... , it tells of four Chinese women drawn together in San Francisco to play mah jong, and tell stories of the past. These four women and their families all lived in Chinatown and belong to the First Chinese Baptist Church. They were not necessarily religious, but found They could improve their home China. This is how the woo's, the Hsu's, the Jong ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... natural talent." This conversation symbolizes the sheer irony of the story. It depicts two Chinese women acting as if they were American, speaking English with an obvious Chinese dialect in Chinatown. Like the reader, Amy who overheard the conversation sensed the foolishness of her mother" character: "And right then, I [Amy] was determined to put a stop to her foolish pride." However, Amy ... ...

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