Maya Lin Biography Questionnaire

1. When were Maya Lin’s two most important works?_____________________
2. What were they?___________________________________________________
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3. When and where was Maya born?____________________________________
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4. What is her Mother’s name? _______________________________________
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5. What was her mother’s profession at Ohio University?
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6. What does Julia Chang Lin do now? __________________________________
7. What does her brother Tan do? ______________________________________
8. Name three things Maya liked to do as a child.
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9. Where did Maya work when she was in high school? ____________________
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10. Where was Maya going to school when she created the Vietnam War Memorial?
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11. How old was she when her design was chosen in the contest? ______________
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12. Approximately how many names were inscribed on the memorial walls?
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13. Why did she list the names chronologically rather than alphabetically?
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14. What was Maya’s inspiration for the Civil Rights Memorial? _____________
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15. Does Maya Lin plan to create any more memorials? ____________________
16. Does Maya Lin like being famous, or would she rather be left alone?
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