Chinatown

The Yokohama Chinatown is located just south of Tokyo, and has a history that is about 150 years long. Today, a only about 3,000-4,000 Chinese people still live in Chinatown, and most of the residents are from Guangzhou. It is also the largest Chinatown, not only in Japan, but in Asia, and is known as one of the largest Chinatowns in the world. There are roughly 250 Chinese-owned/themed shops and restaurants scattered throughout…

Recalling Chandler’s hardboiled definition, the detective, “must be the best man in his world and a good enough man for any world.” (Chandler “The Simple Art of Murder”). When Jake suggests he did “as little as possible” in Chinatown, his restrained efforts paint him as either a lazy or incompetent man, and unlikely to be what Chandler would consider the best (Polanski). It seems that after his opening line, “All right, Curly. Enough 's enough. You can 't eat the Venetian blinds…

During the mid-1850s, a large number of Chinese traversed the Pacific Ocean to the United States for one reason: an apparent guarantee of gold deposits in the mountains of balmy California. Although the guarantee of gold allured the Chinese to California in huge numbers, they were already somewhat acquainted with the West Coast prior to the Gold Rush. Around 1600, they knew enough about the state’s territory to draw a coastal map. History proposes early Chinese pioneers may have traveled to…

The Melting Pot To foreign countries, the U.S. seems to be the "melting pot" but it's not. The term melting pot means a heterogeneous society becoming a homogeneous society which means that people of different cultures and religions have mixed together and come together. America has accepted other cultures and religions but not to the point where everyone is involved with everyone. People say the U.S. is diverse because we have people of different ethnicities, religions, and cultures who live…

would have come to America through Angel Island where, according to Chinatown Research Guide by Elaine Joe for PBS, conditions were “harsh, families were isolated, separated, and interrogated” (Resource Guide). Many families got “coaching papers”, as well. Immigrants were treated well in San Francisco, due to the city being split into different sectors for different races. All of the women mentioned in The Joy Luck Club live in Chinatown. San Francisco in 1950-1980s was very much like the rest…

attorneys agree on four new alternate jurors...”- (Press, A. (2015, November 9). The Latest: Defendant to testify in racketeering case. New York Times. Retrieved November 12, 2015, from http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/11/09/us/ap-us-san-francisco-chinatown-crime-the-latest.html.) In comparison, the language that was used in these two articles is formal and direct. Title of each article Each title of the articles are informing and questioning. From the first article, “Who is “Shrimp Boy”…

The Identity of An Immigrant’s Child As people transition from childhood to adulthood, their self identity is gained through their careers, achievements, religion etc. Although, it’s not so easy to just simply find your identity. It is said that most teenagers go through an identity crisis on their journey to find their identity. This is true. However, I believe it can be more difficult for immigrant teenagers or even teenager with immigrant parents. The children of immigrant parents have…

from their foundations and the fires burned them to the ground from Chinatown to Nob Hill having the city lay in ruins. Chinatown was the most densely populated area of San Francisco with nearly 25 percent of the residents calling the area home. Nob Hill possessed a panoramic view of San Francisco where the wealthy and powerful built mansions as a testament to their power and wealth. Nob Hill seemed worlds removed from Chinatown. The earthquake not only leveled the buildings, but also she…

also just wanting to find someone who he could love no matter the race. Achievement was also accomplished through education and work. There were times where Barry and Ben would individually go with their dad to help work at a restaurant outside of Chinatown. While they worked it was their desire to receive approval and a sense of achievement from their dad showing that they could work and be a man. Achievement is the desire of Chinese but as Chinese-Americans saw the opportunities of the Western…

ethnic background as a Chinese American and rejects the idea of what her parents expect her to be. It might be true that her parents gave her an additional ethnic background the day she was born, and then partly forced on her by her mother and the Chinatown, but Kingston finally realizes that she has the final say in her “choice” of identity (). In summary, silence and voice are both themes which can be easily found in The Woman Warrior. Oftentimes, they are regarded as binaries. The binary…