Each mother's story shows the hardship placed on women in a country bound by ancient traditions. They are traditions that are particularly hard on women, giving them little choice as to their fate. In the mother-daughter stories, each daughter faces, and of course overcomes, problems caused by freedom from the pre-set roles of the old country. So each of these stories is also about the changes that go on in a family adapting to a new way of life. I think these stories are representative of the diffi

culties experienced by real life families as they go through the process of assimilation.

I'm not sure if there is or isn't any truth to that argument. One thing is for sure though; the American environment has had its influence on the Chinese culture. As we saw with the characters in this movie, many Chinese immigrants have acculturated and assimilated into American life. Many Chines-Americans have moved out of the Chinatowns and into more integrated housing outside the inner city. A great number of them are college educated and occupy middle-class jobs.

The four women, Suyan, Lindo, Ying Ying, and An Mei came to America many years ago to escape the social and political turmoil in China. Now, however, Suyan has died and the three other members of the club invite her daughter June to take her place. June belongs to the new generation, to those of Chinese heritage who g

Some common words found in the essay are:
Luck Club, Traditionally Chinese, Chinese American, June June, Mei America, China Suyan, Rose Mei's, Waverly Lindo's, Ying Ying's, luck club, family associations, american life, joy luck club, Joy Luck, joy luck,
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Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)