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Monkey Bridge

Monkey Bridge. by Lan Cao. 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). Using Graphics to Explain. UNFAMILIAR FACTS about VIETNAM and 1970’s. Vietnam.

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Monkey Bridge

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  1. Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao

  2. 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)

  3. Using Graphics to Explain UNFAMILIAR FACTS about VIETNAM and 1970’s

  4. Vietnam the SEA HORSE Sometimes called Long and Narrow

  5. Vietnam France United States Colonization – Liberation?

  6. Madame Nhu called the protesting Bhuddist monks "barbecues." Dragon Lady

  7. Ao Dai Fancy embroidery Vietnamese Style

  8. Flag of Canada The Maple Leaf

  9. The Underground Tunnels (p.239) The ELEPHANT The Flea

  10. EARS????? CULTURAL DIFFERENCES

  11. In Western cultures…

  12. In Asian cultures…

  13. Notice the Buddha…

  14. Buddha Ears

  15. … the Buddha is depicted as having big ears because he is the compassionateone.

  16. The important thing for us is not how large our ears are, but how open are our "mind ears."

  17. Understanding Mother KNOW the LINK BETWEEN the Buddha and The Bionic Woman

  18. The Bionic Woman – 1970’s TV Series Lindsay Wagner as Jaime Sommers

  19. Bionics Enhanced Senses/Strength

  20. She could run FAST…. and hear a peep!

  21. American gestures insulting

  22. Gestures in OTHER Cultures

  23. In Japan…. • I’m scared like a bunny. • I’ve been hearing about you. • I’m angry.

  24. In France… • I don’t believe you. • I wish I hadn’t seen that. • I’m looking at a very handsome man.

  25. In Iran… • Good luck to you. • You’ll always be number one with me. • Screw you. (obscene)

  26. The Law of Karma

  27. Karma in Buddhism

  28. The WHEEL of KARMA

  29. The law of Karma teaches that responsibility for unskillful actions is born by the person who commits them.

  30. Family altar honors ancestors

  31. The incense burner symbolizes the remembrance of the deceased. (To burn incense is to remember people of old.)

  32. FLOWERS The flower vase is to offer the ancestors the perfume of flowers. Buddhist families present lotus or lily blossoms.

  33. symbolizes unity of soul. The candle

  34. Tray of five fruits imply the idea that, like fruit in life, seasons are offered to the ancestors’ spirit.

  35. GOURD BOTTLE – Rice Wine Other objects such as wine bottle gourd rice container, water cup, and wine cup are to serve ancestors.

  36. Funerary Urn also may be set on table.

  37. The ancestor’s altar with PHOTO of ANCESTOR

  38. Moon Cakes Egg YOKE center symbolize family unity and perfection

  39. Enjoy reading Monkey Bridge. by Lan Cao

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