ETHN 114: Essay

ESSAY: Chinese in New York and Peru: examining the social, political and economic context of Chinese global migration.

Please read Bernard Wong’s article “A Comparative Study of the Assimilation of the Chinese in New York City and Lima, Peru” (Comparative Studies in Society and History, Vol 20, No. 3, July 1978 (downloadable from CSUS Library Database, use JSTOR). Then answer these questions.

  1. Describe the similarities and differences between the Chinese communities in New York and Peru. Give at least two factors in which they are similar and two in which they are different. *In your answer, provide a 2-3 brief quotes from the reading that provides support for your answer (3-5 words long but not longer than 1 line in the essay—provide the exact page number where the quote came from). Make sure you explain your quotes and use the correct source citation format. 
  2. Explain why one community has a higher degree of assimilation than the other. What role does religion and “god-fathers” play in that assimilation process? *In your answer, provide a 2-3 brief quotes from the reading that provides support for your answer (3-5 words long but not longer than 1 line in the essay—provide the exact page number where the quote came from). Make sure you explain your quotes and use the correct source citation format. 

FORMAT
*For the entire essay, 400 words minimum, but NOT longer than 600 words.
TYPED and SINGLE-SPACED. Write in complete and coherent sentences—I do not want to see bullet points or “notes.” Indicate which section in your answer is (1) and (2). Do a word count on your word processor and write the number of words in your essay. Type your essay and bring it to class on the day of the exam. Professor will collect the essays in the beginning of class.

DUE: At beginning of scheduled exam day, turn in with objective exam.

Good luck with the essay and with Exam 1.

Dr. Sobredo