... of the most notable was the migration of the Chinese in the late 19th and early 20th century. In the novel "Bone", the author Fae Myenne Ng depicts the representation of assimilation of an ethnic minority through the main character Leila and her family. The novel speaks to the ... quot;for a moment I was tempted to fall back into the easiness of being Mah's daughter, of letting her be my whole life"(NG, 190) Bearing her family's issues Leila is able to represent the struggling Asian American identity in the United States due to her past being ... too culturally heavy with Chinese tradit...

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