GUAIA Stories:

Chinese lessons - symbolises how she is connecting with her Chinese background, however when she begins to slowly stop doing these Chinese lessons with her father, she also begins to feel as though she is losing her identity and doesn't feel authentic  

Eleven o’clock - symboling when they have to stop and learn their Chinese language 

 

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Chilli - Prevents Albert’s teacher to embrace the Thai food as Albert doesnt want Thai food to enter his school. 

Acceptance: western culture during the time demonstrated their belief of his lack of worth 

2. Negative attitude and/or experience in Australia: that the abuse was worse for people not of western culture/origin as they were outcast and demoralised and therefore something considered inhumane now was considered morally okay back then. In his education system he was abused, giving him a negative experience in Australia. He is shown that to the westerners he has very little worth and isn’t accepted. He was taught that he was supposed to give the teacgers what they wanted and basically become invisible with no ideas or thoughts for himself. He was abused in his childhood and tells this in a very detached way, like he has overcome the abuse and its impact on him and his family. He never shared his experiences and that would have taken a toll on his physical and emotional wellbeing.

3. Ray Wing-Lun was abused by his teacher similarly how ying ying st clair was abused by her husband. Through Ted, Rose learns her worth when Ted has a professional-mistake and he begins to give her the freedom  to help her make the art decisions. Also Lena now realises that she is worth more than she and her or her husband thought , she was able to contribute, make choices and stand up for what she believes in. Through Ted, Rose learns her worth when after Ted takes control of the relationship Rose is unable to take control and help make the hard decisions. Also Lena now realses that she is worth more than her or her husband thought, she was able to contribute, make choices an stand up for what she believes in.

4. Strap happy jack- abuse and the casual nature of it 

2. The white kids circulate a aditi “combine their hatred”. The 2 children are forced to alienate themselves in order to stop being abused. 

3. The mothers in JLC come together in America to form the club based on their past experiences in china.  

stereotypes that carry across: “you while your buts with your hands”, “Barry had the idea that Chinese boys have no [penis]”, 

4. Rock, show strength through pain 

1. identify, language, stigma 

2. Obliged to change the way you live and change the way you are to be part and fit in with the new country

3. When rose was being told she couldn’t do thing based on her race. Missing out on opportunities because other people didn’t think she deserved it. 

4. ‘Be good’ patronising, putting migrants in a child-like position, like they are unachieving. 

Identity and race are explored in the story. 

Racism - “Curry-muncher” 

Belonging

Outsider   

Identity/self discovery

Culture

Family

 

Sunil was made to feel worthless and insecure because of the people that he had to associate with at school.

Sunil’s mother wanted her son to be proud of his identity. 

Sunil’s mother wanted him to respect their culture and use his real name.

Sunil believed that if he was able to change his name that he wouldn’t be bullied by the others in his class.

 

Similar to the women in JLC Sunil was called racist terms especially at school.

             Many of the women also denied their culture so that they could “fit in”

             

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Wanting to fit in with society - Sunil changing his name to Neil 

·      JLC: June wanting fit in her family by comparing herself to Waverly 

 

            Mothers give them hope for their future - “It’s a beautiful name” 

“And Sunil is breeze that blows at sunset on Shiva’s birthday once every thousand years”

“Holy Ganga only, poda!”

“And you? Who are you? What are you? You should be proud!”
- Sunil’s mother explains to Sunil the importance of his name and that he should not be embarrassed by it 

·      JLC: June’s mother gives her hopes and goals for her future through the teachings that she does not always have to live up to the “high expectations”

 

            Acceptance - “my mother was right: I was proud”

“I had a name that had its own story, its own place: a name I shared with nobody, apart from the Little Master.” - Sunil finally accepts his name, knowing it has a good meaning and story behind it 

·      JLC: June’s mother finally sees June and accepts her and her purposes 

 

“It wasn’t a paragraph, let alone a chapter. Just two little words: dark one.”

Sunil’s name itself is symbolism as this he believed was the cause of all his bullying at school 

- “dark one.”

- “but one thing that always got under my skin was my own name”.

- “if I couldn't be less black, surely I could get a name that made me feel less black?”

-”its tooindian”

 

 

The Upside-Down Year - Francia Lee pg 27-32

Travel 

Coming of age 

Education  

Sacrifice 

New Beginnings

 

Francis felt abandoned after his parents and family forced him to go to australia 

Francis lee was forced into growing up as he travelled at such a long age - ”go for three or five years, then make a trip back to see us!” 

 

Like the JLC mothers Francia Lee migrated overseas into a western country. 

Like in JCL june had to mature as her mother passed away and this is similar to francia lee leaving and having to  separate and mature on her own.

 

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“I was sitting on the deserted deck and could no longer control my tears. I don't remember crying harder than before, and I have hardly cried  ever since”

 

Hot and Spicy - Oliver Phommavanh 81-89 

 Where this theme is found within the story? Are there any sub-themes?

 

 

 

·      Just like the JLC, Albert’s family takes great pride in their traditional dishes 

·      Cultural identity - growing up in a western country influences the children to follow the Countries culture and to dismiss their cultural traditions and identity 

 

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Chilli - Prevents Albert’s teacher to embrace the Thai food as Albert doesnt want Thai food to enter his school.