... of being a first generation American and wants to live that dream to the fullest. In order to do that she tries to drop anything that associates her with her "ol! d" culture, and become fully American. This involves her looking down upon her mother because she still carries a very heavy Chinese accent that is part of Tan's Chinese heritage. But by losing ... she ends up losing a big part of her as well. I, for a long time was ashamed of my grandfather's speaking, but not because he had broken English but because he is deaf. This results in many limitations of his speech. For the people ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... no right to do this when she is the one doing all the winnings. When Waverly does this, Lindo believes that Waverly is just embarrassed of their Chinese backgraound and culture, and this arouses a heavy emotional battle between Waverly and Lindo. As a result of this fight, Waverly begins seeing her mom as a chess opponent and plotting the "next move." The Voice ... so determined to do badly, that she would have become a decent pianist if it had not been for the fact that she did not try. Her teacher, Mr. Chong is deaf so she becomes lazy and never bothers to correct herself when she mak...

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• Grade Level: High School