I am very excited to see how this class built upon the evaluation class I took before with Bill, but more specifically on how to bond the community and the cultural art events. I was once very confused about the word “community” which continual used in the US but can refer to various meanings, while in China we don’t use community that often. When we talk about the community, we mean the physical living space communities. That was a big confusion and challenge for me at first. This class, Community Cultural Development, for me, either is a great vehicle to learn the practical strategies toolkit, also it is an excellent venue to understand the word “community” used here. With such a group of different background folks, I got to experience a diverse culture, and with their use of the word “community” in their stories, I got to understand more about its meaning, which we might use a different word in China but the similar meaning. This is another interesting thing for me, as a foreigner here to experience a different culture.

I think culture is a broad but at the same time a definite word. It can include every basic necessity of people’s lives, alco can be elevated to a more profound level, which is the valuable spiritual heritage of the different race. Every action that related to people can be defined as the culture because the way people act is influenced by their culture.

Nowadays, a majority of people still define the museum as a place for the fine art or the so-called high-end exhibits. In my interesting field, I am consistently curious about how the museum can break this “wall” of the definition, and make the museum a welcoming space that can display either fine art, also show the cultural value.