Everything I Never Told You - by Celeste Ng by Alexis Meloche https://padlet.com/alexismeloche001/cup3yv1r4s1f Chinese - American Culture en-us 2019-01-13 21:58:00 UTC 2024-05-25 01:39:21 UTC hello@padlet.com Patriarchy in American Society alexismeloche001 https://padlet.com/alexismeloche001/cup3yv1r4s1f/wish/320103992
“It struck her then, as if someone had said it aloud : her mother was dead, and the only thing worth remembering about her, in the end, was that she cooked. Marilyn thought uneasily of her own life, of hours spent making breakfasts, serving dinners, packing lunches into neat paper bags” pg 85.
The secondary source I have included is an image of the quote referenced in the book that describes what the patriarchy was like in the era the book is based on. It is seen that women were still intended to be stationed in the kitchen and everything they do must please their husbands. I believe this is a strong secondary source because today we still see patriarchy in modern day American life but in the seventies when the book was based the patriarchy was much heavier and in this image we can see what it was like to be a women in that era.
Whimsical Cookery. “Vintage Cookbook Sexism.” Whimsical Cookery, 20 June 2010, whimsicalcookery.blogspot.com/2010/06/vintage-cookbook-sexism.html?m=1. Web. 13 Jan 2019
This secondary source is a blog that has a picture with a quote used in the book that I took for my secondary source picture. 

]]> 2019-01-13 22:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismeloche001/cup3yv1r4s1f/wish/320103992 Chinese - American Marriage alexismeloche001 https://padlet.com/alexismeloche001/cup3yv1r4s1f/wish/320105675 “She and James had never discussed what her mother had said about their marriage that last day ; it’s not right” pg 80.
The secondary source I have included is an article comparing a traditional American wedding and a traditional Chinese wedding. In this article we can see many differences in the way the cultures would have celebrated their weddings. I think this is a strong secondary source because we see the importance of this quote due to the fact their marriage is made up of two people from two different cultures and many people would not have accepted their marriage due to the fact of them being so different and diverse in their cultures. They unfortunately had to experience a lot of racism in their marriage because of their different ethnic backgrounds. The article shows that they would have been different in their celebrations for example their guest list would have been very different in length
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Radez, Wes. “Four Differences Between Chinese and American Weddings.” Chinese American Family, 1 Oct. 2018, www.chineseamericanfamily.com/four-differences-between-chinese-and-american-weddings/. Web. 13 Jan 2019
 This secondary source tells you some of the difference between American weddings and chinese weddings, such as the guest list.
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“I know how to think for myself, you know. Unlike some people, I don’t just kowtow to the police” pg 116.
The secondary source I have chosen is how to properly kowtow. Kowtowing is when you kneel and touch the ground with the forehead in worship or submission as part of the Chinese custom. It was used as a sign of respect in the Chinese customs. Though the word of the action was used in an offensive way in the book it is something to be thought of highly and to be used when you wish to show someone respect in the Chinese culture
Five Thousand years. “Chinese Custom: How to KOWTOW ‍♂️‍♀️ How to BOW - and When to Use Them.” YouTube, YouTube, 2 Jan. 2019, youtu.be/3kBm9542m64. Web. 13 Jan 2019
This secondary sources teaches you the proper way to kowtow, and bow, a Chinese custom, and the proper way to use them.
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“Where had he come from? She wondered, he sounded nothing like what she’d been told Chinamen sounded like : so solly, no washee” pg 32.
The secondary source I have chosen to provide explains interesting facts about the language and give some insight about the language, such as it being used 3000 years ago. This secondary source is important because as referenced in the book we don’t understand much about the Chinese language and we expect every
Chinese men or women to have a Chinese accent that many people today make fun of. The secondary source show that the language is much more than what people make it out to be.
China Highlights. “Chinese Language       Facts : 10    Basic 12 Surprising.” China Highlights , 4 Dec. 2018, www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/article-chinese-language-facts.htm. Web. 13 Jan. 2019
This secondary source tells you 10 basic facts about Chinese language. It also tells you 12 surprising facts.
]]> 2019-01-13 22:54:27 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismeloche001/cup3yv1r4s1f/wish/320108886 Traditional Chinese Names alexismeloche001 https://padlet.com/alexismeloche001/cup3yv1r4s1f/wish/320109386 “Then an older girl - maybe ten or eleven - shouted “chink can’t find China” and the other children laughed”  
The secondary source I have chosen is a list of common Chinese names. I chose this as my secondary source because many people use these names as a source to attack Chinese ethnic background people. These names are something to be proud of.

Alessandro Sorrentino. “The Most Popular Names in China.” The World of Chinese, 3 July 2014, www.theworldofchinese.com/2014/07/the-most-popular-names-in-china-not-a-john-smith-in-sight/. Web. 13 Jan. 2019
This article is a list of traditional names in China. It includes the top 25 names written in English and Chinese

]]> 2019-01-13 23:01:14 UTC https://padlet.com/alexismeloche001/cup3yv1r4s1f/wish/320109386 Chinese Celebrations alexismeloche001 https://padlet.com/alexismeloche001/cup3yv1r4s1f/wish/321415987 “Had Stacey spoken to her directly “Do Chinese people celebrate thanksgiving?” And “Do Chinese people have belly buttons”” pg 165.
The secondary source I used is a list of the upcoming Chinese holidays this year. I think this is important because as individuals we often forget that not everyone celebrates the same holidays as we do and it is good to branch out your knowledge and understand different cultures holidays.
Travel China guide. “2019 / 2020 / 2021 Chinese Public Holiday Calendar.” Table Manners in China, Etiquettes and Taboos When Dining, 20 Nov. 2018, www.travelchinaguide.com/essential/holidays/calendar.htm Web. 13 Jan 2019
This secondary source is a list of upcoming holidays in China
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