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Essays:
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Extracts:
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Grapes of Wrath, John Steinbeck.
Prompt 1
: Compare chpt 1-18 to Schlissels's Women's Diaries of the Westward Journey
Prompt 2
: How did Ma seek to keep the family together? What Chalenges did she overcome.
Prompt 3
: Discuss the roles of three diferent women from GOW.
[History, Women's Literature, Lit., English]
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A layered novel that portrays the plight of the Dust Bowl migration
workers to California in the 1930's.
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Letters of Pauline Williamson, Pauline
Willaimson.
Prompt 1
: What actions of Pauline led her to failures
reference(s):
Pauline Williamson Notes
[History, Women's Literature, Lit., English]
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Ad Hoc correspondence between Pauline Williamson (Oakland CA migrant) to
her Sister and mother (Plainsfield NJ) , circa 1880's.
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Nisei Daughter, Monica Sone
Prompt 1
: What is meant by Sone's claim that she acts like a chameleon?
(role of Nssei to conform to both American and Japanese
standards)
Prompt 2:
Describe the role of Japanese Mothers.
Prompt 3:
Describe descrimination as recorded in Nisei Daughter
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1900-1946 account of Japanese (Americans) from Seattle. Includes internment,
and pre-WWII attitude of Japanese persons living on the American continent.
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