“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree‚ it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid” (Albert Einstein). This quote especially applies to the main character of Chinese Cinderella‚ Adeline. Many people gave her the impression that she was worthless‚ but some believed in her. In the memoir Chinese Cinderella by Adeline Yen Mah‚ Adeline has a very tough childhood. However‚ her grandfather‚ Ye Ye‚ and her aunt‚ Aunt Baba‚ continuously support her‚ and
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The essay will be about the Novel Throwaway Daughter a fiction that is about a girl named Grace on a journey of finding her identity. The main story is about a young girl Grace Parker‚ who was abandoned in front of the orphanage by her mother and was adopted by a Canadian family. She is haunted by the fact why she was unwanted by her parents and she denied her heritage until she witness the death of protesters in Tiananmen square. As she continues to mature and grow she becomes more curious about
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American identity is a topic written about by innumerable writers‚ such as novelists and poets. Two examples of the topic American identity in excerpts include "Response to Executive Order 9066" written by Dwight Okita‚ and "Mericans" by Sandra Cisneros. Both Okita and Cisneros have establish a common theme about the topic American identity in their works. Many people view American identity as something that is defined by someone’s physical appearance or their cultural background‚ but that is not
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In Julia Alvarez’s short story‚ ”Nombres”‚ and in the visual‚ “Graduation Day”‚ both depict the common theme that people should embrace their culture and heritage. In “Nombres”‚ the theme can be seen when Julia’s mother states‚ “You know what (Julia’s) friend Shakespeare said‚ ‘A rose by any other name would smell as sweet’‚” (Alvarez Pg. 1). This shows that Julia’s mother doesn’t want her to be ashamed of where she comes from‚ and that she should embrace her name. This theme is also evident in the
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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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