Sam, Josh, Jonathan

Star Spangled Banner

Pancake House

Mrs. Sen

Mahler's Fifth Symphony

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The family looked Indian but dressed as foreigners did, the children in stiff, brightly colored clothing and caps with translucent visors. (what is the significance of this quote?)

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In Interpreter of Maladies all relationships convey a lack of communication and love. Could this be due to the fact that American assimilation and emergence of in-dependency has taken a hold on each individual's character and personality? Or is it more of eye opener in what is really happening in their relationships?

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How are gender roles reversed when it comes to American assimilation? Is it affected by the awareness of adapting to the USA culture?

anna, sunny, toi , patrick

how do traditional Chinese values seem to play out in American culture in particular, in the story In the American society?

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Do you think that Chang’s pride is preventing him from being fully assimilated in the American way of life? Do you think that Chang is somewhat disappointed that his family has absorbed the nation’s values so readily?

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How does the New Colusses represent the ideal thought of the American melting pot, and in what ways does it differ with Randolph Bourne's Trans-National America's view of the melting pot?