Something for the Freshmens
I’ve been posting a lot of stuff for the AP juniors and seniors lately, so I thought I’d try to even things up a bit by posting something that might help the freshmens visualize where we’re at in our current story by Amy Tan, “Rules of the Game”.
So, here’s a slideshow of San Francisco Chinatown’s alley ways, places most probably won’t see on a visit the Bay City, and another slideshow from educational publisher Harcourt that has some internal links in addition to the images in the show itself. If you’ve got the patience to listen and imagination, check out National Public Radio’s 2003 piece on Chinatown’s Funeral Band. And of course, there’s always Wikipedia’s entry on the concept of “Chinatown” in various locations around the globe.
It’s impossible to get a good feel for Chinatown without ever having been there―I’m writing here only about San Francisco’s Chinatown; personally I’ve not been to any other. If, when you are older and have an opportunity to travel to San Franciso, take some time to walk up and down the streets of Chinatown. It’s something your eyes, ears, and nose will never forget.
By the by, I have, remarkably, been the head of a dragon chasing the pearl in a Chinese New Year parade, of sorts. Maybe I’ll post a photo here on the site. Maybe. If everyone brings 8 ½ × 11, college ruled, loose-leaf paper to class. Maybe.
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