In "A Pair of Tickets," the mother tries to convey their rich history and legacy to her daughter, who is almost completely ignorant of their heritage, while the daughter attempts to understand her hopelessly old- fashioned mother. ... At the opening of the story, Jandale Woo, and her father is on a train and are destined for China. Their first stop will be Guangzhou, China where he father will reunite with his long lost aunt. ... Having the story take place in China, helped it to become more realistic for the reader. ... The story is told through the eyes of Jandale, a Chinese-American woman a...

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• Grade Level: High School

Introduction The Ming dynasty, a ruling dynasty of China for 276 years from 1368-1644 AD, play an integral part in the history of Chinese culture. ... I base the evaluations in line with the knowledge and understanding of the Confucian ideologies, through the  information  and facts in reading that I learned from class as well as elsewhere as I grew up in China watching and reading television and paper documentaries regarding this  important piece of history for not only the Chinese but all mankind civilizations as a whole. ... This is the only way in the Chinese traditional community in w...

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Becoming American: The Chinese Experience, reaction paper Race is a group of people united or classified together on a basis of common history, nationality, or geographic distribution. ... They were the only Chinese family in the area, and it was a tough neighborhood. ... They weren't rude in any way but they would want to know about the Chinese culture. ... There were things about the Chinese family that she was happy to get away from. ... In a Chinese family everybody is very close. ...

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Half Swedish, quarter Chinese, 1/8 Irish and 1/8 Scottish. ... In Diamond Grill, Fred talks about his family history at the time near the first World War, a period in which Chinese people's position was at the bottom of the society. ... For example, Fred Jr has only quarter Chinese blood biologically. He does not look like Chinese, cannot speak Chinese, but he had be called Chink by his classmates for several years. ... And it also mentioned that "Saskatchewan made a law against hiring white women to work in Chinese place". (57) "White women", "Chinese place&q...

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These flowers help me to recall vividly on my childhood days, every year without fail I would make a trip to China Town on Chinese New Year's Eve to do some last minute shopping. ... This time of the year they were selling Chinese New Year goodies, either foods or decorations. ... Yellow carnations were my mother's favorite, I was instructed by my father to go get some for my mom on China Town. ... What made me felt sad was I did not know much about my father, as if part of history went missing. ...

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She wrote many short stories, many of which she tried to avoid her Chinese heritage in, but finally, she discovered her true passion was in writing from a Chinese prospective. ... Her sorrowful family history and painful personal traumas greatly influence her writing. ... In the book, June has to go back to China to talk to her two half sisters. It is not until she gets to China that she knows what she will say to them. ... She says: "It was just as my mother said: As soon as my feet touched China, I became Chinese." ...

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Kingston was the expected subject of the autobiography, but it seems more like a tale of her family history. ... It becomes a way to act out against the Chinese community. ... The "Ghost from Chinese past" becomes a real being in her life. ... It shows Maxine's aunt's shock as she comes over from China. ... He was supporting her while she was in China, and he remarried in America. ...

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At the same time, the movie depicts the social issue of the oppression of women and power of men, a long history in China and as racial minorities in America. ... An-Mei one of the mothers in the movie, tells her beloved mother's story where her mother experienced multiple oppression due to her status as a woman in a long deep-rooted Chinese history. ... This depicts the values and cultural norms of Chinese traditional beliefs. ... Ironically, she is repeating the same path from China. ... Her character is very clearly illustrated as traditional Chinese wife. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For someone from a Chinese cultural background, having a formal dinner with his American companions might be a difficult experience. ... In comparing the seating styles, the Americans have a rigid and well defined personal space as opposed to the Chinese who would try to fit as many people as possible into a table. ... In Chinese cultures, chopsticks are thought of as an extension to the hands, performing actions are often accompanied by the available opposing hand. ... The entire nation was founded upon the notion of individual rights, and this belief is so deeply entwined in its history ...

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Historical Themes in "The Patriot" The film "The Patriot" touched on a lot of themes. Many were themes of human emotion and interaction including; rage, hate, love and perseverance. As far as historical themes that correlate to the time period are concerned the theme I felt was most important wa...

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From the beginning of American history, immigrants came here and brought their traditions and culture. ... When I first arrived in New York, I was surprised that the city is divided into national communities, such as China town, Brighton Beach, Little Italy and many others. ... Immigrants should respect American culture, language, and history. ...

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As a CBC, Canada born Chinese, with a mix of Korean background, I never understood which group of people I belong to. Yet this is the identity that I am born into, I cannot change my family history, so I appreciated it gratefully. ... In order to understand my identity, I try to ask my elders about their life and understand what is behind our family history to have a better grasp of informations that will eventually led to myself learning who I really am. ...

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Definition and Description/Historical Information Without knowing any information about the history of the Philippines and its people, many times Filipinos are labeled as "Orientals". ... They could qualify for citizenship after five years of continuous residence in the U.S (Bonpua, 1979). 3 Cultural Characteristics The Filipinos are a happy blend of several races, basically Malay with Chinese, Spanish, Indian and American admixtures. ...

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Adoption has been practiced throughout history. ... For example, adopting a child from China may take more than four years, while adopting a child from Russia may take less than a year (American Adoptions). ...

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Throughout human history, people have seemingly tied the love they had for each other through the legal binding called 'marriage'. ... For example, in India, China and even Japan, there are places where arranged marriages is a part of the culture. ...

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Spirit marriages are practiced in the Chinese cultural and consist of a marriage of two deceased persons, arranged by their families to provide continuity. ... The stages are identified by the primary or orienting event characterizing a period of the family history. ...

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Americans are just recovering from the affects of the great depression and the Second World War. Everyone is gripped with the desire to lead a comfortable and urban life. Joe Keller is one such pioneer. He is sixty-one years old and heads a business, which supplies engine parts to the military plane...

• Word Count: 2731
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School