Monkey Bridge
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Monkey Bridge
by Lan Cao
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Mai's mother counsels her“Keep what you see behind your eyes, and save what you think under your tongue. Let your thoughts glow from within. Hide your true self.“ (41)
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Using Graphics to Explain
UNFAMILIAR FACTS about VIETNAM and 1970’s
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Vietnam
Long and Narrow
the SEA HORSE
Sometimes called
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Colonization – Liberation?
France
United States
Vietnam
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Madame Nhucalled the protesting Bhuddist monks
"barbecues."
Dragon Lady
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Vietnamese Style
Fancy embroidery
Ao Dai
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Flag of Canada
The Maple Leaf
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The Underground Tunnels (p.239)
The Flea
The ELEPHANT
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In Western cultures…
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In Asian cultures…
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Notice the Buddha…
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… the Buddha is depicted as having big ears because he is the compassionate one.
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The important thing for us is not how large our ears are, but how open are our "mind ears."
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Understanding Mother
KNOW the LINK BETWEEN
the Buddha and
The Bionic Woman
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The Bionic Woman – 1970’s TV Series
Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers
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Bionics Enhanced Senses/Strength
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She could run FAST….
and hear a peep!
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American gestures insulting
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Gestures in OTHER Cultures
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1. I’m scared like a bunny.
2. I’ve been hearing about you.
3. I’m angry.
In Japan….
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1. I don’t believe you.
2. I wish I hadn’t seen that.
3. I’m looking at a very handsome man.
In France…
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1. Good luck to you.
2. You’ll always be number one with me.
3. Screw you. (obscene)
In Iran…
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The Law of Karma
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Karma in Buddhism
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The WHEEL of KARMA
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The law of Karma teachesthat responsibility for unskillful actions
is born by the person who commits them.
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Family altar honors ancestors
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The incense burnersymbolizes the remembrance of the deceased. (To burn incense is to remember people of old.)
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FLOWERSThe flower vase is to offer the
ancestors the perfume of flowers. Buddhist families present lotus or lily
blossoms.
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The candle
symbolizes
unity of soul.
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Tray of five fruitsimply the idea that, like fruit in life, seasons are offered to the ancestors’ spirit.
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GOURD BOTTLE – Rice WineOther objects such as wine bottle gourd rice container, water cup, and wine cup are to serve ancestors.
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Funerary Urn
also may be set on table.
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The ancestor’s altarwith PHOTO of ANCESTOR
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Moon Cakes
symbolize family unity and perfectionEgg YOKE center
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Enjoy reading Monkey Bridge.
by Lan Cao