HOMEWORK Assignment: "The Struggle to Be An American Girl" by Elizabeth Wong

Opens: Saturday, 18 March 2034, 12:00 PM
Due: Saturday, 1 April 2034, 11:00 PM
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Read "The Struggle to Be An American Girl" by Elizabeth Wong in this file. The essay is located in the Resource File for this Unit. Answer the following questions 

1. What was the main purpose for Wong and her brother being sent to the Chinese school?

2. What did Wong feel she had learned in a "regular" American school?

3. What are Little Women and Black Beauty?

4. What was Wong's grandmother like? What was Wong's attitude towards her?

5. Why was it unfortunate that Wong's mother had the American name Ruth?

6. Wong thought of herself as 'multicultural'. What does that mean and how is she multicultural?

7. Who are the "you" and "them" in the second to last line of the essay?

Submission Format: PDF (include your name, date and assignment title); Double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt font.