Chang-Rae Lee wrote about the problems facing a Korean Immigrant family in New Rochelle. His mother, despite great efforts to learn how to communicate in English is traumatized when she accidentally orders ox-tails in her native tongue. It made me realize how insensitive I and other "Americans" can be to the plight of foreigners. Lee understands why that may be, but reflects on his mother's frustration and fear about speaking in English. Essays like this and those by Naylor, Tan, et al are helping me to be more aware of the feelings exprienced by those struggling to fit in to a society that I've always been comfortable with.
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