In my mind‚ Chinese women’s family and society status are lower than men. They are less free and have a great deal of unfair treatment‚ like‚ build a marriage. I hope to read some books related to Chinese women in the past few years to know more issue about them. I choose to read "Personal voices: Chinese Women in the 1980’s" to do a book report and know something about Chinese’s women. The authors of the book are Emily Honig and Gail Hershatter. Emily Honing is Assistant Professor of History and
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The Joy Luck Club The movie The Joy Luck Club offers so many excellent examples of the conflicts‚ misunderstandings‚ and issues that can arise during intercultural communications‚ even when those involved are aware of many of the differences. Two concepts that I found particularly interesting and evident throughout the film were differences in language functions and differences in verbal style between Chinese American women and their mothers as well as their husbands. Understanding Diverse
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The Joy luck Club The Joy luck Club is an amazing Asian American movie. This movie is about four Chinese women‚ who created a club during a war to have fun.. The story line up based on their past life‚ struggles and how they got abused by men. It’s also shows us the conflict between immigrant mother and their American raised children. The title of the movie didn’t give us that much information but we can get a basic idea that this film is about a club. The transition of the movie was incredible
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During the scene where Lena arrived at the hospital to right before the girl next door rang at Lena’s doorbell‚ a song that the soundtrack for the Joy Luck Club could include is the song “Unsteady” by X Ambassadors. The song “Unsteady” could be used in this scene because it describes Ying-Ying’s breakdown after losing her baby.” Hold on to me ‘Cause I’m a little unsteady ‘A little unsteady”. In the novel‚ Lena thinks that her mother might have become a little crazy and is falling apart. “I could
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By: Mehar Tana was a normal girl who loved basketball‚ she was even one of the best players on her team. Tana’s mom loved that Tana played basketball. Crystal and Mina are Tana’s best friends and are also on the basketball team with Tana. Coach Ruby coaches the team and is really nice to everyone. But Blair is the one girl on the team that is jealous of Tana. One day when Tana was running laps Blair tripped Tana. Tana fell on her hand. Tana was taken to the hospital and told her hand was broken
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“The Joy Luck Club” was a written in 1989‚ this books focuses on several different themes‚ but the first theme many readers pick up on is the Chinese American immigrant families and fitting into a different culture. The book follows four immigrant families in San Francisco who start a club; this club is a way to connect to their culture and heritage in a foreign country‚ America. These two very different cultures causes many issues between the two generations‚ the mother was raised by strict Chinese
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Amy Tan is an author who uses the theme of Chinese-American life‚ focusing mainly on mother-daughter relationships‚ where the mother is an immigrant from China and the daughter is a thoroughly Americanized --yellow on the surface and white underneath. In her book‚ the mother tries to convey their rich history and legacy to her daughter‚ who is almost completely ignorant of their heritage‚ while the daughter attempts to understand her hopelessly old- fashioned mother‚ who now seems to harbor a secret
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After reading Amy Tan’s “Mother Tongue”‚ I realized how many different “Englishes” I have spoken or used‚ as well as how many I have heard in my life-particularly while in the military. For example‚ how I speak with authority figures versus friends‚ and how I speak with my daughter as opposed to “educated” adults. Although the English I speak with friends and coworkers is often filled with slang and swear words‚ I would never speak like that in many other settings. One of those times is‚ when
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Many people have a very healthy‚ friendly relationship with their mother. Some people though‚ may feel like they need to break away from their mothers ties and gain control. In “Rules of the Game‚” by Amy Tan‚ Waverly is in a power struggle between her and her mother. Waverly is embarrassed by her mother’s inability to assimilate to culture. For example‚ after Waverly’s first chess match‚ she is annoyed by her mother trying to give her tips: “As she wiped each piece with a soft cloth‚ she said‚
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Chapter 3 E1. Web site needs The Brilliant Line http://risdmuseum.org/thebrillian MoMA Popart http://www.moma.org/interactives/... iphoneart.org http://www.iphoneart.org Offer accessible facts about organization Small to the point Stated their mission Mission stated easy to use Allow visitors to experience the site in different ways and different levels Yes very interesting Yes but if you don’t have the required programs your experience is not that great Yes you jump all over and not
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