Jessica Jiang's Intellectual Analysis

In the reading "The Concubine's Children," Denise Chong describes the arrival of a young Chinese woman to the shores of Halifax and her first meeting with her new

In Amy Tan’s “A Pair of Tickets,” setting unfolds an important aspect of the story by positioning a ‘where’ and ‘when.’ Throughout the story, June May struggles with her internal conflict of resisting her Chinese culture. However, she begins to release this resistance as she ventures through China. The setting perpetuates the theme through the usage of transportation, the significance of the color gray amongst colors, and June May’s transition into a Chinese-American. As reflected by the setting and external places visited in “A Pair of Tickets,” June May’s interior state becomes more Chinese as she explores her native country.

1. What is Leah’s attitude to her Chinese identity as she travels to China? How do we know? (page 10)

In “Plight of the Little Emperors” by Taylor Clark the article talks about the difficulties of young children growing up in China.

To begin with, The Joy Luck Club centers its content around the lives of eight women of Chinese heritage each with their own stories to tell; yet, all striving to satisfy their aspirations in America. A concise cross is common between the mothers’ hopes compared to those of the American born daughters. Immigrating to America for various reasons, the four mothers all had one goal in mind, to not only construct themselves a better life, but also ensure the finest future for their daughters. For the mothers in the Joy Luck Club, the American dream was to instill Chinese history, heritage, and habit in their daughters while providing American opportunities of growth, gratification, and gallantry. Carrying heavy pasts, the four original American Joy Luck Club members arrived in The United States to start anew, “America was where

In the year 1990, this world was given a very impeccable and interesting person. Her name is Xue Wu, but she is also well known by the name Elaine. She was born and raised in Shenyang, which is a booming city that boarders the Yellow Sea and North Korea in the northeast of China. To understand how big of a city Shenyang is, understand that its population is approximately the same as Wisconsin but in one-thirteenth of the squared mileage. Elaine is an only child and grew up living with her parents and grandparents. After graduating high school, Elaine studied Japanese at a college in China. A bad relationship in college left her wanting a change and feeling like she “needed space to breath.” This lead her to the decision to travel the United States of America with the hope and intention to further her education. She now resides in Racine, Wisconsin with her host family. She is also learning more about the American culture by studying human services at Gateway Technical College. Elaine’s history and background have proven to allow her to develop and extremely valuable and unique prospective on this world and the many different ways of life.

I interviewed a girl from the northeastern part of China who came to America to pursue her education, her name is Ruyi Shen, as you can guess there are many differences from China and America, before she came to America she lived in an apartment block with her parents but in China this is a normal occurrence considering most of the people in China live in apartments. She is an only child, because the child laws were not changed till after she was born, which now they can own two kids. She is expected to get good grades, respect her elders (grandparent, elderly people, etc.), and was to go to university from a young age. When she came to America she had to become her own person because students in China wear the same clothes as each other and

Alex is a curious teenager willing to learn before and after the experience in Beijing. His interest in Chinese history and

Then she came to the U.S to study english education at the university of oregon. She wants to teach english in China. Shiqi Wu said that she loves being outside in the U.S better than in china, because the U.S has a better environment, and there are trees and grass all over. She also likes how there are less people here, and how she can greet everyone she walks past, “In china, If you tried to do that, you would break your neck!” Before she came to the U.S, she thought that people would be so easy to get along with, because Americans are so open minded and there are so many different kinds of people. However, she found that it's hard to tell when people are being genuine or just being polite. She also said that americans communicate much more directly the they do in china. If an american wants something they say, ‘I want that’, whereas in china people tend to go about it differently and don't directly say what they want. Shiqi Wu has not found it hard to adjust how she communicates, she likes direct communication better because it's easier! It was great fun, and a great honor for me to interview

Jing Mei’s mother’s avarice further multiplied up, where she resumes to present the aforementioned desire to Jing Mei. According to available evidence, she earns money from house cleaning. This provides her numerous opportunities to collect old magazines, where “she would look through them all, searching for stories about remarkable children. The first night she brings up a story about a three-year old boy who knew the capitals of all the states and even most of the Europeans countries” (Tan, 181). After being stimulated by countless stories of talented children, she assumes that Jing Mei does not lack the ability to be like them as well. Therefore, she begins to test her [Jing Mei’s] academic knowledge, e.g. asking her for the capital of Finland.

Elizabeth and her brother went to Chinese school to learn their heritage language. Going to Chinese school make them different from their friends by not having a childhood, they were not able to play after school like the other kids, instead were forced to go to Chinese school. Elizabeth and her brother felt unhappy about Chinese school they did not want to learn their heritage language instead they preferred English.

Qin Xu was born in Huoqiu, China, in 1965, as the oldest of 5. Her living conditions as a child weren’t the best, but she aspired to be one of the academically best students she could. She attended two different universities, where she was challenged but learned from the experiences and matured from them. She

Family loyalty in China has had a tumultuous past filled with fluctuation between remaining loyal to the state, yet also remaining loyal to blood relatives. In the autobiography that also serves as a biography, Wild Swans, by Jung Chang, this is seen. The book, which outlines the biographies of the author’s grandmother and mother, as well as her own autobiography, gives an interesting look into the lives of the Chinese throughout the 20th century. This book is beyond eye opening, and is truly a raw glimpse into the daily lives of women throughout China, struggling with situations that no human should ever be thrown into. I loved this book and was truly scared about the world that it opened me up to. The book does many things well, but also has its faults. The author consistently and clearly exemplifies the social hierarchy that consumes China, as well as its obsession with cultural stagnancy. The author also gives intense imagery that thrusts the reader into the scene, and creates a new reality showcasing the truths of China. Although both of those things take main stage in the book, there are a few weaknesses in the book. One, asking the question of how she had such clear anecdotes on her grandmother and mother’s life, how did she have such intimate details? The second shortcoming that Jung Chang had a subjective view of China, partly being that she loves China despite the cards it has dealt her. Her life was not short of hardships, but her family was typically

On August 2, 1999, I was born on a Monday afternoon, at 2:30 p.m, in Hospital Conde De S. Januario. My family resided with my grandmother at Rua Formosa, Apartment 7 on the first floor. She lived behind the Cathedral of Macau, which is a famous landmark and tourist attraction. While my brother, Salman, and I were growing up, we attended the same pre-schools. One of the schools was called Seng Kung Wui. In the morning, all the grades would line up and wait for the teacher to come escort them upstairs to the classroom. I could barely last an hour without being with my brother, and I would cry if he didn't stand in my grade’s line. As a result, Sal started waiting in my line with me, until my teacher came to get my class. After I went upstairs, he would run back to his line to be with his friends. Almost everyday we wore matching outfits, and he would hold my hand while we walked inside because I did not want to be alone. After school, our Avo (grandma in Cantonese), would take us to play in the Sao Francisco Park, get ice cream, or walk through the markets to get our daily groceries. I can still remember walking through the streets and taking in all of the sights, smells, and sounds. I loved the strong aroma of spicy fish ball soup or the overwhelming scent of cigarette smoke that filled the air. The markets were filled with countless friendly faces and a wide variety of merchandise waiting to be sold.The voices of locals bartering over prices and motorcycles racing down the

There are two main characters in this story. Lisa Mallory is inscrutable and mysterious as Connie comments. She is a Chinese who born and grew up in America, so she hasn’t been to her home country China and she donesn’t want to do that as well. As my perspective, I can