Although Asians and Asian Americans have been present on American television screens for decades, [1] few television series have featured Asian or Asian Americans in starring roles. ... Ralph Macchio in The Karate Kid (1984): American action film and television, involving martial artists as heroes, tended to be dominated by narratives revolving around Euro-American protagonists. ... American narratives about crime and ethnicity have often dealt with the difficulties of finding the American dream of personal freedom, and the voice over opening for Vanishing Son's credit sequence summari...

• Word Count: 9463
• Approx Pages: 38
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Natty Bumppo was the first true recognizable American hero. ... "An American novelist, travel writer, and social critic, James Fenimore Cooper is regarded as the first great American writer" (Groliers NP). ... This wilderness scout is the first of his kind in American literature and was seen nowhere before by the American readers. ... Indians of this time were looked upon as savages, "but Natty has taken unto himself the best of both civilization and so-called savagery" (Cliff Notes 11). ... Again, Indiana is showing the attributes of an American hero. ...

• Word Count: 2132
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

In times of plenty, notes Kingston, adultery might have been "only a mistake"; when the villagers needed everyone to work together to provide food, however, it became a crime. ... (Note that for Kingston's mother, the word "ghost" is used in the opposite sense, to refer to the Americans themselves.) ... Chapter Two: White Tigers Summary The first section of "White Tigers" is Kingston's childhood fantasy of living the life of Fa Mu Lan, the woman warrior "a story that derives from one of Brave Orchid's talk-stories. (Note that the fantasy is written in the first-p...

• Word Count: 6134
• Approx Pages: 25

In his quest, Rafael is flooded with memories of his childhood and his return brings about a surge of flashbacks, plot detours, and the appearance of other characters. ... It is said that he will be the one to pull the Torrecarions from the cliff that the family had fallen over. ... She runs off and gets married with an American G.I. whom she meets at a nightclub. ...

• Word Count: 2101
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Traditional housing: There were many variations across North America: conical wigwams or tipis, long houses, and cliff dwellings. ... It can be one you remember from childhood, or one you saw yesterday. ... Note its details clearly. ...

• Word Count: 11626
• Approx Pages: 47
• Grade Level: High School