Amy Grant

Cultural identity is a broader term, people from multiple ethnic backgrounds may identify as belonging to the same culture. There are many things that shape our identity. Some things that shape our identity are our mother’s, T.V, and music. To begin with our mother’s help, us shape our identity with support. “My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America.” The text evidence is this little girl’s mom is telling her she can be anything she wants to be because this is America

parenting: Why Chinese kids are so successful and how parenting affects their minds By: Amit Pisipaty “When it comes to parenting, the Chinese always seem to produce children of academic excellence, musical mastery, and professional decorum,” states Amy Chua in her article for the Wall Street Journal, “Why Chinese Mothers are Superior.” She’s right. Chinese Americans are overrepresented in many of the nations elite colleges such as Harvard, Yale, and Princeton and studies show that Chinese Americans

The author of “The Lessons for Woman” was Ban Zhao. From what I have read in this writing, it is telling us that she is a mother and she is concerned about humility in women. The way she is influences the story by the fact that she cares about humility in herself and the others in the story. She was writing as Ban Zhao as a Chinese scholar during the time of A.D. 45-120. The author was writing this piece under history and classical writing. The author’s purpose of this writing was to inform the

The movie Mulan portrayed a young and beautiful Chinese female who always seems to place disappointment and dishonor on her herself, her father, and her families last name. Mulan depicted as a nontraditional chinese female. Honestly, She doesn't fit in with the Chinese traditional culture whatsoever due to the reasons she speaks her mind, disobeys orders, and she impersonated a soldier by disguising herself as a man to fight a war. Throughout the movie, Mulan and her family continues to pray to their

Jing-mei Woo’s mother, Suyuan, pressures Jing-mei to be a genius. Suyuan pushes Jing-mei to try new skills. Initially, Jing-mei is excited by the prospect of being a prodigy, but after a string of failures, she loses faith in herself and grows lazy and cynical. After constantly running away from her mother’s expectations and refusing to do her work, her mother eventually seems to give up as well. However, Suyuan later becomes inspired to make Jing-mei learn the piano, enlisting the help of her deaf

“Who’s Irish” by Gish Jen is a story of an elderly Chinese woman, the narrator, who lives in America and tries to help raise her granddaughter Sophie. The grandmother cultural background causes tension in her relationship with her daughter, Natalie, who was born in America and is now married into an Irish-American family. The elderly Chinese woman struggles to adapt to her daughter’s lifestyle and After spanking her granddaughter, the Chinese woman is asked to move out of Natalie’s house. The elderly

A mother daughter relationship is one of the strongest bonds one can experience. In Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club There are multiple stories showcasing this reoccurring theme. Waverly and June both experience hardships with their mothers, but through the ups and downs they work through their problems. The contrast of their cultures can cause a halt in their relationship. Although they struggle communicating, June and Waverly connect with their mothers because they adapt their character. Once the daughters

In the short story “A Pair of Tickets” by Amy Tan, she keeps her focus mainly on the relationship of mother and daughter. Author describes their relationship in such a way which gives many lessons and morals from this short story. The main focus of the story is that the mother, who was an immigrant from China, once told her daughter the importance of their culture and heritage. Her daughter Jandale woo, who is almost completely ignorant of their heritage and culture, is thoroughly Americanized

In the film, The Joyluck Club, several mothers who grew up in China try to help their American daughters. One of the Mother’s, An Mei conveys the wrong message to her daughter Rose. Once her daughter grows up, she forgets some of the important lessons her Mother has tried to teach her. Part of the problem is the misunderstanding between the two. An Mei fails to tell Rose of the personal lessons and hardships of her life back in China. Consequently, Rose tends to think she is smarter than her Mom

Chinese Cinderella is an autobiography that explains a little girl's experience of being unwanted. The novel challenges the reader to tell whether the autobiography is depressing or inspirational. The novel, Chinese Cinderella, by Yen Mah, is inspiring to me because Adaline never gives up on her dreams, she's brave, and she tries her best when the odds are against her. Adaline try’s her best even in doubting times. For example,“Because, I don’t think I’m that talented. I’m afraid of losing