Khaled Hosseini

0 1965- born in Kabul, Afghanistan 0 His father was an Afghan Foreign Ministry & his mother a Farsi and high 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

school history teacher. 1976- his family moved to Paris 1980- relocated to San Jose, California after the Soviet invasion in Kabul. 1984- graduate high school 1988- go his B.A. in biology from Santa Clara University 1993- earned medical degree from University of California, San Diego 1996 to 2004- internship at Cedars-Sinai medical center in Los Angeles 2001- wrote his first book, The Kite Runner 2007- wrote his second book, A Thousand Splendid Suns

0 Khaled Hosseini Discussing A Thousand Splendid Suns

Key Points
0The role of women in

Afghanistan 0Ethnic differences within a country 0War/politics

Women in Afghanistan
Traditional
0 Mariam 0 Burqa 0 a womans face is her husbands business only (70). 0 Head/bodied covered 0 Not educated 0 Her place is in the

Modern (Kabul)
0 Laila 0 Make-up 0 No head covering 0 They smoke 0 Own swinging handbags 0 Long & painted nails 0 Red lips!

home 0 Can only leave her home accompanied by a man

0 High heels
0 Sunglasses 0 Perfume 0 Educated

Womens history in Afghanistan

Attire

Ethnic Differences
0 Pashtuns

0 Tajiks
0 Hazara 0 Uzbek 0 Laila, my love, the only enemy an Afghan cannot

defeat is himself (136).

Intercultural Competence
0 You know the saying Ignorance is bliss:

0 Well, not when it comes to intercultural competence

0 Social Categorizing 0 Ethnocentrism: Our way is the right way 0 Stereotypes: form of generalizations about some group of people (Lustig & Koester, 140).
0 Where do we get most of these generalizations from?
0 Hmmm the media!

0 What comes to mind when you think of Afghanistan?

0 Where do such generalizations come from?

Identity, Biases, & Intercultural Competence

0 You must first understand your own beliefs, values,

norms, and social practices (146) to better understand those of others. 0 What is your identity culturally, socially, and personally? 0 How do you categorize people? 0 Where do you get your information from?
you hear?

0 Have you actually researched or do you believe what