Immigration Hardships Faced 1950s-Present [Joy Luck Club]

JanyF1 Ms. ------------------------- Junior Honors Language Arts 16 March 2012 Immigration Hardships Faced: 1950s-Present Different themes in the book Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, feed into the reasons as to why many versatile readers have interests in this novel. It captures the hearts of the young and old, American or non-American, and even the immigrants who seek for someone that understands them. The novel portrays four Asian women and their adult Asian-American daughters as they struggle to find themselves in America. The older generation seeks to find their old traditions, customs, and character amongst their daughters who have become clashed with American culture. And the daughters try to seek their identity and deal with internal†¦show more content†¦They see that joy and luck do not mean the same to their daughters, that to these closed American-born minds joy luck is not a word, it does not exist. They see daughters who will bear grandchildren born without any connecting hope passed from generation to generation. (Tan 41) The mothers are essentially afraid that they will lose their daughters to â€Å"foreigners† as they once lost their hopes and dreams in a place they once knew as China. June Woo is expressing the doubt the circle of mothers feel about their children. The mothers who immigrated to America from China still want to raise them the â€Å"Chinese way† not losing their culture. One of the mothers says â€Å"I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. How could I know these two things do not mix?†(Tan). The mothers don’t want their stories of struggle to be lost because of their alienated daughters. But their daughters are â€Å"are undergoing a slow death of their own; drowning in American culture at the same time they starve for a past they can never fully understand.† (See). The multiculturalization of Chinese-Americans not only affects the elderly, but also the young, who grow up differently than their parents. A younger version of June, wanted to rebel against the bounds that her mother had put on her in terms of her culture and states: â€Å"I had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won’ts.Show MoreRelatedHuman Resources Management150900 Words   |  604 Pagesby restructuring and decentralizing the HR entity so that each functional area of the company has an HR manager assigned to it. The HR managers were expected to be key contributors to their areas by becoming knowledgeable about the business issues faced by their business functional units. Today, HR managers participate in developing business strategies and ensure that human resource dimensions are considered. For instance, the HR manager for manufacturing has HR responsibilities for 600 employeesRead MoreFundamentals of Hrm263904 Words   |  1056 Pa gesSenior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Global Professional in Human Resources (GPHR). Our goal has been to produce a text that addresses these critical foundations of HRM, yet provide the most current reference possible for the dynamic present and unpredictable future environment of HRM. All research has been updated and examples have been kept as current as possible considering the timeline necessary for publishing a textbook. Some examples will undoubtedly change quickly and unexpectedlyRead MoreProject Mgmt296381 Words   |  1186 Pagesfrom exploration and the end of all exploring will be to arrive where we begin and to know the place for the first time.† T. S. Eliot To Ann whose love and support has brought out the best in me. And, to our girls Mary, Rachel, and Tor-Tor for the joy and pride they give me. Finally, to my muse, Neil, for the faith and inspiration he instills. E.W.L Preface Since you are reading this text, you have made a decision that learning more about project management will have a positive impact for youRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesScience? (â€Å"Teams Work Best Under Angry Leaders†) †¢ Updated discussion of strategies to improve team performance †¢ Review of research on team decision-making strategies †¢ New perspectives on creativity in teams †¢ New material on team proactivity †¢ Presents new literature on work teams in international contexts †¢ New Point–Counterpoint (We Can Learn Much about Work Teams from Studying Sports Teams) †¢ New An Ethical Choice (Using Global Virtual Teams as an Environmental Choice) †¢ New Case Incident (Why