" The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveller of the 14th Century"
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This 5 page paper considers this book Ross E Dunn, and looks at how the main character managed to make a living during his 29 years of travelling. The bibliography cites 1 source.
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Paper Title: " The Adventures of Ibn Battuta: A Muslim Traveller of the 14th Century"

"American Workers, Colonial Power": Filipino Migration to America
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This 5 page paper discusses the book "American Workers, Colonial Power" by Dorothy Fujita-Rony, and how the Filipino experience parallels – and differs from – that of other Asian immigrants. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Paper Title: "American Workers, Colonial Power": Filipino Migration to America

"Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress" - Predicting Ma's Future
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4 pages in length. The dreadful time Ma spent hauling excrement up and down a hill provided him the opportunity to finely tune his storytelling talent that, while not a reason to justify the lowly task he and Luo were forced to complete, it did serve to guide him toward a future as a famous literary writer. The fundamental properties of writing is to harbor a vivid imagination and ability to tell tales that enrapture the reading audience; Ma possessed these skills from the beginning but saw them flourish with each story he and Luo would recite to the villagers. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: "Balzac And The Little Chinese Seamstress" - Predicting Ma's Future

"Clay Walls": The Korean American Experience
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A 6 page discussion of Kim Ronyoung's "Clay Walls". This paper illustrates the differences between Haesu and Faye and contends that this difference defines the Korean American experience. No additional sources are listed.
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Paper Title: "Clay Walls": The Korean American Experience

"How I Got That Name": An Analysis of the Poem by Marilyn Chin
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A 5 page analysis of the poem by Marilyn Chin. Describes the poem as a first-person account of the immigrant experience. Suggests that the value of this work is that one can experience the variety of levels of integration which face immigrants to this country. This variety is exhibited by Chin's family members described in the poem. Contains several quotes from the poem. No additional sources are listed.
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Paper Title: "How I Got That Name": An Analysis of the Poem by Marilyn Chin

"Jasmine" by Mukherjee
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This 5 page paper discusses the character of Jasmine from the book of the same name, by Bharati Mukherjee. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Paper Title: "Jasmine" by Mukherjee

"Kokoro" by Natsume Soseki
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This 3 page paper is a close examination of the 1957 novel "Kokoro" by Natsume Soseki. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Paper Title: "Kokoro" by Natsume Soseki

"Life Of Pi" By Yann Martel
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3 pages in length. Assessing the presence and value of faith in Yann Martel's Life of Pi, it comes as no surprise how faith symbolizes a component of man's existence that seeks unyielding reassurance. The problem with meaning in this particular context, however, is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connotation to the concept of faith; indeed, this cannot be achieved as long as any two individuals harbor decidedly different interpretations, particularly when one person is adrift at sea with wild animals while another is warm and secure within the safe harbor of home. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: "Life Of Pi" By Yann Martel

"Obasan"
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This 5 page paper discusses the novel "Obasan" by Joy Kogawa and particularly the main character's aunts' reaction to the internment of Japanese-Canadians, and how their reactions are representative of those of the Japanese Canadian community itself. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Paper Title: "Obasan"

"The Color Purple" and "The Doctor's Wife"
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A 7 page paper which presents six similarities and six differences in "The Color Purple" by Alice Walker and "The Doctor's Wife" by Sawako Ariyoshi. In this context the paper is primarily examining the similarities and differences found in two cultural works, one dealing with the struggle of the African American and the other dealing with the struggle of the Asian. No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: "The Color Purple" and "The Doctor's Wife"