Essays Tagged: "chinese values"
The Joy Luck Club
Chinese values, beliefs, and traditions have been slowly disregarded by many of the descendants of C ... ed in mother-daughter relationships. Lindo Jong tries to teach Waverly, her daughter, about all the Chinese values, beliefs, and traditions. Waverly is affected greatly by her mother's Chinese culture ... mother's Chinese culture and finally, at the end of the book, finally realizes what it means to be Chinese. Once she realizes what it means to be Chinese, she is able to find her own self-identity.Li ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
The sextants of beijing
A book The Sextants of Beijing by Waley Cohen view China from a Western point of view. In this book Chinese emperors, Chinese governments, and Chinese people were engaged by the outside world, and wan ... owever, at the same time they were feared that they might lose political and moral as well as their Chinese values and traditions. In each chapter, the author explained the overview of China's contrac ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > Asian History
“No Name Woman” Maxine Kingston's memoir, The Woman Warrior describes
?No Name Woman? Maxine Kingston's memoir, The Woman Warrior describes the struggles of a Chinese-American woman growing up as she attempts to find a balance between two cultures and to find ... what she is experiencing in American society.Kingston clearly establishes her beliefs and values of Chinese culture in each story and then points out the contrasts with American culture. Her mother wa ... ry and then points out the contrasts with American culture. Her mother wants to instill traditional Chinese values in her daughter, with the desire that her daughter become a strong, unique individual ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Society and community