California State University Northridge Chinese Racial Relations Discussion
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Edith Eaton’s “Leaves from the Mental Portfolio of an Eurasian” (1909) and Winnifred Eaton’s “A Half Caste” (1899)
Please respond to both of the following prompts with a paragraph of about 350 words each. The total word requirement for Discussion #1 is therefore 700 words.
Prompt One: Edith Eaton ‘s “Leaves from the Mental Portfolio of an Eurasian” (1909)
Describe TWO specific incidents, scenes, or reflections in “”Leaves from the Mental Portfolio of an Eurasian” that either contrast or resemble the experience Chinese Americans are having at present. Your two examples do not have to work the same way but both must be related to the current experience of Chinese Americans.
Do some informal research online to find specific details about the current experience of Chinese Americans. The website Stop AAPI Hate Links to an external site.is a good resource.
Be specific in your response by referring to your sources precisely with in-text citations. If you want a deeper tutorial on this prompt, please view this bonus video Links to an external site..
Prompt Two: Winnifred Eaton’s “A Half Caste” (1899)
Use specific details from Onoto Watanna’s/Winnifred Eaton’s “A Half-Caste4o describe and explain the TWO roles that she plays in her writing as described by Vito Adriaensens in his online essay on Winnifred Eaton Links to an external site.. On one hand, Winnifred Eaton is orientalist in how she portrays Asians. On the other, she is racially progressive for her time. Here Links to an external site.is the link again.
First, describe and explain ONE (1) specific detail in Onoto Watanna’s/Winnifred Eaton’s “A Half-Caste(1899) that supports Adriaensens’ first point about Eaton’s orientalism. Then, describe and explain ONE (1) specific detail from the story that supports Adriaensens’ second point about Eaton’s progressive attitude towards race.
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