Stealing Buddha's Dinner

Stealing Buddha's Dinner
Author: Bich Minh Nguyen
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2008-01-29
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1440635331
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Winner of the PEN/Jerard Award Chicago Tribune Best Book of the Year Kiriyama Notable Book "[A] perfectly pitched and prodigiously detailed memoir." - Boston Globe As a Vietnamese girl coming of age in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Nguyen is filled with a rapacious hunger for American identity, and in the pre-PC-era Midwest (where the Jennifers and Tiffanys reign supreme), the desire to belong transmutes into a passion for American food. More exotic- seeming than her Buddhist grandmother's traditional specialties, the campy, preservative-filled "delicacies" of mainstream America capture her imagination. In Stealing Buddha's Dinner, the glossy branded allure of Pringles, Kit Kats, and Toll House Cookies becomes an ingenious metaphor for Nguyen's struggle to become a "real" American, a distinction that brings with it the dream of the perfect school lunch, burgers and Jell- O for dinner, and a visit from the Kool-Aid man. Vivid and viscerally powerful, this remarkable memoir about growing up in the 1980s introduces an original new literary voice and an entirely new spin on the classic assimilation story.

Famous People from Michigan Photo Pack

Famous People from Michigan Photo Pack
Author: Carole Marsh
Publisher: Gallopade International
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2016-02-12
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0635122960
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The Famous People in Michigan Photo Pack includes 12 photos or pictures. The photo packs are perfect for: ¥ Writing Projects ¥ Biography Projects ¥ Graphic Timelines ¥ Bulletin Boards ¥ State Studies ¥ Learning Centers ¥ Classroom Decoration ¥ And More! The 12 photos/pictures in the Michigan Photo Pack includes: ¥ JACQUES MARQUETTE, Missionary and Explorer ¥ ANTOINE DE LA MOTHE CADILLAC, Founded Settlement that Became City of Detroit ¥ SOJOURNER TRUTH, WomenÕs Suffrage Activist ¥ ANNA HOWARD SHAW, Leader in WomenÕs Suffrage Movement ¥ JOHN HARVEY KELLOGG, Co-Founder of the Kellogg Company ¥ C.W. POST, Founded the Postum Cereal Company ¥ HENRY FORD, Founder of the Ford Motor Company ¥ RANSOM E. OLDS, Pioneer of the Automotive Industry ¥ WILLIAM CRAPO DURANT, Co-Founder of General Motors ¥ CHARLES LINDBERGH, Pilot Who Made First Solo Transatlantic Flight ¥ ROSA PARKS, Civil Rights Activist ¥ GERALD FORD, 38th President of the United States This FREE Online Teacher's Guide for State Photo Packs is 9 pages. The TeacherÕs Guide provides ideas for two basic ways to use the photo packs: Classroom Display and Learning Activities. Click HERE to download the FREE Online Teacher's Guide for State Photo Packs.