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The Mao Suit
In Unpolished Gem, the Mao suit, a traditional pants suit worn in Southeast Asia, symbolizes Alice’s connection to her traditional Chinese culture. When Alice’s grandmother, Huyen Thai, first arrives in Australia, she…
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Gold
Gold symbolizes security, wealth, and success within Unpolished Gem. In Phnom Penh under the Khmer Rouge regime, Pol Pot closes the banks and turns their money into “worthless pieces of dirty paper,” and only…
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