This book is called “American Born Chinese” by Gene Luen Yang. This is a book about Jin Wang who starts at a new school where he's the only Chinese-American student. Jin Wang just wants to be an all-American boy. Danny is an all-American boy: great at basketball,popular with the girls. But his annual visits by his cousin Chin-Kee who is really obnoxious ruins his reputation at school, leaving him to switch schools to start all over again. I think I'm like wei-chen.The reason i think we're alike is because he is the new kid at school , where he lived most of his life in taiwan and he had to be friendly so he could make new friends. And i also lived most of my life in Wenatchee when this year i moved to a new school which is Eastmont High School, and now i have to be friendly and nice so i could make new friends. Here is an example where Wei-Chen got introduced to a new school “Class, I’d like us all to give a big Mayflower Elementary welcome to your new friend and classmate Wei-Chen Sun”. …show more content…
Another reason why Wei-Chen and i are alike is because we are both good friends and we like to help our friends out.
An example from the story is when Jin Wang wanted Wei-Chen to lie to his parents about them being together,because they wouldn’t let Jin go out unless he was with Wei-Chen. But Wei-chen didnt want to because he doesnt like to lie,but because hes a good friend he lied to jins parents about them being together when really jin was going to the movies with a girl.An example from my life where Wei-Chen and i are alike was when i also lied to my friends parents. I had never lied and i didn't like lying,but when my friend told me to lie to his parents because he wanted to go to his girlfriend's house and his parents wouldn't let him go out with girls just guy friends because he wasn't allowed to have a girlfriend yet. I felt bad and i wanted to be a good friend so i had to lie to his
parents. In conclusion, This book can relate to a lot of people because many go through the same situations the book does,like Jin who wants to be like danny, many people would want to be someone else because maybe they don't like they way they are or they don't like their own looks and they want to be someone else who's athletic and popular with the girls. This story may help you change the way you view yourself and hopefully get your confidence up. Also some people may relate to being a new foreign kid like jin who's from china and san francisco and moved to a new school without knowing anyone.
Imagine feeling and looking different from all those around you. Imagine if you weren’t understood the same way as the majority. In the book “American Born Chinese”, two characters, Jin and Monkey King who went through the same situations, but in different societies. The Monkey King insight into the impact of society on Jin as they both face social exclusion through experiencing internalized racism. Further as Monkey King transforms into another character, Chin-Kee, which Jin sees as an embarrassing Chinese culture.
Although it is considered wrong to tell lies, it seems that literature has offered us situations where telling lies isn’t necessarily bad. Of course, lying often has a tragic outcome, but not always for the person or people who told the lie or lies. Oftentimes, these unfortunate outcomes are directed at the person about whom the lie was told. Furthermore, these stories have explained that dishonesty can result in success for both the liar and the target. Maybe we have been teaching the wrong values to our children.
Another example is my second born goes around saying she is my favorite child so, I just agree that she is my favorite child and not to tell her sisters so their feeling won’t get hurt. They’re all my favorite girls in their own special way not just her but It makes her day. These benevolent lies just keep coming. My oldest daughter had a pet fish that she cared for. The fish recently died so I had to replace it before she came home. She noticed it looked a little different and asked if I noticed anything dissimilar. I replied, “No dear.” Why? This lie was said to spare my daughter from devastation caused by losing a pet. These types of white lies are created to protect those we care for although feeling justified because they’re done with good
Identity is bearing one's personality which does not belong to someone else. Jin's identity is finally established after changing his actions and hearing from the Monkey King. The portions in this book which include Jin start from a young age and approach teenage years. The story begins with him and friends playing with toys prior to moving and starting the third grade in a new school. Eventually, he makes a friend and begins dating Amelia with a new hairdo. This ends in disaster, but Jin accomplishes something worth a better life and earns Wei-Chens friendship back. In American Born Chinese by Gene Yang, Jin's character evolves to become less likable
Immigration has been prevalent in The United States of America since the days of colonization in the 17th century. Masses of migrants around the world have sought a place in which to escape persecution, gain economic fortunes, and live their lives in freedom. America has always symbolized the land of opportunity everyone has been looking for, as exemplified by the inscription on The Statue of Liberty:
Jin Wang, the main character in American Born Chinese transforms in order to deal with stereotypes and prejudice. After moving from Chinatown San Francisco to a new school, Jin realizes he is the only Asian other than Suzy Nakamura (31). Jin immediately faces racial stereotypes and slurs, such as “Chinese people eat dogs”, and arranged marriages (31). Even the teachers have preconceived ideas about Jin’s heritage. His third grade teacher Mrs. Greeder has little understanding of the pronunciation of Jin’s name and from where he moved, thinking he came “all the way from China” (30). In order to integrate in his new environment, he assimilates himself into American culture, transformed into a “regular” American. After stereotyped for eating dog, Jin is seen eating without chopsticks, part of his Asian tradition, and begins to eat “normal” American cuisine, such as sandwiches (37). When Wei Chen arrives, Jin tells him “(he’s) in America” and to “speak English” (37). Even though Jin is fully capable of communicating with Wei-Chen, he decides to abandon his previous culture. Jin chooses to fully transform into an American. He tries to completely dispose of his Asian identity and develop a new one. In order to do this he develops the n...
