LITERATURE QUESTIONS
ASIAN LITERATURE
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“Being Japanese means being a danger to the country during the war and knowing how to use chopsticks.”
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She is proud of her Japanese heritage.
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She is frustrated by the bias that she perceives against Americans of Japanese decent.
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She hates using chopsticks.
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Detailed explanation-1: -In paragraph 4, what inference can you make about the author’s feelings when she states, “A third generation Japanese-American is a Japanese-American.” “Being Japanese means being a danger to the country during the war and knowing how to use chopsticks.” She is proud of her Japanese heritage.
Detailed explanation-2: -"Americans of Japanese ancestry” or AJAs, is alternative term for “Japanese Americans, ” most commonly used in Hawai’i. The term came into widespread use during World War II, in the context of Americanization movements under martial law .
Detailed explanation-3: -The Japanese American communities have themselves distinguished their members with terms like Issei, Nisei, and Sansei, which describe the first, second, and third generations of immigrants. The fourth generation is called Yonsei (), and the fifth is called Gosei ().
Detailed explanation-4: -Why is the author’s identity as a Japanese America woman the most difficult part of herself to accept? Because she is ostracized for being a Japanese American woman. Why did Noda quote from a Japanese fold song when she wrote about her mother? To reference her mothers Japanese cultural connection.