Ziona Cabahug Rebecca Agosta Eng 1102-65 November 30, 2013

Annotated ib!iogra"h#
$an, Arar, and %ohn &' $su' Asian American X: An Intersection of Twenty-First-Century Asian American Voices' Ann Arbor( )niversit# o* +ichigan ,ress, 200-' ,rint' .his boo/ com"i!es various essa#s and memoirs o* co!!ege-aged Asian Americans' +an# cha"ters inc!uding Chinese Americans' Each one contained a stor# o* di**erent e0"eriences in*!uencing their identit#'

.he se!ected cha"ters 1 have read 2ere ver# use*u! *or m# research' Each author 2as Chinese American and had a variet# o* e0"eriences 2hich "rovided me 2ith diverse in*ormation to ana!#3e *or simi!ar themes' 4our cha"ters 2ere se!ected to read and each one 2i!! "rovide e0am"!es that 2ere com"ared 2ith and ana!#3ed under the same themes' 5ne theme that 1 have chosen to ana!#3e 2as chi!dhood and schoo! e0"eriences'

.his is a credib!e source because it 2as "ub!ished b# a universit#' .he editors inc!uded an in*ormative introduction to state the causes o* 2h# the# se!ected and com"i!ed the stories *or the boo/'

$o!!and, 6oroth#' 7.heori3ing the 8"ace o* 9iterar# ,ractices': British Library' ;2002<( 10-22' =eb' 23 5ct' 2013' .his artic!e inc!udes a conducted !iterac# stud# de*ining identit# conce"ts' .hese conce"ts inc!ude *igured 2or!ds, arti*acts, and identit# "ractices'

.his resource 2as use*u! in a""!#ing the conce"ts to m# "rimar# research, m# intervie2s' 1 used these conce"ts to ana!#3e the e0"eriences m# intervie2ees 2ent through to *igure out ho2 the# their Chinese-American identit# 2as sha"ed' 1 main!# used arti*acts and *igured 2or!ds as re*erences to a""!#'

.his source is a high!# credib!e source' .his artic!e 2as given out in a co!!ege-!eve! Eng!ish c!ass to be used as a re*erence *or numerous 2riting activities'

9ouie, Andrea' 78earching *or Roots in Contem"orar# China > Chinese America'7 Chinese Americans and the Politics of ace and Culture! Ed' Chan, 8ucheng, and +ade!ine &' $su' ,hi!ade!"hia( .em"!e )niversit# ,ress, 200?' ,rint' Cha"ter si0 is about Chinese-Americans searching *or roots in contem"orar# China' A stud# 2as conducted 2hich inc!uded Chinese-American "artici"ants going to China to visit ancestra! vi!!ages and !earn *rom a Chinese-American historian' .he# 2ere re@uired to 2rite a narrative one #ear !ater, and these narratives 2ere ana!#3ed to sho2 ho2 Chinese-American discovered their identit#'

.his source 2as some2hat re!evant to m# research' ecause the setting 2as in China and not America, it does not *it m# in@uir# on ho2 does !iving in America a**ect Chinese identit#, e0ce"t in an indirect 2a#' $o2ever this source has "rovided in*ormation on ho2 Chinese American discover their connected identit# to2ards Chinese cu!ture and American cu!ture'

.his is a credib!e source because the author s"ea/s in an ana!#tica! tone' Numerous sources 2ere noted and cited at the end o* the cha"ter, 2hich indicates that an e**icient amount

research 2as done be*orehand to obtain the in*ormation in this cha"ter'

.ung, +a# ,' Chinese Americans and Their Immi"rant Parents: Conflict# Identity# and Values' Ne2 &or/( $a2orth C!inica! ,ractice ,ress, 2000' ,rint' Cha"ter t2o is about ho2 Chinese AmericanAs identi*# themse!ves de"ending on their environment' .he author re*erences 8no2 =hite and s"ea/s o* Bmirrors: that aid in de*ining a "ersonCs identit#' .he *our mirrors inc!ude *ami!# bac/ground, American re*!ection, cu!tura! distances, and racia! distances' 4ami!# bac/ground a**ects the identit# o* a Chinese American b# "arents transmitting va!ues to their chi!dren and doing certain traditiona! "ractices' American re*!ection a**ects their identit# b# the media stereot#"ing Chinese di**erent!#, 2hich in*!uences negative thoughts on Chinese cu!ture' Cu!tura! and racia! distances a**ect identit# b# di**erent e0"osures to American activities or Chinese activities'

.his resource 2as ver# re!evant to m# research because it gives di**erent as"ects o* de*ining a Chinese-American identit#' 1 a""!ied these as"ects to understand ho2 Chinese-Americans connect to their *ami!# and communit#' 1 a!so a""!ied these as"ects to ho2 each individua! sha"ed their identit# *rom their e0"eriences'

.his resource 2as a!so a""!ied main!# to m# "rimar# research' .his he!"ed me to categori3e certain e0"eriences or actions done to sha"e someoneAs Chinese-American identit#'

.his source is a high!# credib!e source' .he author has a ,h6 and is a c!inica! "s#cho!ogist' 8he conducted "s#chothera"# 2ith #oung Chinese American "ro*essiona!s to receive the in*ormation and e0"eriences *or this boo/'