US-China Comparison: Youth Engagement in the Common Good

Through a five month internship in Guangzhou, China I examined the similarities and differences between youth engagement in the "public benefit" sector (公益行业 gongyi hangye), a grouping that roughly correlates to... [ view full abstract ]

Through a five month internship in Guangzhou, China I examined the similarities and differences between youth engagement in the "public benefit" sector (公益行业 gongyi hangye), a grouping that roughly correlates to the non-profit sector.  With such distinct and complex histories, both countries have deep roots of working for the common good and understanding how those narratives flow through time was an incredibly interesting and never-ending struggle. Through my research I began to discover the strong effects of organized Christianity in the Western tradition and the role that the Communist party has been playing in the last 100 years in China. Through institutions including the church, the family and the school, the US and China are teaching different but increasingly convergent narratives around the common good.