Research Articles (Secondary Sources)

Personal Opinions : This article can be related on what happened to Kimberly's family. They sold all their fortune and belongings in order to move to USA. Besides that, Kimberly also faced a problem where his English teacher was being racist to her. He refused to give her a good mark as she is Chinese. Her mother, also faced challenges especially in speaking English. She did all her best to ensure that Kimberly got a proper education and at the same time maintaining Chinese culture within herself.

ZHAN, Lili, and Xu CAO. "Chinese-Americans In The U.S., 1848-1979." 

       Canadian Social Science 8.4 (2012): 80-84. Academic Search Index.

       Web. 8 Apr. 2013.

Personal Opinions: In school, even though Kimberly did poor in English language but she is a bright students. She always get a highest mark especially in Mathematics and science subject. Therefore, it is related to this articles where Asian students in specific Chinese were seen as clever students. Kimberly also received a scholarship from one of the best high school in Brooklyn.

Derderian-Aghajanian, Ani, and Cong Wang Cong. "How Culture Affects On 

       English Language Learners' (ELL's) Outcomes, With Chinese And Middle 

       Eastern Immigrant Students." International Journal Of Business & 

       Social Science 3.5 (2012): 172-180. Business Source Complete. Web. 

       8 Apr. 2013.

Personal Opinions :Kimberly and her mother work in a garment industry, in other words a sweatshop factory owned by his aunt. Their salary were counted by how many sweat shirt and skirts they can finish in a day. One skirt only cost for about 90 cent and this consider as cheap. Both of them did not have any choice because it was hard to find a proper job at that time. This shows that how poor economy situation at that time and how they treat immigrants who came to USA. This can be a good example to Kimberly as she need to have a good education in order to escape from her poor life.

Yu, Shi. "The Formation Of A Chinese Immigrant Working-Class Patriarchy: 

      Reinventing Gendered Expectations Within The Structural Confines Of 

      U.S. Society." Meridians: Feminism, Race, Transnationalism 9.1 (2009): 

      30-60. Academic Search Complete. Web. 8 Apr. 2013.

Personal Opinions : Kimberly's mother was very worried about her daughter. Se was worried if the surrounding area can influence Kimberly's mind and behavior. Some of Kimberly's friends also did not respect her mother because the way her mother dressed. 

Lieber, Eli. "Filial Piety, Modernization, and the Challenges of Raising Children for Chinese 
      Immigrants:   Quantitative and Qualitative Evidence." Ethos. American Anthropological
      Association, n.d. Web. 15 Apr 2013.

         

Personal Opinions : This article from Grandmakers Concerned with Immigrants and Refugees shows how racial injustice is being applied in working field. Some of employers denied their immigrant workers right.

Petsod, Daranee. Newcomers in the American Workplace: Improving

           Employment Outcomes for Low-Wage Immigrants and Refugees. 

          Diss. Sebastopol, CA: Grantmakers Concerned with 

          Immigrants and Refugees and the Neighborhood Funders 

         Group Working Group on Labor and Community, 2003. Web.

            

Auerbach, Elsa. The Power of Writing, the Writing of Power. Diss. 

          Northwestern University,  Boston: National Center for The Study 

          for Adult Learning and Literacy , Web.