CHFA | Global Languages Senior Colloquium
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
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Major
Culture & Language Studies/Chinese
Minor
TESOL
List all Project Mentors & Advisor(s)
Dr. Roxane Riegler; Dr. Jie Wu
Presentation Format
Oral Presentation
Abstract/Description
My name is Lilu Anaya. I am a cultural and language studies major in Chinese, with a minor in TESOL (teaching speakers of other languages). I am set to graduate in May 2025. I love the language portion of my studies. It’s like rediscovering a part of yourself and making it your own because you do not have to be exactly the same person you are now. As in I can choose to be more adventurous and vocal in another language or I can make the choice to show people that I am more timid when speaking in another language. Being able to make the choice on who I want to be when using another language is one of the reasons why I love learning other languages. In my spare time I enjoy reading romance novels and watching varying shows on Netflix. My plans for next year involve reevaluating the people I want to have in my personal life and going to cosmetology school to explore the more creative side of my personality. Going to cosmetology school will also help me to be happy in my work rather than doing something I am not as passionate about.
Family Ties: Individualism and Collectivism within The Joy Luck Club (1993 film)
In the U.S. there are few films that display the concepts of American individualism and Chinese collectivism as effectively as the film The Joy Luck Club, directed by Wayne Wang. My project compares how individualism and collectivism are seen in the main characters separately, as well as how some of the characters display both mindsets in different parts of their lives. I will use articles that show the perspectives of the two societies' cultural mindsets and analyze the characters in The Joy Luck Club through this lens. My project examines two mother daughter pairs and determines whether or not it is only a societal background that decides how the characters think and act or if it is based on the relationships they have with their families and the people around them. Overall some of the film’s characters display the concepts of individualism and collectivism adroitly and separately, but some of the characters are able to adapt in different parts of their lives and display the mindset they need most in order to get through that part of their life. It analyzes the mother-daughter pairs through different lenses and encourages the readers to ask questions about immigration and the effects it has directly on the first generation immigrants, but also to the characters who have to live with the consequences of the previous generation’s immigration.
Spring Scholars Week 2025
Global Languages Senior Colloquium
Family Ties: Individualism and Collectivism within The Joy Luck Club (1993 film)
My name is Lilu Anaya. I am a cultural and language studies major in Chinese, with a minor in TESOL (teaching speakers of other languages). I am set to graduate in May 2025. I love the language portion of my studies. It’s like rediscovering a part of yourself and making it your own because you do not have to be exactly the same person you are now. As in I can choose to be more adventurous and vocal in another language or I can make the choice to show people that I am more timid when speaking in another language. Being able to make the choice on who I want to be when using another language is one of the reasons why I love learning other languages. In my spare time I enjoy reading romance novels and watching varying shows on Netflix. My plans for next year involve reevaluating the people I want to have in my personal life and going to cosmetology school to explore the more creative side of my personality. Going to cosmetology school will also help me to be happy in my work rather than doing something I am not as passionate about.
Family Ties: Individualism and Collectivism within The Joy Luck Club (1993 film)
In the U.S. there are few films that display the concepts of American individualism and Chinese collectivism as effectively as the film The Joy Luck Club, directed by Wayne Wang. My project compares how individualism and collectivism are seen in the main characters separately, as well as how some of the characters display both mindsets in different parts of their lives. I will use articles that show the perspectives of the two societies' cultural mindsets and analyze the characters in The Joy Luck Club through this lens. My project examines two mother daughter pairs and determines whether or not it is only a societal background that decides how the characters think and act or if it is based on the relationships they have with their families and the people around them. Overall some of the film’s characters display the concepts of individualism and collectivism adroitly and separately, but some of the characters are able to adapt in different parts of their lives and display the mindset they need most in order to get through that part of their life. It analyzes the mother-daughter pairs through different lenses and encourages the readers to ask questions about immigration and the effects it has directly on the first generation immigrants, but also to the characters who have to live with the consequences of the previous generation’s immigration.