Mother Tongue

Being an  emigrant can be a hard challenge adjusting to the new life style. English is a complex language to learn and even people living in the United States have trouble learning it. Tan's teachers encourage her to be a science or math major because Asian-Americans tend to test higher in those subjects. Asians have a difficult time learning and understanding English. Tan's story is showing people that even though people doubt you you shouldn't stop trying. Tan wanted to prove her teachers wrong that even though she is an Asian-American she can still learn, talk, and write English. Her mother was raised in Asia most of her life before coming to America which is why she had such a hard time understanding and speaking English. This point fits in with the argument "Mother Tongue" because her mother understands everything she read in English, when she tries and speaks English she has a difficulty speaking.

A Friend for a Life Time

Amelia has been my best friend since I was five years old. My digital story is going to be how we grew and where we are now. I will relive some of the best memories I had with her.

Digital Story Telling

Digital storytelling can "revolutionize" the narratives experience in many ways. We as narratives, have to pick out the importance of the story, relive the experience, and tell the audience the significance of the story. Each time we go to tell the story we rethink about what happened. When I tell my friends stories about our past we all contribute to the story. I might leave out details I forgot and when one of my friends add that detail I say to myself "how could I forget that". I believe each time we tell the same story it changes our experiences because each time we tell it differently. When creating my digital story I have to pick the most important about my best friend and I's life long friendship. This will change my experience because I get to relive all the precious memories I had with her and change the way I thought about them memories because I am older now.