AAPI Cultures - Quiz 9 - Can AAPI Represent America's Past?

Jeannie Barraga's "Walls" explored the Vietnam War memorial in different timelines which were:

• In 2020 and 2019

• In the present and future

• In 1941 and 1920

• As the Vietnam War memorial was being built and after it had been built

Jeannie Barraga's "Walls" explored the interracial dynamics between...

• Black people and Asian people

• Black people and white people

• Asian people and white people

• All of the above

True or false: men were drafted into the Vietnam War

• True

• False

True or false: women were drafted into the Vietnam War as nurses like Sarah in Jeannie Barraga's "Walls"

• True

• False

Answer explanation

If you continued reading after class, you would have learned that Sarah was actually a nurse in San Diego and didn't serve in the Vietnam War after all.

In her own words, Maya's design of the Vietnam War Memorial was supposed to be...

• A resolution to the Vietnam War and a separation from the Vietnam War.

• A moment to reflect upon the heroism and sacrifice of those who served. A symbol of life.

• A memorial to understand that they cannot separate war from freedom and that they can separate their political issues from their personal issues.

• None of the above

In your own words, interpret the reason why Jeannie Barroga included ghosts in "Walls". What was Barroga seeking to accomplish?

Answer explanation

Answers will be graded based on original ideas and strong analysis.

How does Jeannie Barroga conclude "Walls"?

Answer explanation

All of the main characters say names of those who are memorialized on the wall.