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Discussion & Study Guide

If the Mango Tree Could Speak

A Documentary About Children and War in Central America

Table of Contents

• Filmmaker's Introduction
• Before Showing "If the Mango Tree Could Speak"
• Map of Central America
• Fact Sheet and Map: Guatemala
• Fact Sheet and Map: El Salvador
  
  
• Guatemala:
  • Diego
  • Why Are They Digging?
  • Rosario
  • What Languages Are They Speaking?/ The Huipil
  • Dora
  • Childrens Rights and International Law
  • Sebastian
  • Central America: Roots of Conflict
    
    
• El Salvador:
  • San Jos Las Flores: Chico, Yesenia, Giovani, Ana
  • Evelyn
  • The Psychosocial Effects of War on Children
  • Juan
    
    
• Additional Questions for Discussion
• Historical Overview: Guatemala
• Historical Overview: El Salvador
• Vocabulary
• Resource Guide
• Letters from the Children to the Filmmaker
• What You Can Do
• Credits & Contact Information

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