Month: October 2021

I found this story a little disturbing and strange. They are shooting a movie and are trying to use a live tiger, which first off does not make sense. Then they try to get men to play the tiger and willingly get beat up while pretending to be a tiger. By the end of this… Continue reading Tiger Fighter

This story is simply a great representation of the marriage culture in China. Parents are in charge of finding their daughters a husband who is rich and can take care of them. We see in this story the girl’s mom does not like the boy… until he becomes rich. Suddenly the mom loves him and… Continue reading An Entrepreneurs story

Letter from Feng Yen to his Brother-in-law After reading this passage, it made me think about how many times in Chinese culture, marital partners are picked for you instead of it being a choice. We see Feng-Yen in his old age wishing he had left his wife earlier but didn’t have it in him to… Continue reading Feng Yen

“Saboteur by Ha Jin focuses on a newly-wed couple eating their lunch before catching a train at the end of their honeymoon. Police officers seated at a table next to them throw tea on him and Mr. Chiu (the husband) demands an apology. The officers arrest him for being a saboteur, claiming that he disrupted… Continue reading “Saboteur” Summary and Analysis

“The Woman from New York” by Ha Jin tells of a married woman named Chen Jinli who left her family in China 4 years ago to study English in America. She returns wearing makeup, nice clothes, and jewelry. The people around her assume that the only way she could obtain this money in America is… Continue reading “The Woman from New York” Summary and Analysis

This story introduced American ways into Chinese Culture. In America buffets are very common and popular, they earn lots of money and are a great way for businesses to promote themselves. However, as we saw in this story it takes a lot of food and money to start the way of dining. The characters were… Continue reading After the Cowboy Chicken Came to Town

During my time at IPS Newcomer, I helped two kids (Jose and Danury) with their essay outlines in Language Arts class with Mr. Swem. Jose and Danury were both writing about technology, how it has been incorporated in American lives and why they believe it is either a good or a bad thing. I was… Continue reading 10/4 ICR Reflection

I enjoyed my experience today. We worked on adding and subtracting integers in math. I walked around and helped different kids with the worksheet problems. Theresa needed hers explained in a different way, and once I was able to spend some time with her she worked through the problems quickly. There are two girls who… Continue reading ICR 10/6

On October 6, 2021, I attended the second Indiana Association of Chinese Americans (IACA) meeting where I got to meet Benny Ko. He introduced himself stating that he had moved here to the United States to attend Indiana State University and later attend medical school at Indiana University. He then went on to lecture us… Continue reading 10/6 IACA Meeting Reflection

Ha Jin wrote “A Bad Joke” about two peasants who are on trial for slandering the Chairman. They both make comment when shopping about how prices grow but the chairman’s height doesn’t, and it gets misconstrued as an insult upon the Chairman of the Party. This kind of comment is punishably, but they need the… Continue reading Reflecting on “A Bad Joke”