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Summarize the connection between “The Path to Paper Son” and “Louie Share Kim, Paper Son”, what are they both about?
“The Path to Paper Son” explains how/why “Paper Son” process started
However, “Louie Share Kim, Paper Son” provides specific details about one family's experience with becoming an American citizen.
What does the idiom "pinned all their hopes on him" mean?
His family relied on him to go through the immigration process and become an American citizen
What is a synonym for citizen?
Resident
What infernce did Sam Louie (Share Kim's son) make about his parents' experience immigrating?
It was too painful to discuss
What are some examples of challenges mentioned in the story?
-Being detained
-Being interrogated
-Risk of being deported
What is an antonym for admitted?
excluded
Sam Louie (Share Kim's son) infers that his parents' immigration experience was too painful to discuss, find text evidence to support this
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What do the photos on page 27 show you about the immigration process?
That the process was intense.
What is a legal process you may go through?
-getting your driver's license
-getting adopted
-becoming a citizen
What is the main idea of "Louie Share Kim, Paper Son"?
Being a "paper son" coming to America came with opportunities, as well as challenges/risks
What is the author's purpose in "Louie Share Kim, Paper Son"?
To inform about the life of Louie Share Kim
What is a coaching book?
Give the "paper sons" guidance or help in answering the interrogation questions
What is the main idea of "The Path to Paper Son"?
"Paper Sons" were created due to The Chinese Exclusion Act out of necessity
Why were "paper sons" created out of necessity?
Use each vocabulary word in a sentence
-citizen, opportunity, admitted, processing, immigration
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