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"Characters with Character"

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//So far from the Bamboo Grove// //By: Yoko Kawashima Watkins// //Summary: This is an amazing autobiographical account of Yoko Kawashinma Watkins, and her family, who live in North Korea, during WWII. Their family was seperated as they fled Nanaam, North Korea, to escape the Anti Japanese Korean Communist Army. The main character, Yoko ,is only 11 years old when she is forced to leave her home. She quickly learns that in order to survive starvation, grief, serious physical injury/hardship, as well as emotional trauma, she is going to have to exhibit a great deal of perseverance. Her journey teaches all readers what it meas to survive in the worst of circumstances.// //Tokyo Bombing// //Atomic Bombing// //Photograph of Seoul Train Station 1945// //Power Point for students to view Korean Communist Army, setting, author etc.// //Cherry Blossom's of Kyoto (Kyoto was the only city to escape bombing during WWII// //Calligraphy examples// //The art of serving and receiving tea/ettiquette in Japan// //Traditional dress during this time period -Kimonos// //Photograph of Kim Chee (hot Korean pickle)// //Study Guide//
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 * //Phoptographs to view://**

National Geographic- "Inside North Korea" with Lisa Ling "Japan's War"
 * Documentaries to view and discuss modern day vs. present day and perspective**:

//Peacebound Train By: Haemi Balgassi// //So Far from the Sea By: Eve Bunting// //Memoirs of a Geisha// Soundtrack
 * Children's Books**:
 * //Music://**

//**Supplementary Articles**:// //Wilderness Survival Articles from// [] [|http://www.survivalmagazine.org/]