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Crossing Threshold:

Life on the boat

(See Trails + Failure)

Trials + Failure:

Surviving on the boat from hunger and danger

(Floating, S-l-o-w-l-y, Rations, Routine)

Family having chances and changes, goodbye to old life

(Last Respects, A Kiss, Tent City, Choose)

Saigon is gone….

(Last Respects)

Growth New Skills:

Saying good-bye to her old-life

Accepting and facing her new life

(Last Respects)

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Context:
The Vietnam War led to a decline in the working population, uncertainty in the economy and a rise in debt due to government spending being focused on the war and not society's infrastructures (ex. schools, food production, etc).

Connection to IOBA;
We see Ha's family experience inflation when they see the cost of food rise dramatically and they are hardly able to afford basic food staples such as potatoes and rice.

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Relevant Poems:
Papaya Tree
Two More Papayas
Promises

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HERO'S JOURNEY: Explain how Ha’s experience illustrates the Hero's Journey. 

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HERO'S JOURNEY: Explain how Ha’s experience illustrates the Hero's Journey. 

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Poem: Promises

Point:
The papaya represents Ha while the trunk represents her old life.

Evidence:
"cling to the trunk" (cling = to hold on tightly)

Explanation:
Ha and her family cling to their old life as a way to cope while the war changes everything around them.

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THEME: Select a prominent theme from IOBA. Describe how the theme develops throughout the story. 

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THEME: Select a prominent theme from IOBA. Describe how the theme develops throughout the story. 

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*Examples of Themes:
Culture and Tradition
War
Resilience
Family Relationships/Friendship
Language
Etc (your choice - must be pre-approved by teacher)

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SYMBOLISM: How does symbolism enhance the reader's connection to the characters? Explain how symbols represent the characters and their experiences.

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SYMBOLISM: How does symbolism enhance the reader's connection to the characters? Explain how symbols represent the characters and their experiences.

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*Examples of Symbols:
Papaya Tree
Doll
Chick
Amethyst Ring

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Call to adventure:

Inside Out

TiTi Waves Good-bye

Missing in Action

Eggs

Current News

Feel Smart

TV News

Crossing Thereshold:

Bridge to the Sea

Should We?

Sssshhhhhhh

Quiet Decision

Closed too Soon

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FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS

Kim Ha

Should We?

Sour Backs

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1. The papaya tree

Papaya tree-

Represents her; Ha wants the papaya tree only to be hers; While she grows, the tree grows

Two more papayas-

Ha’s highlight of the day is eating fruit

Promises-

Represents her clinging to her old life like the papaya clinging to the tree

Wet and Crying-

Represents her not going back to her normal life, not ready to leave yet

2. Ha’s doll

Choices-

The doll also represents her; he scars on the doll symbols her hardship (the war that is happening, her father’s absence and her family going to escape).

3. Brother Khai’s baby chick

Sssshhhhhhh-

The baby chick represents the whole family as living people.

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Family Relationships

S-l-o-w-l-y

Routine

Brother Khoi’s Secret

Last Respect

The Moon

Amethyst Ring

Choose

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1. TET

2. Poverty

3. Healthy Impact

4. Refugees and RE- Education Camps

5. Resettlement after the war (US, FRANCE, CANADA, UK, NZ, AUSTRALIA)

6. Napalm - “Agent Orange”

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Perspective (Part 1):

Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnam- 1. Ho Chi Minh (leader) influenced by China and saint Union; 2. Gradual change in life (SHOULD WE); Against the French colorization

South Vietnam- 1. Democracy; 2. Capitalism; 3. Waned western influence; 4. The president resigns with the USA

Ha- 1. Proud of herself (FEEL SMART, QUIET DECISION); 2. Narrator; 3. Papaya tree is a symbol of herself; 4. Grew up with her dad’s absence; 5. Can’t make her own decisions; 6. Admirers her mother

Mother- 1. Want the best for the family; 2. Does not like the president; 3. Misses/ longs for her husband; 4. Considers her children when deciding to leave/stay; 5. Twisted brows

Bother Quang- 1. Wants to stay in Vietnam (SHOULD WE); 2. Patriotic; 3. Speaks a bit of English

Brother Vu- 1. Wants to go the America; 2. Idealizes Bruce Lee; 3. Loves his family

Brother Khoi- 1. Loyal; 2. Wants to stay in Vietnam in case Father comes home; 3. Obeys Mother and goes; 4. Plants to protect his baby chick

South Vietnam (Part 1):
Wants

They want to have a democratic country

They want to win the war

A unified Vietnam

Close to economic and cultural ties to the west

Think

They think that democracy is the best type of government

Feel

They feel like they could win the war because America was helping them

Later on, they felt that they lost because Russia and China was helping North Vietnam.

