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Amethyst Ring- father and mother’s love
Amethyst Ring: “what’s the point of new shirts and sandals if you lose the last tangible remnant of love?”

Brother Khôi’s Chick- his old life at south vietnam
Brother Khoi’s Secret: “A flattened chick lies crooked, neck dangling off his palm”
Last Respects: “Brother Khoi nods and I smile… the white bundle sinks into the sea.”

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Papaya- Ha’s old self; shows acceptance of her new life and herself
Not the same-“Not the same at all. So mad, I throw all in the trash.”
But not bad- “Not the same, but not bad at all”

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Amethyst Ring- father and mothers love; the ring gets lost so mother assumes that her husband is gone
Truly Gone- Finally she appears, looks at each of us. Your father is truly gone.

A new doll- a new character of Ha
Gift Exchange Day- Pem comes over on gift-exchange day with a doll to replace the mouse-bitten one I told her about

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Jot down what you've learned about the perspectives of the following:

Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnam

Communism

Ho Chi Minh, the leader was influenced by china and soviet union

there is a gradual change in life

against the french colonization

South Vietnam

democracy

Capitalism

wanted western influence

Ha

feel smart- she feels proud of herself of buying some sweets using the money remained after buying what her mom told her to

quiet decision- she feels proud of her small decision of cutting a piece of the sweet potato

birthday wishes- she wants her dad to come back and make her mom happy again

promises- she thinks she is closely connected with the papaya

Mother

cares a lot about the family and wants the best

hates the president and think all of his reactions are fake

misses her husband a lot and is tired and worried

considers what her childrens life would be like in south or north vietnam

Brother Quang

patriotic

wants to stay in vietnam

speaks a little english

Brother Vu

idolizes bruce lee

wants to go to america

helps mom and ha

Brother Khoi

wants to stay in vietnam in case father comes back home

obeys and loyal to mother

want to protect his baby chick

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- The impact of French Colonialization on Vietnamese culture
- French-Vietnamese post-colonial relations

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Papaya Tree
papaya tree: “The tree has grown twice as tall as I stand on tippy toes.”
two more papayas: “Two green thumbs that will grow into orange-yellow delights smelling of summer.”
promises: “Still green but promising.”

Doll- Ha’s resilience/ her old peaceful life
choice: “I like her more for her scars”

Brother Khoi’s chick- his old life
ssssshhhhh: “i must protect my chick…”

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- The influence of Chinese and Russian communism on North Vietnam
- Comparing the arrival of communism in Korea vs Vietnam

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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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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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1. Call to adventure
Inside Out- “The war is coming closer to home”
Current News- “But when we keep talking about how close the Communists have gotten to Saigon…”
Closed too Soon- “We all know it’s bad news. School’s now closed; everyone must go home a month too soon.”

2. Meeting a mentor
Bridge to the Sea- “When the time comes, this house is our bride to the sea”
Should We?- “Mother asks us, should we leave our home?”
Watch Over Us- “Uncle Son returns and tells us to be ready to leave any day.”

3. Crossing threshold
Sour Backs- “Thousands found out abouth the navy ships ready to abandon the navy.”
One Mat Each- “Everyone knows the ship could sink, unable to hold the piles of bodies…”
Saigon is Gone- “Our ship dips low as the crowd runs to the left, and then to the right.”

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Family Relationships

Kim Ha
“Brother Khoi calls me mother’s tail because i’m always three steps from her.”
“Mother tells me, they tease you because they adore you.”

Missing in Action
“She cannot bear to look into Father’s forever-young eyes.”

Unknown Father
“I don’t know any more about Father than the small things Mother lets slip”

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4. Growth new skills: shows acceptance of their new life and is ready to move forward
Last Respect- “Brother Khoi nods and I smile…”
Life in Waiting- “…but I’m happy to be near him.”
Another Tent City- “We wait and wait… make too huge a family by American standards”

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Resilience

Routine- the family starts to get used to life in the ship, where they each get a role to do while Ha misses the papayas from south vietnam
“Mother cannot allow idle children, hers or anyone else’s.”

Last Respects- while everyone on the ship pays their last respect to South Vietnam, Ha and brother khoi does it in their own way, which is by letting go of mother’s handkerchief with Ha’s doll and Khoi’s chick.
“Brother Khoi nods and I smile…”

The Moon- the moon is meaningful to Ha because everything has changed for her in a few months while the moon stayed the same; she believes her father is watching the same moon as she is.
“At least the moon remains unchanged”

Life in Waiting- the family adapts to their new life at Guam, where all refugees are staying in tents; they each have a role and a daily routine.
“…but I’m happy to be near him.”

