Chopsticks

1.0 INTRODUCTION Malays, Chinese, Indians and many other ethnic groups have lived together in Malaysia for generations. All of these cultures influence each other, forming a true Malaysian culture. Malaysia's largest ethnic group is the Malays, Chinese and Indians. Malaysia is a multi-cultural characteristics of many different cultures, but some particularly special lasting influence of the country. Chief among these is the ancient Malay culture, throughout history, culture…

Growing up, rice was a staple of my diet. For as long as I can remember, there was an opened bag of rice underneath the sink counter and another bag, if not two, stored in our basement. Not only did we steam it for dinner, we boiled it for breakfast and fried it for lunch. We wrapped it in bamboo to make zongzi, we baked them to make desserts, and we mixed it with vegetables to make stir-fry. Rice represented stability in my life. No matter how tough of a day I had, I could always come home to a…

In “Fish Cheeks”, Amy Tan describes her Christmas eve dinner as catastrophic, being that she was fourteen, and the humiliation that she felt when her crush Robert, who was the minister’s son and his family had been invited to have a traditional Chinese meal with her family. But when she found out that he was invited to dinner, she felt so many emotions like fear, humiliation and discouragement and thoughts of what he might think of her and her families Chinese Christmas celebrations. “What…

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In the memoir Fish Cheeks by “Amy Tan” the reflects on the Christmas dinner that her mom prepared for her with her favorite foods. With this memoir she wants to teach people that feel embarrassed by their culture not to be. She does this by giving the reader a relatable example from her past. In the beginning of the memoir the speaker is very mortified. “When I found out that my parents had invited the minister’s family over for a Christmas Eve dinner, I cried”(1,Tan). The reason the speaker…

Amy wants to please their family because she happens to have a crush on Robert, the minister’s son. This causes Amy to worry about how Robert will perceive the unique behaviors and customs of her large family. Tan writes, “Then my father poked his chopsticks just below the fish eye and plucked out the soft meat. ‘Amy your favorite,’ he said … I wanted to disappear” (2). This quote demonstrates Amy’s newfound disgust and embarrassment with her family’s customs. Amy implies that she is embarrassed…

People came from all around the world that are living in this big society. You can see people are combining two or more different cultures together. They are trying to learn and accept different things. Like, chopsticks are no longer a patent of Chinese, most people know how to use chopsticks. Most immigrants are fitting into American society. Likewise, most Americans are willing to become allies or family with foreigners. Most people accepted the concept of multiculturalism, but you can still…

Both "In Response to Executive Order 9066" and "Mericans" a common theme is American identity. Both stories have main characters that feel out of place, and are stuck between two different cultures. In Okita's story, American identity comes from where they live and who they interact with. Both Okita's story and Cisnero's stories determine that your families heritage and race doesn't dictate what it means to be American. In "Mericans" , you sense that the narrator of the story…

It all begun when I was quite physically, pushed through the birth canal located right here in Berkeley, California. Alta Bates Hospital was where my lovely mother gave birth to a girl. A short period of time following my birth, my family and I relocated across the bridge to San Francisco. The foggy, eccentric city is where I spent, and still spend, my life. I consider myself very lucky to be able to openly identify as a Chinese American girl. Most of this can be attributed to me living…

comfort zone and it was not only Japanese that was there at the restaurant. When we walked in a lady came up to us and asked a table for how many, and we said a table of 6 to her. She seated us at a table that had the place setting with a napkin and chopsticks. They offer two different options, all you can eat or order from the menu. All 6 of us chose all you can eat. She then asked what we would like to drink and we chose to drink water because if you were to choose pop or juice you would be…