Group C lesson plan
Our general statement is that superficial change is not actually superficial and is backed by history, social norms, and inner wants and desires. Changes for instance of someones hair like in American Born Chinese when Jin changes his hair. At…
Critical Reading Post Three for American Born Chinese
The story of starts with an old Chinese parable told by his mother. The parable talks about a mother and son who live in different places. First they live near a market and the son imitates the merchants he sees….
CR #3: American Born Chinese
The first tale told in Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese is about the Monkey King. He thinks very highly of himself as the king and a deity but when he goes to the dinner party for deities, he is…
American Born Chinese CR#3
In the “American Born Chinese” written by Gene Luen Yang the writing styles between the first story of the Monkey King differs from the second story of Jin Wang. In the story of the Monkey King there were some words…
CR Post #3 American Born Chinese
In Gene Luen Yang’s American Born Chinese, protagonist Jin grapples with internalized racism as he yearns for romantic connection with others. Through the graphic novel’s repeated image of lightning through Jin’s permed hair, this internalized racism depicts itself as a…