Imagine you are writing your blog to one or both of these authors. What did you identify with and disagree with in their writing?
I agree with her “What They Taught Me” list because this is what my parents taught me. They taught me those virtues since I was little. I also agree with her second list because those are taught in American culture. My friends taught me those virtues.
However I don’t agree with the categories of Asian Americans. I have never heard any of those terms until I read this. All of the Asian Americans I have met are proud to be Asian and they don’t fit in any of the three categories.
你好。这是明老师。很高兴看到你发的贴子。I'm wondering, in terms of Jenny Chen's lists, do you think any of your peers who don't have an Asian background were taught any of those items in the first list? Also, have you had any contact with Chinese who have not lived in the US where you sensed they followed any of the rules in the second list?
ReplyDeleteI sort of sense (although she doesn't say it overtly) that the author feels some pride in her bi-cultural background when she talks about how people who only know "American" culture seem "uninteresting" to her, and that those who only know Chinese/Taiwanese culture are hard to relate to as well. Her rich heritage has made her, if she had to categorize herself, a "floater" (in her terminology).
很高兴能够读到你和你的朋友们对于中国文化有这么强的认同感和骄傲。也特别欣慰能够得知你们的“骄傲”。你说你的父母和你们美国朋友们和起来交给了你很多做人的道理。看起来你有很多的社会资源。你有没有可能给我们举些列子呢？
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