... a promise. The daughters were Chinese but had American ways and they weren't strong like those of their mothers. Suayan one of the mothers of the book had high expectations for her daughter Jing-Mei "In America I will have daughter just like me. But over there nobody will say her worth is measured by the loudness of her husband's belch. Over there nobody ... . Here we see Suyuan's struggle with herself because her child is becoming an American girl, with dreams and ideas of her own, yet not obeying like a Chinese child should. The characters Suyuan and Jing-Mei Woo have a mother-daughter...

• Word Count: 2133
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School