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I found this particular reading very interesting. In a way I saw a connection between all of the movements that women made into society. Most, if not all, women of all races appear to have been able to push themselves further into the public sphere because of the activities that they became involved in through churches. This appears to be no different in the case of Chinese American women. Judy Yung specifically mentions how they were able to expand their roles in society due to church groups and that being involved allowed them to leave their homes. I find this connection very important in seeing connections between various races. - Elizabeth Frank | I found this particular reading very interesting. In a way I saw a connection between all of the movements that women made into society. Most, if not all, women of all races appear to have been able to push themselves further into the public sphere because of the activities that they became involved in through churches. This appears to be no different in the case of Chinese American women. Judy Yung specifically mentions how they were able to expand their roles in society due to church groups and that being involved allowed them to leave their homes. I find this connection very important in seeing connections between various races. - Elizabeth Frank | ||
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| + | In response to Ashley's comment, I think the Protestant churches were most likely to support the Chinese women because of their missionary spirit. Also Protestant churches were places where many women, white and other races, came together to create support groups and these churches were probably just reaching out to the Chinese to bring them into their church and in return this brought them out into society. I was also intrigued by the role that YWCA played in the Chinese womens' assimilation. I knew that church communities helped but I had never thought of a large organization like the YWCA being a tool for Chinese women to learn about American customs. --Kendall Haring | ||
== The Burdens of Rural Woman's Lives == | == The Burdens of Rural Woman's Lives == | ||
