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Doors Cracked Open

Doors Cracked Open

Byler, Myrrl
Martens Friesen, Fran
Zehr, Mary Ann

Hardcover

Biographies GeneralChristian LivingGeneral Christianity

Publisher Price: $38.00

ISBN10: 1666788813
ISBN13: 9781666788815
Publisher: Resource Publications (CA)
Published: Feb 16 2024
Pages: 182
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: 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.

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