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missing in action
when a soldier is missing and doesn’t come back

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when items become more expensive and money has less value

resources are not available during the war so supplies are harder to provide

shows the normal life won’t come back soon

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fixed amount per capita

in order to ensure everyone has what they need

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most of the western countries believed that once a country became communist, it will influence other countries to support communism

it spread from the soviet union to china, north korea, then it became a war in vietnam

the 1955 korean war was caused korea to divide into half, and the US intervened in order to stop the effect of communism spreading to the pacific

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the cold war influenced other countries such as china and north korea to become a communist country

ho chi minh was inspired by communism

vietnam was free from france and both the north and south wanted to unify as one instead of being seperated, but they had two opposite thoughts, so this led to the geneva accord

the geneva accord seperated vietnam to north and south, north wanted communism and south was opposing this

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the US intervened to prevent the south vietnam from being a communist by providing support for them (president Eisenhower -> Ngo Dinh Diem) such as economics and training the south vietnam army

even though north vietnam had a much smaller army, they had support from russia and china and the south were not familiar with the environment in the ho chi minh trail

the US provided support for vietnam instead of recovering its own country’s economics

in 1963, buddhist vietnamese were being discriminated; so a man sacrificed himself in a fire as a protest of the discrimination and the whole world was aware of this political issue, and the president Ngo Dinh Diem was overthrown by the vietnamese due to the discrimination

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south vietnam’s president after dinh diem stepped out from the president because of the pressure of people from both parties and left the country

south vietnam was weak and didn’t have much power due to the departure of their president

south vietnam was took over by the north, when the viet cong attacked and damaged the saigan district

some refugees (south vietnamese) moved to hong kong and was not allowed in china because of the difference between their political ideologies

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IndoChina Refugee Migration Assistance Act of 1975

us, uk, france (cultures are familiar to south vietnamese because lots of vietnamese moved there) , new zealand, canda, austraila were some options available  and most of it was unfamiliar

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boat people

south vietnamese refugees that are the last to flee from vietnam

gets rationed food

majority of refugees were in a boat, while some were in a plane

the us and their role in refugee resettlement

operation frequent wind: trying to evacuate all south vietnamese to america

rescue all orphans

refugee migration act: gives visa to refugees to migrate to the us and settle down there

Ha

accepts her new life and lets go of her old life

gets more understanding of her situation

cares about her brother, especially brother khoi

ready for a new fresh start

happy to eat nuoc mam, reminds her of being back on vietnam and the papaya

Mother

cares a lot about the sons

makes the best choice for the family and decides to move to america

accepts her new life because she considers selling her amethyst ring, which is something she had before ha was even born

Brother Quang

translator for all refugees

most reluctant to move, doesn’t want to abandon vietnam

tells others that they will have to start back from the bottom of the social scale

thinks that us are guilty for making this crisis start, since their purpose was to make south vietnam win the war but it led to the refugee crisis

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Death: Ha tries her best to learn English but later realizes that not understanding the language was better than understanding every single word people say
Passing Time- “I throw the dictionary down and ask brother Quang.”
Laugh Back- “…but I have to if I’m to laugh back at him one day.”
More Is Not Better- “I understand and wish I could go back to not understanding.”

Rebirth: faces pink boy and defends herself

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Return Changed: shows a growth of her character by becoming more mature, expressing opinions, and accepting who she is as a person
Gift Exchange Day- “I almost scream because the doll with long black hair is so beautiful”
What if- “I know despite their brave guesses they have begun to accept what I said on a whim”
No More- “I rip it off. Nightgown no more.”
An Engineer, a Chef, a Vet, and Not a Lawyer- “I vow to become much more agreeable”

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Vietnamese lunar new year, celebrations and customs are practiced during this period

prepare traditional Vietnamese foods to celebrate together with families

traditional dance parades

worshiping ancestors with food wrapped with banh tët

small altars practiced in every houses in order to remember their family members who passed away

papaya is grown in southern parts of Vietnam, it is a metaphor used in the story

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1. History: 1975 Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act

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1. History: 1975 Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act

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Connection to IOBA: led to refugee resettlement; gave the options that were available for Ha’s family after a temporary resettlement in Guam (poem: Choose)
Perspectives: IndoChina Refugee Migration Assistance Act of 1975 made the USA, UK and France (cultures are familiar to south vietnamese because lots of vietnamese moved there) , New Zealand, Canada, Australia to become some options available even though most of it was unfamiliar. The Act provided support for the South Vietnamese refugees.

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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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Connection to IOBA: Ha and her family adapts to American cultures by learning English and eating American food but also continues to practice their Vietnamese cultures such as Tet and chanting prayers.

Perspectives:

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Final Choice- History: the difference between capitalist and communist government

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Final Choice- History: the difference between capitalist and communist government

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who: Ho Chi Minh was inspired by the idea of communism and found Revolutionary Youth League of Vietnam in 1925, which later led to the IndoChinese Communist party. He engaged in the international communist movement that took place in Moscow and China.
what: capitalist government owes all profit to a private ownership while profit in a communist government is distributed evenly among every worker; the resources are owned by either the society or a private owner.
when: the geneva accord in 1954 seperated vietnam to North and South, and Viet Cong started invading the South and challenged its government
where: South and North Vietnam
why:
how: the North and South’s political ideologies differed immensely depending on their belief in communism or capitalism; even though South Vietnam was willing to remain a capitalist government, they were forced to become communist after they were conquered by the North in  the Vietnam War