National Endowment of the Arts - The Big Read

The Joy Luck Club
Teacher's Guide - Additional Resources


Web sites

Chinese in America: 1850-1925
From the Library of Congress Teacher Resources Collection.

Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
A Bill Moyers special PBS documentary. Includes a time line and a comprehensive list of Web links.

The Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center

Chinese Cultural Center of San Francisco
Helpful information on the Chinese calendar and zodiac.

Chinese Immigrants and the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Tells the story of building the transcontinental railroad.


Books

Arkush, R. David, and Leo O. Lee, eds. Land Without Ghosts: Chinese Impressions of America from the Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1989.


Bennani, Ben., ed.“The World of Amy Tan.” Paintbrush: A Journal of Poetry and Translation 22 (Autumn, 1995). Special Edition.

Bloom, Harold, ed. Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club" (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations). New York: Chelsea House Publications, 2002.

Shea, Renee Hausmann and Deborah Wilchek. Amy Tan in the Classroom: The Art of Invisible Strength (The NCTE High School Literature Series). National Council of Teachers of English, 2005.

Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. Amy Tan: A Literary Companion (McFarland Literary Companions). Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2004.



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