The Joy Luck Club
Teacher's Guide - Additional Resources

Introduction

Schedule/Lesson Plans

Capstone Project Ideas

Essay Topics

Additional Resources

NCTE Standards

Credits

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Web sites

Chinese in America: 1850-1925
From the Library of Congress Teacher Resources Collection.

Becoming American: The Chinese Experience
A Bill Moyers special PBS documentary. Includes a time line and a comprehensive list of Web links.

The Chinese Historical Society of America Museum and Learning Center

Chinese Cultural Center of San Francisco
Helpful information on the Chinese calendar and zodiac.

Chinese Immigrants and the Building of the Transcontinental Railroad
Tells the story of building the transcontinental railroad.

Books

Arkush, R. David, ed. and Leo O. Lee, ed. Land Without Ghosts: Chinese Impression of American Mid-Nineteenth Century to the Present. Berkeley: University of California, 1993.

Bennani, Ben. ed.“The World of Amy Tan.” Paintbrush: A Journal of Poetry and Translation 22 (Autumn, 1995). Special Edition.

Bloom, Harold, ed. AmyTan's The Joy Luck Club (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations). New York: Chelsea House Publications, 2002.

Shea, Renee Hausmann and Deborah Wilchek. Amy Tan in the Classroom: The Art of Invisible Strength (The NCTE High School Literature Series). National Council of Teachers of English, 2005.

Snodgrass, Mary Ellen. Amy Tan: A Literary Companion (McFarland Literary Companions). Jefferson, NC: McFarland and Company, 2004.