"Lindo Jong: Double Face"

In an excerpt from the novel "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan, a mother reflects on how un-Chinese her adult daughter is when they talk about going to China.

Here are all the word lists to support the reading of Grade 12 Unit 1's texts from SpringBoard's Common Core ELA series: My Papa's Waltz, in just-, The Last Word, Mushrooms, I Remember, Invisible Man, Four Skinny Trees, Dirty Work, On Seeing England for the First Time, Speaking with Hands, The White Man's Burden, The Poor Man's Burden, Shooting an Elephant, Lindo Jong: Double Face, Stranger in the Village
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  1. fancy
    not plain; decorative or ornamented
    Even if you put on their clothes, even if you take off your makeup and hide your fancy jewelry, they know.
  2. fashionable
    being or in accordance with current social trends
    But now she wants to be Chinese, it is so fashionable.
  3. blend
    mix together different elements
    How can she think she can blend in?
  4. combination
    an assemblage of separate parts or qualities
    I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character.
  5. shame
    a painful feeling of embarrassment or inadequacy
    If you are born poor here, it's no lasting shame.
  6. circumstances
    a person's financial situation
    In America, nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives you.
  7. character
    attributes that determine one's moral and ethical actions
    She learned these things, but I couldn't teach her about Chinese character.
  8. obey
    comply with; do what one is told
    How to obey parents and listen to your mother's mind.
  9. opportunity
    a possibility from a favorable combination of circumstances
    How not to show your own thoughts, to put your feelings behind your face so you can take advantage of hidden opportunities.
  10. worth
    the quality of being desirable or valuable
    How to know your own worth and polish it, never flashing it around like a cheap ring.
Created on Wed Mar 04 17:49:15 EST 2015 (updated Wed Mar 04 20:22:43 EST 2015)

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