Dalai Lama’s Ethic of Compassion, Featured in “Kindness, Clarity and Insight”
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A 5 page paper which examines the Buddhist view of compassion, as interpreted by Tibet’s fourteenth Dalai Lama, and how it is the essential component in helping others. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: TGdalai.rtf

Displacement in postcolonial literature
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A six page paper which considers the concepts of sense of place and displacement in postcolonial literature, especally with reference to hybridisation and the reification of indigenous culture. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: JLdisplace.rtf

Dragon's Village and Red Azalea
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A paper which looks at two autobiographical novels set in the Chinese Cultural Revolution, with particular reference to the protagonists' experiences in reconciling their personal and political views. Bibliography lists 4 sources
Filename: JLdragon.rtf

Exploring Textual Sources of “The Arabian Nights”
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This 5 page paper argues that “The Arabian Nights” borrowed a great deal from other literary traditions, including Indian, Persian and other Asian sources; as well as classical Greek sources. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: HVArbNts.rtf

Fiction of Banana Yoshimoto
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A 4 page essay that examines the work of Japanese writer, Banana Yoshimoto. Profiling two of her books, the writer argues that while Yoshimoto's writing has not earned literary acclaim, her writing style captures the reality of life for young people in contemporary Japan, and elsewhere, and. Therefore, is appealing. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: khbanayo.rtf

Fitting in: Okada and Rodriguez
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A 5 page paper which examines a quote from “No-No Boy” by John Okada and “Hunger of Memory” by Robert Rodriguez as they relate to fitting in. This concept addresses anger and resentment towards family as well as identity issues possessed by the primary character in the stories. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAokada.rtf

Gender in The Dream of the Red Chamber
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This 7 page paper takes a look at this Chinese novel and its treatment of gender. Gender is explored in a variety of ways. Attention is paid to the roles taken by both men and women in Chinese culture. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA211Red.rtf

Genny Lim: Summary and Annotated Bibliography
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This is a 6 page summary and annotated bibliography on Genny Lim. Genny Lim is a successful poet, writer, playwright and performance artist who is currently a professor at New College of California in San Francisco. The research related to her work reveals her significance and impact in the Asian American arts especially in regards to her play and historical texts on the Chinese Exclusion Act and the detainees at Angel Island until 1940. Her play “Paper Angels” has been exceptionally well received by all audiences and it is also considered important in highlighting the personal and public aspects of this component of American history previously unknown to most of the population. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: TJGenny1.rtf

Ha Jin's "The Bridegroom : Stories": Changes In China
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6 pages in length. The extent to which the stories in Ha Jin's "The Bridegroom" illustrate how much a century of revolution changed China and the Chinese speaks to the vastly revised perspectives upon such issues as love, sexual pleasure, food, family, fairness, wealth, success, education, friendship and simple survival. Ha Jin clearly shows how Chinese culture has been granted a measure of immunity to much of the upheavals associated with Mao's revolution and Deng's reforms; however, that is not to say that China and her people are completely exempt from facing new challenges of contemporary society today. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: TLCHaJin.rtf