Chris Choo-Jones Hist Paper 4/13/2016 Chinese Americans Chinese americans are defined as americans who have full or partial chinese ancestry. They are one group of overseas chineses‚ and are also a subgroup of east asian americans‚ which is a subgroup of asian americans. Many chinese amercans are immigrans with their descendants from china (particularly souther chinese)‚ hong kong‚ macau‚ and taiwan. However‚ both the governemtns of the republic of chin‚ and the united states refer to taiwanese
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“Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains”. In this long handscroll painting‚ Huang Gongwang painted the landscape in the area around the Fuchun River. As a main topic of this painting‚ I would like to talk about how this painting depicts the basic elements of Chinese painting: its balance or contrast and its subject matter or theme of the painting. First‚ the idea of balance or contrast in this painting by Huang Gongwang is depicted by his drawings of hills and mountains. As they scroll follows the riverbank
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The Chinese Vase is a representative of trends in porcelain decoration during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor‚ the second ruler of the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). The two scenes in this vase represent an interesting visual riff on the narrative technique (prof Besio). Both the top and the bottom scenes can be divided into 3 sections‚ with top and bottom paralleling each other: trees growing in a garden; human figures in a garden; and‚ contiguous and open to the garden‚ an interior of a scholar’s study
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Introducing the Lufkin High School Majorettes led by Head Majorette Marilyn James. Every Friday night I have had the opportunity to hear these words as I march down the fifty yard line and get ready to perform. Becoming head majorette has been a major goal of mine since I first began twirling in middle school. I understood that being head majorette and keeping my grades up would be a challenge‚ and for this reason my parents tried to convince me to quit twirling. However I knew that if I quit now
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When I was told that I had been nominated for Head Girl I was‚ naturally‚ overjoyed. Many people told me that it was an excellent opportunity and would aid me in later life. Although I agree with this and acknowledge the fact that I would benefit immensely from it‚ this is not the reason why I initially aspired to this post. Despite the protestations that seem to accompany anything related to school‚ I have come to realise that we are extremely privileged to receive a brilliant education and have
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kept‚ facial features symmetrical‚ clear speech‚ PEARRLA‚ no drainage from eye or ears‚ mucus membranes moist and pink‚ teeth in good condition‚ no observed mouth ulcers. Neck supple‚ without palpable nodes‚ no vein distention. Patient able to move head in all directions well. Lungs clear throughout‚ symmetrical expansion with inspiration‚ clear to auscultation. No cough as also denied by patient. Heart S1 S2 noted‚ no mummer‚ strong distal pulses radial‚ dorslas pedius. Pink nailbeds with capillary
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someone else do it for you. This is exactly what the U.S did to the Chinese immigrating to their country. They used the Chinese for their own needs‚ treating them with no respect at all. But‚ despite the fact that they were discriminated against‚ the Chinese continued to work for the U.S. In the beginning‚ Chinese had very low numbers‚ with few immigrants. It was the discovery of gold of 1848 in California that brought Chinese immigrants to the United States.(Archuleta) Between 1850 and 1880‚ their
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Chinese Resistance and the Exclusion Act The periods around 1850 was majorly characterized by the huge migration of the Chinese people into the United States of America. Even though there are many reasons why such immigration occurred‚ the Chinese people had a vivid idea of the cause for their movement into the United States. For instance‚ one of the main causes for their migration involved search for employment opportunities abroad‚ since they lacked such positions back home. In this case‚ a huge
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Chinese Cinderella ALL the characters are to an extent SELFISH. Discuss. The book Chinese Cinderella displays acts of both selfish and selfless people‚ using multiple examples to help your understanding of each character that is spoken about. The book is based in the early 1900’s and talks about Adeline’s struggle as she grows up with her family. When Adeline was born her mother past away‚ leaving her family blaming her and calling her “un lucky” There are less selfish people in her life then
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The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was an important act in achieving immigration rights. The act was put in place to outlaw Chinese immigration. The Chinese had fled into our country‚ becoming immigrants‚ because the Americans saw that they were good workers and good people to hire because of loyalty and dedication. Unfortunately this didn’t end as planned because the Chinese started overpopulating our country and taking the jobs. The Chinese Exclusion act of 1882 was passed for a couple of reasons
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