LibGuides: ENG430: Joy Luck Club: Historical & Social Context

Historical & Social Context

Filial Piety

Three Confucian Values: Filial Piety (Xiao) - [video, 2:14 min]
Appear in Asian Topics - Legacy Series Collection. Asia for Educator, Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University.
A Chinese Virtue Is Now the Law [newspaper article]
Wong, Edward. New York Times (1923-), 03 July, 2013, pp. 1.
filial piety (China) [encyclopedia entry]
Perkins, Dorothy. Encyclopedia of China, Facts On File, 1998.
Amy Tan: Parental Expectations [video clip, 3:04 min]
from Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir, PBS.

Japanese Invasion of China

Nanjing Massacre [encyclopedia entry]
Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 13 Mar. 2025.
Second Sino-Japanese War
Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2020.

Revolutionary Chaos in China

Chinese Emigraton/Chinese Diaspora

Immigrants and Refugees
in Asian and Pacific Islander Americans in Congress. History, Art & Archives, United States House of Representatives.
'Last Boat Out Of Shanghai': The Chinese Who Fled Mao's Revolution [audio podcast, 7 min]
from NPR's Morning Edition, February 19, 2019.

Chinese Myths & Superstitions

Superstitions & Folklore
World, Trade Press. China Society & Culture Complete Report : An All-Inclusive Profile Combining All of Our Society and Culture Reports, World Trade Press, 2010.
Symbolism in the Game of Mahjong