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Doors Cracked Open: Teaching in a Chinese Closed City (in English)
Fran Martens Friesen
(Author)
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Mary Ann Zehr
(Author)
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Myrrl Byler
(Preface by)
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Resource Publications (CA)
· Hardcover
Doors Cracked Open: Teaching in a Chinese Closed City (in English) - Martens Friesen, Fran ; Zehr, Mary Ann ; Byler, Myrrl
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Synopsis "Doors Cracked Open: Teaching in a Chinese Closed City (in English)"
In their memoir, two American Mennonite women share stories of how they connected with students at a medical college in Sichuan, China, in the mid-1980s. Their host city, Luzhou, had been designated a "closed city," which meant that foreigners could not visit it without special permission. Fran and Mary Ann were initially escorted whenever they left the campus. Even though they eventually were able to roam the city, their interactions with Chinese people were always scrutinized. Still, by hosting English conversation parties, taking taiji lessons, interacting with students in the classroom, meeting people on walks, and going on outings, the teachers made meaningful connections. Educational, cross-cultural exchanges such as the one Fran and Mary Ann participated in suggest a path forward for easing tensions between the United States and China today.
