... and development. Through the eyes of the daughters, there is the continuation of the mothers' stories and how they lived in America. The Chinese-American daughters try their best to become "Americanized," at the same time showing off their heritage while their mothers watch on, dismayed. The ... She compares her loss of faith in love to her mother's loss of faith in God. The third section is ironically named American Translation because when the mothers give advice regarding their daughters' problems, the daughters either take the advice to mean something other than the mothers ... the...

• Word Count: 1447
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

... are as complex and emotional as any relationship could ever be. What the film attempts to show us is that the mothers are Chinese and their daughters are Chinese-American and face a set of problems, that although may seem different than a Caucasian mother-daughter relationship really are not beyond the ... time relating to their daughters, there is not only a generational gap: June Woo " I talked to her in English and she answered back in Chinese" There is also a translation gap: June Woo "We translated each others meanings and I seemed to hear less, while my mother heard more" And cultu...

• Word Count: 1560
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School