Daughter from Danang: Culture Clash, a Perspective From Vietnam

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Subject:

Humanities, Social Sciences

Institution Name:

KQED

Collection:

KQED Education Network

Grade Level:

Secondary

Abstract:

The lesson focuses on the cultural differences and the impact to family structure and dynamics. A Vietnamese mother and her Amerasian daughter are reunited after 22 years. Both have dreamed of a joyful reunion but cultural differences and years of separation cause a different result. This film is about a war in the past and making peace in the present. The topics of culture, adoption and the meaning of family will be explored in this lesson.

Course Type:

Learning Module

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Lesson Plans

Media Format:

Downloadable docs

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