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Even though this is hanging on my door. Recall that the swastika is a common sign in Buddhism… In Japan the symbol is used to mark temples on maps—I remember putting a swastika on a map of a fictional city we created in 8th grade social studies and my teacher Mr. Stevens not knowing what to think of that, until I explained it. Here in Taiwan, you often see it to mark 素食 (vegetarian cuisine).

Jennifer, my co-teacher, told me to keep anything I want that was left in my dorm room, and throw away anything I don’t need… I’m still not quite sure what to do about this one.

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