Part one of term paper
Lena's mother, Ying-Ying was born in China. She was educated in the traditional Chinese culture. Lena, a half-Chinese girl, was born in the United States; she was educated in the western culture. Lena is an Asian girl, and in her mind there is almost only Americanized thinking. According to this, some Americans call these Americanized Asians ...

Part two of term paper
... can even say that is bad. This is all because of the conflict between two different cultures in their mind. We always say, a daughter is a part of the mother. But in Ying-Ying and Lena, they misunderstand each other because of the different cultures in their minds. First of all, the old traditional culture influences Ying-Ying very deeply. Ying-Ying was oppressive because she not only can not forget her tragic past but also won't tell anybody about her past. She was married to a bad man who left her ...