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The Year of the Dog
The Year of the Dog by: Grace Lin
Young Taiwanese-American girl narrates this story in first person. As a girl with Taiwanese heritage is growing up in upstate New York. She recounts her experiences during the Year of the Dog. She searches for her unique talents and good friends. Encouraged by her mother, “dogs are faithful.... The Year of the Dog is also for thinking. Since dogs are also honest and sincere, it’s a good year to find yourself...what you want to do--that kind of thing.”
Acceptance of Ethnicity?
Becky tells her that she can’t be Dorothy from Wizard of Oz in the school play. “Dorothy’s not Chinese,” she said. Pacy thinks, “Suddenly, the world went silent. Like a melting icicle, my dream of being Dorothy fell and shattered on the ground. I felt like a dirty puddle after the rain.”
Pacy and her family go to a Taiwanese-American Convention with Melody’s family. After Melody leaves, her mother encourages her to make new friends; however, when some girls discover that she can’t speak Chinese or Taiwanese, the girls treat her rudely. “My mother says she would never let me become Americanized. She said that when you’re Americanized you don’t have any culture.”
In the Classroom
- Reveal occurences of racism and discrimination in book and in students' experiences
- Guide empathetic tunderstanding
- Develop social justice action skills- cultural acceptance and understanding
About the Author
Synopsis
Celebrating the Chinese New Year
chinese zodiac calendar