Friday, January 28, 2011

The Latehomecomer, 1/28

From Yuri:
While writing your essay for The Latehomecomer, was it easy to relate
your experiences to Yang and her family? Why or why not?

From Terry:
At the refugee camp the author's father is said to have met some other women there
for the issue of "giving birth to sons," and he brings his daughter.

The author doesn't give us full explaination and details regarding the issue brought
up; does it mean the truth is unknown or she just doesn't want it to be publicized?

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

"The Gift"

From Ana: In the poem "The Gift" there is a line that reads "the flames of discipline." What kind of discipline does a father implement?

From Vicky: "The Gift" is based on the past, a memory of the speaker's father. Why did the poet include a present moment when the poem is based on the past?

From Margarita: The last three lines of the poem reads the following:
"I did what a child does
when he's given something to keep.
I kissed my father."
What do you think the author implies he is receiving, as a gift so to speak,
from his father?

From Kelly Tanimura:
What makes a gift special?; Is it the cost, the person who gave it to you; does
it even have to be tanigible?; What's the most precious or special intagible
gift someone has given you.

Saturday, January 22, 2011

The late homecomer

How is the author be able to comprehend so much about the war, the immigration of the time when she is still a little baby, spends her childhood in American and absorbs American's education?

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

The Latehomecomer, 1/19/2011

From Quanyi Yang:

What did you learn from Kao Kalia Yang's story and do you have
similar experience with Kao Kalia Yang?

From Ana Marie Dequinia:

What is the interesting part of the story do you think as a student that tells
something about your own racial or ethnic background in relation to the said
story.

Monday, January 17, 2011

The Latehomcomer

When the author refers to her mother's mom or her father's brother, for example, why doesn't she simply say "grandmother" or "uncle"?

Saturday, January 15, 2011

The Latehomecomer 1/15/11

Before crossing the Mekong River, the author's mother buried her pictures of her brothers' and promised to come back for them. Did she have a chance to do that? to get back all her memoirs of her brothers?

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

The Latehomecomer

What lead Kao Kalia Yang's parents to make the decision to get married in a war of no tommorow? Would you have done the same?

Monday, January 10, 2011

The Latehomecomer, 1/10/2011

From Melissa Nguyen:

How is the author able to care so much about her grandmother when their
interaction is so limited to be able to describe her so well? How is your
interaction with your grandmother?

From Jeremy Shih:

How is it that the mom's family seemed more prosperous?

From Ana Marie Dequinia:

How Yang mother and grandmother survives in the enemy camp and was able to unite
with yang father that escape them from the said camp? for those married student
how is your relationship to your mother in law?

From Kelly Kanemori:

What does the birth of babies mean in a time where food is scarce and tomorrow
is unknown?

Monday, January 3, 2011

Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai's "Making Guacamole"

From Sherwin: What are three words in the poem that jump out at you?

Introductions

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