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Growing Up Asian in American by Kesaya E.Noda Collections (pg. 187-198) -…
Growing Up Asian in American by Kesaya E.Noda Collections (pg. 187-198)
Key words
Generations
Cooperation
Stereotypes
Relatives
Subtlety
Adulthood
Timidity
Invocation
Abound
Curfew
Internment
Plot
Rising action
She is racially Japanese by telling how her subconscious used to tell her she was different from others, and that she was being as an alien.
She shares historical facts of events that Japanese people had lived in order to support her claim.
Climax
About what she learned from her people there.
Noda tells us about her experiences: her confrontation with her parents about internment camps.
Tells about how life was at her grandparents' farm.
She explained that during the war you were either Japanese or American.
After the war ended and she managed to settle in California, she embraced her two identities the Japanese and the American.
Exposition
The author begins telling us how was it like to be confused about your own identity.
She shares anecdotes in which she tells how she was treated in public.
The nicknames other gave to her just because race.
The kind of questions people usually ask her about her culture and history.
For her, self-definition depended from where you want
to see it, from the inside or the outside.
That in order to define your identity, first you have to encounter the stereotypes of race and culture.
Falling action
Woman. That’s the last piece of her identity.
Se tells us about her mother and about the mixed feelings she felt for their relationship.
She stated her identity as a Japanese American woman, her mother' daughter.
Resolution
Noda's theme is about identifying one's identity.
Throughout her essay she describes how she managed to discover her own identity.(a Japanese American woman).
Author
Kesaya E.Noda (b. 1950) grew up in New Hampshire.
She was a grandchild of Japanese immigrants.
she experienced the culture of the United States as well as the Japanese culture of her grandparents.
In her essay, she talks about how both
cultures have influenced her character.
Theme
Noda is trying to make a statement about how someone's race does not define them as a person, and what it takes to find one's own identity.
Summary
In the passage, Growing Up Asian in America, Kesaya Noda explains how her character is shaped by the heritage of the Japanese community and the influence of her parents and grandparents.
As she grows up she learns about her family's past and accepts her heritage and her identity when she transforms from radically Japanese to a Japanese American woman.
Open-ended questions
General
Do you mind living with other races and religions?
Is the country where you live cosmopolitan?
What country would you like to live in?
What is considered most respectful in your culture?
Where are you from?
Specific
Is bullying usually carried out by an individual or group?
What should children do if someone tries to bully them?
Why is coexistence important?
What can be done about racism and prejudice, in your opinion?
Have you ever felt excluded based on your gender or culture?