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The first reading in chapter one of our text Pursuing Happiness, edited by Mathew Parfitt and Dawn Skorczewski, presents material translated from The TaoTeChing. I studied multiple sources to find more about this ancient text, and in the paragraphs below I will discuss the meaning of Tao its self, the author behind the work, and how Taoism has grown and changed through the centuries up to present time. Taoism is a religion that originated in china approximately 2,400 years ago. The main…

Ching’, 6th century B.C. Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu, introduces the Tao as the undefinable inherent truth; the key to unlocking the ebb and flow of a joyous nonresistant life; to the bewilderment of those who choose to suffer the endless cycle of anxiety, worry and fear. Through this prodigious poetic masterpiece, Tzu introduces the world to his philosophies and births one of the worlds most impactful spiritual movements, Taoism. A philosopher and a scribe in the Chinese Zhou Dynasty as well…

In the novel Hotel On The Corner Of Bitter And Sweet their are many pieces of history mentioned which create a scene of realism. One of these pieces is the hatred by Americans of Asians at the time. An example of this is when Henry is walking towards school where Chaz and Denny his bullies are on flag duty " Hey Tojo you forgot to salute the flag,""he's a yellow coward"(32). This shows how people were racists towards anyone who looked Japanese because of Pearl Harbor. The comments towards Henry…

“Equal” and “Free” - There is a Difference The Qing dynasty has proven a relevant component of Chinese society for centuries. However, as indicated by the dynastic cycle, its conclusion was inevitable. Because its traditional ways have been perceived as the cause of the foreign control of economic resources in which nationalism has been triggered, such has arrived in the form of revolution. Those responsible for said revolution are commonly…

Before Confucianism there was the Mandate of Heaven and the Classic of Changes. The Mandate was led by the Zhou dynasty (1122 BC - 256 B.C.). This doctrine asserted the ruler’s accountability to a supreme moral force that guides the human community. The Mandate caused a lot of internally fighting amongst dynasties because it decriminalized constant rebellions. The Classic of Changes was published in the 9th BC and was said to be have complied by a mythical hero Fu Xi. These were sets of six…

the 18th century a crisis had reached China. This crisis was opium addiction, the Emperor and the minister of China were at a loss on how to handle the situation and during this time of need they reached out to Queen Victoria through letter. The Chinese culture often thought that the western cultures has nothing to offer their culture because of the ancient wisdom they believed it had. During this time Europe was trading with China and trying to find a happy medium in how much they bought versus…

The Chinese-Americans struggled the most to achieve equality and opportunity after the immigrating to America. The Chinese immigrated to America as workers. The paying wages in America were 10 times what was considered the norm for wages in China, so they immigrated to America. “After moving to the United states they were treated horribly they were even seen as “racially inferior” by the native born Americans.” (University library open collections program, Chinese exclusion act). The Chinese…

“Two Kinds”, authored by Amy Tan, is an inspirational short story that revolves around the idea of becoming independent and successful. The story follows Jing-mei who is the daughter of chinese immigrant, Suyuan Woo. Woo has looked to America as a fresh start for her daughter and herself after losing such great loss back home; her first husband, parents, two daughters, and twin baby girls. Coming from a tragic past, she has hope for Mei and tries to prevent her daughter from having the miserable…

Tina Lifford once said, “When you know yourself you are empowered. When you accept yourself you are invincible.” In the novel American Born Chinese, Jin Wang is a young Chinese-American boy who is taking on the arduous task of accepting his identity. He is unable to decide how he should present himself to others. The preservation of his culture and heritage is fresh in his mind but he would also like to become the perfect American boy. The author, Gene Luen Yang had a tough childhood in which he…

traditional Chinese beliefs. The daughters, however, were all born in America or moved to America a young age, so their lives outside of the home were American. The source of conflicts in the book is mostly that the mothers are more traditionally Chinese and the daughters are more Americanized. The root of these problems can be traced back to the concept of happiness. “[The Fu-Jen Catholic University has] shown that distinct characteristics of the conception of happiness are prevalent in Chinese…