The News Argus, September 2002
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Photo courtesy of
Denetera McLean
A medical practi-
tion in Beijing
uses a burning
wooden split to
make his patient
relax. Some
Eastern medical
practices date
back thousands of
years and are
based on herbs
and the soil
instead of science.
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VISIT,
from page 5
squadron in September 1943 as a
replacement pilot and returned in
April 1945, shortly before the war
ended. He toured oversees for 18
months, flew 186 missions with the
12th Squadron, and 168 missions
with the 15th Squadron. He said
there was a need for the airmen's
history to be noted and recognized.
"This is a part of history that is
not well-known, and it is time for
everyone to know our history. We
are the stepping stones for every
thing the people in service have
today. The services are intergrated
because of us," Easgleson said.
Despite doubt that Negroes
could fly planes, the group accom
plished several goals to receive
their pilot's wings.
Now, the Tuskegee Airmen travel
around to do air shows and speak
about their experiences.
They also offer scholarships to
those interested in the aviation and
aerospace industry.
Hunter said: "These guys were
the first black pilots in WWII, not
only the first, but the best pilots
that this country has seen. With the
Redtails flying, they gained superi
ority over Europe during the sec
ond World War."
PLANNER,
from page 5
out of my desire to spread finan
cial literacy one person at a time,
particularly with high school and
college students," said Boyce.
"I graduated from college in 1995
with a tremendous amount of debt,
and it was basically because
nobody told me. 1 figured the cred-
it-card companies were stupid for
giving me the credit anyway, and 1
was going to eventually pay them
back, so it was no big deal, and 1
realized quickly that wasn't the
reality.
"My first devastating experience
was being turned down for a very
well-paying job in my major that I
was totally qualified for from an
educational standpoint, but
unqualified for because I had not
been financially responsible. That
was one in a series of jobs that I
had been denied, not because 1
wasn't smart, not because I didn't
do great in school, not because I
wasn't a good candidate, but
because I wasn't financially
responsible.
"That was part of the equation
that no one ever told me. it was
'Go to school, get good grades, and
then you go out and get a great
job, and all will be well with the
world' and that wasn't the case."
Boyce said that a lot of the free
doms enjoyed by students for the
first time are a huge contributor in
the ways money is spent.
She said students must under
stand that life does not begin in
college. It begins in the real world.
"The biggest thing is to under
stand that credit is not money, and
$1,500 of credit is not $1,500. You
were paying that back to someone
at high interest.
"Understand that credit is not
emotional, money is. If you have
$20, and you have a credit card in
one hand and $20 in the other, you
need to think twice about using the
credit card.
"Understand that discipline
comes along with it, and under
stand truly that it's not money.
You're paying it back, and you're
paying it back at incredibly large
interest rates."
Spending needs to involve con
stant conversation and under
standing when dealing with credit
cards and the problems.
"Can 1 really afford this?" said
Boyce. "That's a really tough ques
tion to ask because most of the
time your wants say, 'Yes' and
your needs say 'No.' "
CHINA,
from page 5
next morning, it was a different
story. It was dry and dusty
there."
She attributed this dusty dry
atmosphere to the large popula
tion of the country.
But it wasn't all fun and play.
"I had to take classes in
Chinese, and had a mentor in
Chinese. It was awkward at first
but then I started getting used to
it," said McLean.
However, she was not entirely
alone, having been joined by Dr.
Lee from the education depart
ment who acted as the mentor
for the students.
All of the classes were done in
Chinese, so for the English stu
dents it was a matter of depend
ing on the translators for the
material.
When it came to the local cui
sine, McLean said it took a while
for her to move out of her com
fort zone and branch out.
"I was eating chicken and pep
pers for the longest time until 1
decided to try something else,"
she said.
A good portion of the program
was spent analyzing why the
students were there and that was
to gain valuable research in a
topic of their choice.
"My research was the differ
ence between minority health
treatment in China versus the
United States," she said.
"In China there are 56 national
ities, and the majority are dece
dents of the Hans. The other 55
nationalities are aU different
minorities. There was a lot of
information which 1 had to col
lect."
She said she went to several
minority hospitals in the country
where the minorities practice
their own brand of medicine.
"The interesting thing about it
is that the government supports
minority medicine there. They
have a law there which says that
if you have your own type of
medicine, we will make sure you
are able to practice it. Here we
only have one kind of medicine,"
said McLean.
"If Eastern medicine and
Western medicine were to com
bine together, it may eliminate
some of the minority health-care
problems we have today."
She said the difference between
Eastern and Western medicine is
that the Eastern medicine is
based on herbs and soil, but
Western medicine is based on
science. And in the United State,s
if there was no scientific basis,
then it will not be used.
McLean said she had the
opportunity to visit the Great
Wall of China, the forbidden city
and Tiananimen Square, which
was the sight of the 1989 mas
sacre.
"Female friends would hold
hands when walking down the
street. Guy friends would some
times do it. WTien I first got
there I was Uke 'Wow,' that was a
real culture shock."
While it was hard to sum up
the entire experience into a few
words, McLean said that it was
an experience she would do
again.
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