Nam Le reading

I find this reading to be very interesting, yet somewhat hard to relate to. In Love and Honour and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice by Nam Le, there is a big emphasis in the relationship between father and son. The key point was bringing attention to the way the father cared for his son as an immigrant and cultural influence. My grandparents immigrated into America as young adults and attempted to make their living among the central valley farmers. I should be thankful for their fortunate outcome and success here. On the other hand, I think this could largely be a reason for their total assimilation. Very little of their native culture from Japan was passed down to my parents, let alone me. They were able to peruse there hopes of providing for their children like most immigrants do but sacrificed their traditions and cultural teachings somewhere along the way. The reason this article is somewhat hard to relate to is that my parents and I never really had trouble communicating and expressing our feelings. There was no cultural barrier or shifted view of life between where we lived and their cultural history. Of course, we did not always agree on things, but this was more due to childish bickering and personal desire. The culture that stayed was the desire for me as their child to succeed and to achieved the best. I am thankful for the way thing have turned out, but I do wonder what would have been different if my family resisted assimilating more and diverged their style of living from that of most Americans.