Chinese thought

world, do not be born a girl child." (Choy, 27) This quote is significant Jook-Liang was a 6 year old girl at the start of the book her being female is also that start of many problems. Jook-Liang is looked down upon simply for being a girl in the Chinese culture. In old China females were seen as we compared to their male counterparts as they could not perform tasks such labour work. Jook ironically always put down by her grandmother who of course was once a girl now an old woman. I believe…

Parental Pressure Experienced by Chinese American High School Students According to the data from the U.S. Census Bureau, Chinese Americans are the largest ethnic group of Asian demographic in the United States. Their population has been increasing tremendously by 37.9% in this decade (Hoeffel 15). Being one of the largest ethnic group in the United States, their presence has significant impacts on various aspects that relate to the overall development of the country, these include but not…

Daoism. So, the Chinese took the best out of the three, and the period of unrest was over. However, in the Song dynasty Confucianism would once again be dominant. The Chinese thrived in the arts and in architecture, with creations like the pagoda. The Chinese also had many technological advances and the largest, unified government in 500 years (Sayre 360-361). While Buddhism spread throughout China, its long-time influence was decreasing in India. Buddhism helped to unify the Chinese culture,…

island located in Southeast Asia, right next to Japan and the Philippines. As of 2015, the population of this country is about 23.4 million, across an area of 13, 972 square miles. Taiwan is predominately Chinese making up most of their population. Thus, their official language is a Chinese dialect called Mandarin, also known as Guoyu. About two-thirds of Taiwan is covered by mountains, including the tallest mountain in northeast Asia known as Jade Mountain (Jilkova). The other one-third of…

and allowed for spontaneous effects (“Technical Aspects of Chinese Painting” 1). The length of this scroll is rather long, about 5 feet tall, which is common for hanging scrolls. This work of art was created in 1924, during Japan’s Taisho Period, a brief era between 1912 and 1926, and can be found in the Pacific Asia Art Museum in Pasadena. This work of art depicts a mix of Japanese and Chinese literati styles combined into one. This Chinese influence was prone to show up onto Kanetsu’s art…

After interviewing a close friend of mine, and listening to the interviews from my peers in class, I am deeply overwhelmed. This is because their case is very similar to Richard Rodriguez’s reading, Hunger of Memory, the Education of Richard Rodriguez. Rodriguez talked about assimilating into the American culture, and adopting English as his first language. He described how his family stopped speaking Spanish to him, and continuously promotes English language in the house. Initially, I see no…

disorder and equate them to the same level as other nations known as barbarians. His argument lied in that barbarians could only be transformed by adopting Chinese ways and the possibility did not exist for Chinese ways to be influenced by the barbarians. This essay will exhibit the flawed logic within this statement and demonstrate that Chinese culture has remained fluid through history and has been greatly influenced by barbarians contrary to what Malli stated. To contradict his statement…

some of their dialogues and his statements called the Analects. Within the text, Confucius continually brings up this ideal person known as the perfect gentleman. This ideal of a gentleman is a very important concept in Confucianism and throughout Chinese history, having both a moral and political philosophical stand. Everything from how the government should be run to how one should act morally to self cultivation was based on his concept of the gentleman. Some even suggest that Confucius…

British-born American historian who focuses on Chinese History. He was a professor at Yale University for 15 years (1993-2008). To me because he studied Chinese History and taught it at a widely know Ivy League University makes him a creditable resource for this topic. His identity as a History connoisseur helps portray his book well to those who finds the History of China and History in general interesting. The Question of Hu is a story of a forty-year old Chinese man who is brought by a…

Traditions in Chinese culture have passed down from generation to generation. It is important to keep the tradition growing because it can keep the culture and religion of the Chinese stable. However, modern change should be included and become active around the world. In, Bound Feet and Western dress, Chang Yu-I is a modern chinese women who grows up living in America and goes through many struggles and tribulations of finding who she is. She is expected to follow the traditions of the…