This life has been seen as easier to Leila, there at times where she wants to escape and pursue an "American Dream" but she is too tied to the Chinese traditions of family commitment "for a moment I was tempted to fall back into the easiness of being Mah's daughter, of letting her be my whole life"(NG, 190) Bearing her family's issues Leila is able to represent the struggling Asian American identity in the United States due to her past being too culturally heavy with Chinese tradition in regards to Mah's matriarchal issues and Leon's patriarchal issues. ...

• Word Count: 1094
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Graduate