In 1989, there was an incident that took place in Tiananmen Square in China. This incident became known throughout the world as a massacre. My parents were immigrants from Hong Kong who came to the U.S. for college. According to the law, students who come to the U.S. need to return back to their home country after completing their education unless they can apply for a Green Card. if they are able to get a green card, then they would be allowed to stay. The application for this Green Card is a really long process and not everyone is granted. I wanted to know how my parents were able to get the Green Card and stay in the United States. Upon asking, I found out that the government in the U.S. issued Green Cards to Chinese people who immigrated to the U.S. following the incident at Tiananmen Square.
I still need to find a focus for my research question but some of the questions going through my mind now is what happened at Tiananmen Square.? What was the protesting about? Why is China trying to keep the incident quiet? Who was in the wrong - the government or China? What effect did it have on the other families/citizens of China?
Please comment if you have any comments :) or suggestions or ideas.
This seems like a really interesting topic, but you're right in that you need to focus you're topic. I really struggled with this, too, but I just had to sit down and think about what on the issue seemed the most interesting to me and what seemed easiest to argue for or against. You need to find a way to tie in your family heritage, too. Maybe in the beginning just discuss the story you shared about the green cards and how it would've been very dangerous for them to go home, and then dive into all your questions on the issue, but you'll have a formed opinion by then.
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