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Many immigrants saw America as the land of opportunity, a place where dreams come true. They wanted their family to have a better life in America and they often saw their children as the only way to achieve success. They strove for their children’s success to make sure they have a bright future and didn’t realize how harmful and destructive their approach may be. They wanted their children to be successful Americans, but at the same time they were afraid the second generation could go through a process of cultural change ( Hoyte 2014). Although Jing-mei’s mother reassures her daughter “Only ask you be your best. For your sake”(Tan 379), there is still the mother’s belief her daughter can be a genius if only she tries hard (Hoyte 2014). There is the pressure, the discomfort and the dreams of the parent that the child suffers from. Works Cited Hoyte, Kirsten D. “Contradiction and Culture: Revisiting Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” (Again).”Minnesota Review 61/62 (Spring 2014): 161-169. Scholarly Journals. Web. 21 June 2016. Lee,Shih-Yu, Weiss, Sandra “When East Meets West: Intensive Care Unit Experience Among First-Generation Chinese American Parents.” Journal of Nursing Scholarship 41.3 (2013): 268-275. Scholarly Journals. …show more content…

Traditional cultural values and family relationship are at heart of the Asian principles. Asian immigrants treat their ethnic communities as extended families and every success reflects the expectations of the whole group rather than just one family. The article is very useful to my study as it explains that the traditional Asian values apply to immigrants living in America. Being a minority group in America, Asian communities treat their families as their biggest support and a source of identity. There is a lot of pressure put on young people to succeed. The Asian children often suffer from the inability to fulfil their parents’

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