The point of this essay, “The Chinese in All of us” by Richard Rodriguez, was to show that America is one giant melting pot. That there is no such thing as an “American” culture. An American culture cannot exist as one central thing because there are so many cultures that mixed together to form what we have now. It’s a never ending cycle of growth as a country. The immigrants come to America and with them, they bring their ideas and customs. While they learn the customs we already have we, in turn, adopt some of theirs that we observe along the way.…
In the book American Born Chinese, all 3 stories largely reflect about needing, or wanting, to fit in.…
In the book “American Born Chinese” characterization helps develop the theme of rejecting one's self, and then coming around and finding self acceptance. The Monkey King found self acceptance after being trapped under a mountain of rock for 500 years. As well as Jin found self acceptance when he apologized to Wei-Chen for being such a bad friend. Also Danny found self acceptance after being beat up and transforming back into Jin his real form, and realizing that he can not be what he alway wants and the just accept yourself.…
Given that China and Athens were located in two separate places, they both had very different forms of government, geography, and daily life.…
1. What is Leah’s attitude to her Chinese identity as she travels to China? How do we know? (page 10)…
Even though there were hardships, JEU DIP, and his future family created their new life as Chinese Americans. Overall this book shows where the Chinese people fit in, in America, and what became of their lives. However, some families,…
In the short story “The Chinese in All of Us”, Rodriguez says, “I think of myself as Chinese” (242). It only brought the thought to my attention that he must be confused. Like most minorities, he gives off the impression that he’s trying to “fit in” America. Searching for identity and suiting himself with redundant thoughts for the comfort of acceptance and feeling the pleasures of the modern American society. I am a minority and I’m expressing from experience. Rodriguez says, “… culture is something we breathe, sweat, and live”. (242). If this is true, then what is his reasoning for choosing to identify with one ethnic culture other than his own? Why would not he just…
Filipinos- During World War II, Philippines was taken by Japanese Army. Filipinos in America worried about their home land, Philippines. They wanted to join U.S, Armed Force to get back Philippines to fight for the liberation of their home land. According to page 359, chapter 10, "On February 19, 1942, Secretary of War Henry Stimson announced the organization of the First Filipino Infantry Regiment: this new unit is formed in recognition of the intense loyalty and patriotism of those Filipinos who are now residing in the United State." Filipinos were allowed to join U.S Armed Force by U.S Government. Because of this new policy, Filipinos who were members of…
We all make mistakes and sometimes we change because of them. In the book, American Born Chinese, the main character, Jin Wang, has direct intentions of fitting in at his new school. One character tries to escape reality by changing, and eventually loses who he actually is. Even though some will go through anything to change themselves, don’t be fooled by how they seem.…
Chinese Exclusion Act is one of the most momentous restriction of the certain race to enter United States. It was specifically created to prohibit the immigration of Chinese laborers. This act was passed by congress and was signed by President Chester A. Arthur in the 1882. President Chester was a Baptist preacher who was born in Fairfield, Vermont 1829. This document however was written before the act was implemented for the ten years from 1882 which was again renewed later on in 1892.…
Growing up as a child of immigrants, I felt trapped between two worlds. I was often referred to as a ‘Twinkie’ (yellow on the outside and white on the inside). It never really bothered me up until recent, and I’ll tell you why. Being Asian-American had always been a confusing part of me. I was born on American soil, but raised in a strict Thai household. I’ve always been proud of my heritage, but I had a hard time feeling as if I belonged somewhere.…
In Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese he uses the character of Chin-Kee to argue that you can’t run from who you are. This whole graphic novel is about accepting yourself and everything that you are. No matter who anyone else thinks you are and accepting that will make life so much easier. The Monkey King even says to Jin, “You know, Jin, I would have saved myself from five hundred years’ imprisonment beneath a mountain of rock had I only realized how good it was to be a monkey” (Yang 223). This is stating how once you accept who you are, this is the moment that you learn how great it is to be yourself. The Monkey King is also telling Jin that no matter how people view you, who you are is what’s most important.…
Nowadays there are a lot of Asians are trying to move to America. Asian American society is becoming one of the biggest societies in the world. People have started thinking that if they really should become an Asian American. Asian American is the group that have “yellow” skins who lives in the “white” society; Asian American is the group which may facing the problem that the life change from a communism country to a capitalism country; and Asian American is the group that lives in the country which their cultural and history are different than their traditional cultural and history. What it looks like or feels like to be an Asian with “yellow” skin lives…
In the near future, I would like to see the Asian Pacific American community get more involved with business. This has typically been a mostly Caucasian field, but I believe there should be more Asians striving to get degrees in business administration, finance, and accounting. Many are capable of excelling in these facets of business, and I believe they would make a strong impact. My dad is a testament to this and he has done well for himself as a CPA and partner for an accounting firm. He is my role model and I aspire to accomplish what he has in the business world. In addition, I want to break stereotypes and stigmas about Asian Americans and that many pursue a degree in medicine, engineering, and computer science. This narrow view creates boundaries and walls for many leading to people only believing this point of view. I believe the medium to do this is by becoming a leader. I desire to serve others, to inspire and motivate them to achieve common goals, and to earn their respect. I hope to accomplish this through hard work, determination, and a strong passion for business. My plan, as it stands, is to graduate with an economics/business degree from USC, gain experience through a job, and return to school for a Master’s/MBA. I desire to become a role model for the Asian…
In Tuesday, Feb. 9 at Winona state university I attended Common Book events American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang, the author started the events with some PowerPoint sliced then he talked about himself and how he become an author and the opportunities that he got also the difficulties that he faced in his first graphic novels. Also, about the graphic novels that he works on. He showed some of the graphic novels of some authors and he talked about the characters of those graphic novels, he focused that most authors of those graphic novels are Asian American. Knowing that there are few Americans are writing this kind of novels, even though the most fans are from America.…