Book Introduction: “Mothers and the Story of Education”
Sun 20 Aug 2017, 9.30 am
Goethe Institut
From Goethe Institute:
We kindly invite you to the book introduction event with the topic: “Mother and the story of education – The challenges in keeping cultural identities for the expatriates” with our guestspeakers:
Professor of Comparative Philosophy Thai Kim Lan
Translator Nguyen Bich Lan
1. Letter to my child
Author: Thai Kim Lan
According to Ms. Thai Kim Lan – a professor and a mother – “the most important thing to a child, apart from nutrition, is everyday conversations”. The mother and the child will both together observe, explore and feel each and every stories of the daily life, from the beauty of a yellow leaf fallen in the yard to the moonlight shine on the wall.
2. The Color of Water
Author: James McBride
Translator: Nguyen Bich Lan
“The Color of Water” is an autobiography written by the American author James McBride as a tribute to his mother, an European Jewish woman married to an African-American man. The book tells the story of a journey to find the roots, the identity, the self-confidence and the meaning of life of a mulatto representing millions of African-Americans in the US.
Language: Vietnamese
Free entry.
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