ASIAN-AMERICANS
HISTORICAL BACKROUND
THIS WEBSITE IS BASED ON THE BOOK "THE JOY LUCK CLUB" BY AMY TAN
 
All mothers who act in this book were born in the period between the mid 1920s and the late 1940s. 
The social and political history of the country was very important for their development. Between 1931 
and 1945 China was occupied by the Japanese. This war was one reason for their emigration to America
 
 
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frank.htm/history/joy-luck (c) 1998
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
China map
Time line
Anti-Japanese War