Perspectives (Part 2):

Boat People- 1. Last to evacuate; 2. Majority of refuges

The US role in the refugee- 1. Operation Frequent Wind; 2. Operation Baby List; 3. US Indochina Refugee Migration Act 1975

Ha- 1. Ready for a fresh start; 2. Gives funeral for the doll; 3. Shows maturity accepts old life is gone

Mother- 1. Always considering family in her decision; 2. Chooses to resettle in US; 3. Trades the ring to get supplies for the family (showing acceptance what old life is gone)

Brother Quang- 1. English Translator Teacher; 2. Goes to collage; 3. Most reluctant to move- abandon Vietnam

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1. Brother Khoi’s Baby Chick

Brother Khoi’s Secret-

Chick= Old Life Stability
Chick dies= Khoi letting go
(Grief: Has a hard time- kicks, screams, has to be taken upstairs)

2.  Mother’s Amethyst Ring

Amethyst Ring-

Amethyst Ring= Representing the love between mother and father
Sells Ring= To lose the last tangible remnant of love

3. Ha’s doll and the dead chick

Last Respects-

The doll and the dead chick: Their old life
Throwing the doll and the dead chick in the same: Saying good-bye to their old life

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Trials + Failure:

Impact in new environment, meeting new people, eating new food

(Unpack and Repack, American Chicken, American Address, Neigh not Hee, Neighbors, HA LE LU DA)

Getting bullied/laughed at school, different from the American kids

(Black and White and Yellow and Red, Loud outside, Laugh Back, Fly Kick, Feel Dumb, Hiding, More is not Better, Smart again, Pancake Face, Hate it, Boo-Da, Boo-Da, Run, A Shift)

Learning English

(First Rule, Second Rule, Third Rule, Passing Time, Fourth Rule,  Feel Dumb, New Word a Day, Spelling Rules)

Growth New Skills:

Learning how to speak English

(First Rule, Second Rule, Third Rule, Passing Time, Fourth Rule,  Feel Dumb, New Word a Day, Spelling Rules)

Learning how to defense from bullies

(Run, A Shift, WOW! , The Vu Lee Effect)

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Culture and Tradition:

American Chicken

（American Chicken)

Resilience:

Facing through school problems; defensing from bullies; having new friends; trying to ingrate in the new environment; learning a new language

(Whole Part 3 talking about RESILIENCE)

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1. Papaya

Not the Same-

The papayas: their old life
The papayas taste different from the papayas in Vietnam. Ha doesn’t like the lifestyle now, it’s not not the same as old life.
Learning to compromise: Reconcile her old life, accepting new life

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How did the Vietnamese people adapt their traditions with them to the places they’re moving to after the war?

Connecting to IOBA:

Year of the Dragon (Ha’s family taking their tradition to America and celebrating Tet there)

Making all the food and putting on decorations they once had at Vietnam.

Different Perspectives:

How did the U.S people look at their traditions?

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(Comparing between two countries)
(How was it?)

Connecting to IOBA:

Accepting others in their community

Adopting the new environment

Getting jobs, going in schools

Different Perspectives:

The community: concerned? welcomed?

Government: How did they manage the people? Were there too much? Did they accept these people?

Etc.

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Connecting to IOBA:

We see Ha's family experience inflation when they see the cost of food rise dramatically and they are hardly able to afford basic food staples such as potatoes and rice.

Different Perspectives:

Did the other countries help?

How did the government mange and plan?

How were the people facing the problem?

Did anyone die because of this?

Etc.

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1. Who

2. What

3. When

4. Why

5. How

https://www.learningforjustice.org/sites/default/files/kits/vac_brief_history.pdf

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/education/resource-library/?q=Resettling%20Vietnamese%20Refugees%20in%20the%20United%20States&page=1&per_page=25

https://www.newgeography.com/content/002338-a-divided-vietnamese-community-france-and-its-political-repercussions#:~:text=The%20Vietnamese%20first%20began%20immigrating%20to%20France%20in,students%20long%20before%20the%20arrival%20of%20the%20refugees.