Category: Chinese

The true story of an unwanted daughter Chinese Cinderella is the personal novel of Adeline Yen Mah. Adeline Yen Mahs life was full of family rejection, poor relationships, abandonment, loneliness, low self-esteem, no identity, sorrow, disappointment, and resilience. The hopeless diary of Adeline Yen Mah’s childhood encountering youth and entering her fight for affirmation from…

Summary In this autobiography, we meet Jade Snow and her Chinese American family, the Wongs. This book starts with Jade in her earliest years as the narrative simply walks us through the Wong familys whirling world around her. Throughout this book, little Jade grows, and with her grows a more complex and complicated narrative as…

In the novel Balzac and the Little Seamstress, Dai Sijie vividly presents the theme of the power of story-telling by exploiting the development of relationships between friends or lovers and the development of individual characters throughout the book. To begin, Dai Sijie conveys the power of storytelling by showing the development of Mais storytelling abilities.…

The rapid growth in Chinese population since World War II has created many social problems in the country. While the growth may have decreased after the one-child policy, the effects of such a swift increase in population has strained Chinese educational opportunities. Due to high competition and unfair test policies, many Chinese adolescents emigrate to…

Word of a great nation of wealth arose. A land where lives can be turned in the opposite direction. A prosperous nation with electrifying cities, accepting soon-to-be families from around the globe. The US is seen as the world renowned land of opportunity. Since the end of WWI, our nation has been regarded as a…

Throughout the history of the world, powerful kingdoms have existed. These kingdoms included the Chinese dynasties. Within the history of the Chinese dynasties, including the Shang, Zhou, Qin, Han, Tang, and Song, many created significant cultural markers such as calligraphy and oracle bones under the direction of ruling families, both good and bad. Together, the…

The agenda that used to reign over the citizens of the Peoples Republic of China was characterized by the images that were implemented by Propaganda. The Chinese political system has used different types of artistic expressions for many generations to not only entertain but also enlighten the Chinese people and provide an example of appropriate…

Cultural competence involves being aware that there are differences from ones own cultural and that of others culture. To be culturally competent also requires one to respect the differences, obtain knowledge and self-educate on the differences, and anticipate needs based on the differences. Cultural competence and sensitivity are imperative to provide good health care. The…

For a large period of time women throughout the world, especially in China were seen as wives who were intended to cook, clean and take care of their children. Women in rural areas spent their entire days taking care of the house and looking after their husbands. They had a lot of duties and responsibilities…

Chinese weddings are opulent festivities that are as an awful lot about the joyful couple as they are about their respective families. They are energetic and colorful ceremonies that are as a lot about the completely satisfied couple as they are about their respective families. Many symbolic components of this ceremony, which are described with…