When reading this book I had to keep in mind that this was an immigrant telling the story. Everything she talked about sounded so Americanized whether it was the struggle to fit in with society, or the"defiance" against parental influences. But I wonder, was mona trying to be as American as possible because she wanted to be like eveyone else around her and join the fad, or did she because to an extent she didn't feel she fit in with the culture her ancestors came from?
She was second generation, though. She was born in the US. Does this help reposition or nuance her position as an "immigrant" or as an Asian American?
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