Similarly, Wong also grew up in America with a traditional Chinese mother. In contrast, Wong’s upbringing involves her mother forcing her into attending two different schools. After her American school day, Wong continues on with Chinese school to learn both cultures. Her mother felt it was her duty to “[. . .] learn the language of [her] heritage” (Wong 144). This puts a burden on Wong as she starts to despise the Chinese culture.
Being Chinese-American neither makes an individual strictly Chinese, nor strictly American; their cultural identification began to form in their very different upbringings. Chin experienced a more traditional Chinese childhood that reinforced prescribed male and female roles in the family unit; he was exposed to racial prejudices and widespread poverty. Kingston grew up in Stockton, California. Stockton proved to be more progressive and welcoming, although not without difficulty, Kinston’s all American childhood did produce some prejudice. Kingston’s childhood did not lend itself to the ethnocentrism that a strictly Chinatown childhood would. This upbringing is where their dislike for each other’s narrative has its roots.
China has gone through many changes in its history. Changes include economic, political, and social. In the early 1500 and throughout history, mostly all social classes followed Confucianism. Confucianism is a type of religion based on an ideal society (Chang 2012, 22). China was molded though Confucianism but that slowly deteriorated as years went on. One main group that has been a main part in these changes is the Chinese literati. The Chinese literati include the higher-class people such as officials and scholars. The Chinese literati were the dominant social class during the 1500’s but their power slowly decreased throughout history. Throughout my paper, I will explain the Chinese literati involvement as centuries passed.
This book is about Elijah Jumper Breeze he had survived a rough summer. After his dad died crude exactly from a heart attack him and his mom moved from the suburbs into Connecticut to the urban community of Harlem that is in New York City to live with his grandmother. That meant an entirely new neighborhood, new friends and no father to stand next to him. Nevertheless, Jumper survived.(Robinson) He was mostly called by most as Jumper. and is in love with basketball. Another important character is Nia, his best friend. Jumper doesn’t realize what street ball is, and how important it is to kids. Jumper and Nia are running for student council, and this creates a bit of tension between them. Their school doesn’t have a basketball team,
Comparison of American and Chinese Cultures Cultural differences are apparent from one group of people to another. Culture is based on many things that are passed on from one generation to the next. Most of the time, people take for granted their language, beliefs, and values. When it comes to the cultural differences of people, there is no right or wrong. People should be aware of others culture and respect the differences that exist between them.
These are the two questions that I get asked regularly by non-Asians. I always reply “Well I was born and raised in America but my family comes from Hong Kong.” I grew up constantly being told to take pride in being Chinese, however, I was also consistently told by my family to be proud that I even have the opportunity to grow up in America. There was never a definite answer as to what I was, so I learned to accept both. I am Asian American. Many people have questions about what “Asian American” really means and their questions brought on questions of my own. It was not until recently that Asian American influences became more prominent in my life. I was able to find books,
Asian American Literature Asian Americans seem to be fighting an unwinnable battle when it comes to the content of their writing. Writers are criticized by whites for speaking out against discrimination, and by their fellow Asian Americans for contributing to the stereotypes through their silence. I believe that Asian Americans should include politics in their writing as they so choose, but should not feel obligated to do so, as Frank Chin suggests. For those Asian Americans who make known their discontent with the injustice and discrimination that they feel, in the white culture, this translates to attacking American superiority and initiating insecurities. For Mura, a writer who dared to question why an Asian American was not allowed to audition for an Asian American role, his punishment was “the ostracism and demonization that ensued”.
People lie everyday to, in someway or another, keep themselves out of trouble. Many teenagers will lie to their parents about what they are doing for the evening, how much of their homework they have done, or how that glass vase got broken while they were out of town. We even lie to our significant others about who that other boy was that called the house or what exactly we did with our friends last night. All anyone is trying to accomplish by this is to stay out of trouble when we know we’ve done wrong. But we never think of the effects of lying. Although we think we’re being sly, parents are usually smarter than we give them credit for! And eventually our boyfriends and girlfriends will find out! Then the problem becomes the issue of trust. If you lie, there is no trust. That can be one of the serious consequences of lying.
“Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior” is an excerpt from Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother by Amy Chua, a Yale Law professor. In this excerpt the author explains why Chinese children tend to be more successful in life and expresses her dislike towards Western parenting. The first idea Chua explains is a list of activities her daughters are allowed to do and not do in order to focus solely on academic progress. Second, the author demonstrates the contrast in mindset between Chinese mothers and Western mothers by explaining how Chinese mothers feel differently than Western mothers in regards to academic success and learning. Furthermore, she describes how Chinese mothers can demand things from their children. Finally, they can also say