Language
English
Document Type
Article
Abstract
"The Problems of Acculturation: Flushing, Queens, in the Short Stories of Ha Jin"
Abstract:
Noted author Ha Jin is often thought of as a Chinese author despite the fact that all of his writing has been written in English. Two of his later works, A Free Life (2007) and A Good Fall (2009) are set among the Chinese community in Flushing, Queens. This essay examines three short stories "An English Professor," "A Pension Plan," and "Temporary Love" from A Good Fall. In these works, Jin discusses the problems of acculturation these immigrants face, including learning English, finding employment, and dealing with forced separation. The stories depict the "treacherous territory" the immigrants, as well as the author himself at times, traverse as they dwell "between two languages, two cultures, two literatures, two countries."
DOI
10.55917/2154-2171.1047
Recommended Citation
Parascandola, Louis J. and Punjabi, Rajul
(2017)
"Language, Immigration and Acculturation in the Short Stories of Ha Jin,"
Asian American Literature: Discourses & Pedagogies: Vol. 8, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.55917/2154-2171.1047
Available at:
https://scholarworks.sjsu.edu/aaldp/vol8/iss1/6