Amy Poehler

Last Korean "comfort woman" in China dies at the age of 95 By Li Yan On Jan.18, Mao Yinmei, the last Korean "comfort woman" in China, passed away at the age of 95, in the Sancha township, Xiaogan city, Hubei province. Mao was forced to serve as a "comfort woman" at the age of 18, in a Japanese military brothel in Wuchang. Mao was transferred from Korea by car to the north of China, then to Nanjing in 1945. In July 1945, Mao came to Wuhan and was locked in the comfort stations in Hankou and…

Not only did Noah and Brian struggle with accepting a part of themselves, Noah’s sister, Jude, also struggled with acceptance of herself. Jude and her mom were always fighting about who Jude was turning into. “What someone says to you right before they die will come true (I was on my way to a party and she said to me: “Do you really want to be that girl?” and pointed to my reflection in the mirror. It was the night before she died.)” (Nelson 46). Jude’s mom said Jude was developing undesirable…

The air in the room was stale and the draught from the open door sent particles of dust spinning in the light from the window. Alex lay on his back on the bed, his hands folded on his chest, his profile austere and saintly. ‘Is he ok?’ Mike had hardly spoken on the walk to Hilda’s building; he seemed deflated. He and Sadie were still at breakfast when they arrived, and she and Gary had by stood by awkwardly as Mike drained his coffee and put down his cup before shrugging on his jacket. Sadie…

As I looked out into the crowd at my book signing, I saw two familiar faces. Those two faces inspired my newest book. My book is a story about a woman, brought up in the bible belt of America, who had her whole life together. She was leading a successful career, and about to marry the man who she had spent the past ten years with. She was fulfilling all the prophecies her mom had projected on to her. But suddenly she realized that those things were not what she wanted. She wanted the beautiful…

Tatiana walked into the kitchen, she was mortified of the fact that she eventually had to tell her mother. She thought to herself that if she said what she rehearsed hopefully she would be fine. After all, she did spend the last hour looking in the mirror and trying to find a way to confess the terrible news. She knew no matter how much she sugar coated it, it would not end well for either of them. Taking a long and deep breath trying to eradicate any anxiety she had before speaking to her…

In the novel, The Joy Luck Club, there are many different cultural aspects. Throughout the book, there are many obstacles the characters may face. In addition, there are also parts of the book that show higher emphasis on Chinese cultural values and perspectives. Containing sixteen stories all relating back to each other, the main plot of the novel begins when a daughter named Jing-mei sets out on a journey to find her long lost twin sisters. Jing-Mei’s older twin sisters were lost due to their…

When one meets her true love, the red string of fate ties the two lovers together for a lifetime. No matter where the two lovers are, the time and distance between them, their love for each other is never forgotten. “Love Must Not Be Forgotten” by author Zhang Jie, “My Heart Will Go On” written by Wilbur H. Jennings, and Kimi No Na Wa by artist Hizuki Ranko all relate to the message about remembering love and holding onto certain mementos that represent their love. Even through the hardest…

The poem “Lost Sister,” by Cathy Song examines the zone and dilemma of a woman being lost between two cultures. The poem demonstrates how the author feels psychologically lost. This poem is about a Chinese woman who is facing the difficult reality of being a Chinese immigrant. In the poem “Lost Sister,” Cathy Song explores the lives of two generations of Chinese women, and how they are linked by culture through the use of theme, tone, and comparison. “Lost Sister,” has major themes that…

child and only daughter of John and Daisy Tan, who came to America from China in the late 1940s. The family moved nearly every year, living in Oakland, Fresno, Berkeley, and San Francisco. Although John and Daisy rarely socialized with their neighbors, Amy and her brothers ignored their parents' objections and tried hard to fit into American society. She published The Kitchen God's Wife , The Moon Lady and her successful work the joy luck club . The novel focuses on four chinese American…

In Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club, the author chooses to primarily focus her novel on the miscommunications between traditional Chinese mothers and their American-born daughters via the use vignettes from almost every character. Throughout the novel, Tan writes about several characters that have made a hero’s journey according to Joseph Campbell. Campbell states that a hero’s journey includes: a departure, how a hero sets off onto their journey, a fulfillment, their goal that is being accomplished,…