Questions and Topics We Can Help You To Answer:

Haiming Liu, The Transnational History of a Chinese Family, Rutgers University, 2005.

(chaptr2) 1. Find out how and why Yitang was able to enter America? 2. How did he establish himself in Los Angeles Chinatown? 3. What was his ties to his home country? 4. What have you learned about Chinese American life in Southern California through Yitang's second marriage?
(chapter3) 1. Discuss the significance of Chinese herbal medicine. 2. Comment on the relationship between Chinese herbalists and American patients. 3. Discuss the challenges and frustrations the herbalists experienced.