What aspect of the text of Uncle Ng's muyu conveys information about a common sentiment among earlier Chinese immigrants to the United States? a. his words about his desire to become prosperous and return home to China b. his words about the beautiful American countryside c. his words describing his ambition to find gold in California d. his words of joy about escaping religious persecution in China

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Libby Frye

19 December, 16:33

What aspect of the text of Uncle Ng's muyu conveys information about a common sentiment among earlier Chinese immigrants to the United States? a. his words about his desire to become prosperous and return home to China b. his words about the beautiful American countryside c. his words describing his ambition to find gold in California d. his words of joy about escaping religious persecution in China

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Arnav Merritt · Answer 1

His words about his desire to become prosperous and return home to China

Explanation:

Sheung Chi Ng called Uncle Ng born in 1910 in a small village of Jinhjuan in Toissan where he learn to sing muk-yu (a type of narrative song) as a child and continued to sing it after he migrated to United States in 1979 as a singer of unheralded folk music. His song include traditional love stories as well as songs that recount the experience of the Chinese forced to leave their homeland and he describe his personal experience as an immigrant

He sing of his desire to become rich and make enough money to return to China, Uncle Ng is a patriot who felt a responsibility to his homeland and his people there. he died in 2001