July 27

A noticeable difference I saw between the two excerpts is that Sui had a lot more mockery to deal with that was spoken or out right hateful towards her, while the Indian girl dealt with this, it was more just the looks she received and the actions she had to submit to. It also seemed that it was worse for Sui to be half Chinese than it would have been for her to be full. Both of the girls did what they felt was best for them. For example, Sui said she would, "Never again will I allow any one to 'hound' or 'sneer' me into matrimony." Even when this was being pushed on her by her family. The Indian girl went off on her own to get a college education even against her mother's will. It was interesting to me because it seemed like both of these girls were initially trying to fight to keep their Chinese or Indian heritage a part of their lives, but in the end, by going against what their families wanted for them, it seemed almost as if they were more conforming to the American society by not doing what was their own cultural norm. I think that since Sui was part Chinese it may have caused even more criticism for her to deal with, but I think that since it was obvious both girls were of another culture, they both had to deal with a lot of prejudices.