000 This will be a good article to edit because the more the information, the better the understanding of readers. It would be amazing if you have educational issues overlap with other social aspects like race and […]

]]> 8aa9b0818e33aa02ad1c25a8e2e582da Tongtong Wu commented on the post, Testing Your Ability to Post & Reply: Introductions, on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/2018/02/16/wikipedia-revision-anti-vaccine-riot/#comment-2 Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:42:10 +0000 This is an important historical event in Brazil. It would be a good topic to research on and sounds like the existing sources are not well covered. It is frustrating to hear that some sources were not properly […]

]]> 4f4a8c2f7976a349f94339e0d12408be Tongtong Wu commented on the post, The Geology of Oil and Gas, on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/2018/02/16/wiki-update-racism-in-brazil/#comment-1 Sun, 18 Feb 2018 21:36:48 +0000 This will be a good idea on editing this article. “Racism in Brazil” is still a huge issue. I would recommend start writing racism from a historical timeline, so it will make more sense to readers about why racism […]

]]> d3d4ffcaad801fbf51c6f6abe39d3bdb Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3832 Fri, 16 Feb 2018 23:14:01 +0000 As the class moved on, we started to talk about racism after the abolition of slavery. Brazil was seeking for progress and modernity in the late 19th century, and the Thursday class also related the past […]

]]> 8fbea6c28638ab97a1df60b3b898891d Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3803 Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:29:23 +0000 As a Chinese international student while taking Modern Brazil, I would like to explore the connection between China and Brazil because most of the time in class, the focus of discussion was still […]

]]> 96ee79a16d6fb84e7ced5e5d560eda89 Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3726 Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:01:50 +0000 Brazil is a country with diverse racial groups like Europeans, Africans, indigenous people and Asian immigrants. Miscegenation was common in Brazil since colonial era under the ideology of white supremacy, […]

]]> 0eb3a4ea5f5bcd660d7d1ee02f8fd9ac Tongtong Wu wrote a new post on the site History 217 Modern Brazil http://brazil2018.voices.wooster.edu/?p=3692 Sun, 04 Feb 2018 01:52:32 +0000 By reviewing Wikipedia’s article regarding Brazilian history, I read “Race and Ethnicity in Brazil”. The article covers the racial issues in Brazil like the presence of indigenous people, the “Abolition of Slavery […]

]]> 6a808ace07fcd645754581a242b32e5e Tongtong Wu posted an update: By reviewing Wikipedia’s article regarding Brazilian h […] https://voices.wooster.edu/activity/p/2028/ Sun, 21 Jan 2018 19:57:04 +0000 By reviewing Wikipedia’s article regarding Brazilian history, I read “Race and Ethnicity in Brazil”. The article covers the racial issues in Brazil like the presence of indigenous people, the “Abolition of Slavery” in 1888, “miscegenation”, “genetic studies” and regional demographics. However, not everything in the article is strongly related…[Read more]

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