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Travel agent

Research important travel facts about one of the Asian countries Takaki mentions in his book, such as climate, history, famous places to visit, currency, hotels etc. Present the information to the class in the form of a website, brochure, or video.

Extra reading

Read one other piece of work by Takaki. Ask the students to present a report on the book to the class.

Interview

Write a list of interview questions for Takaki. Have one person play the journalist and the other Takaki. Have the students present their interview to the class.

Videos and print interviews

Find articles or video interviews of the author and present the interviews to the class. The video clips may be found via Youtube or other online search engine. Ask the students to answer the following questions; How does Takaki present himself? Is his heritage a large part of how he...

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