Chinese American Language And Literature

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1) Discuss what life was like for early Chinese immigrants as reflected in:

a. Poems of Songs of Gold Mountain

b. An English Chinese-Phrase Book

c. Writings by Sui Sin Far

2) How does history and immigration, and the society at large, impact family

relationships and experiences as discussed in:

a. Louis Chu’s Eat A Bowl of Tea

b. Eddie Fung

c. The Eighth Promise

d. Irene Dea Collier

3) Compare and contrast the 2nd generation experiences of characters in the

following. Please discuss the kinds of conflicts and experiences they

experience growing up as Chinese in America?

a. Eat a Bowl of Tea

b. Eddie Fung

c. The Eighth Promise

d. Irene Dea Collier

e. Harvey Dong