Chet Mayekawa wrote:
As an Asian parent, I have high expectations of my children and both of my
children are high achievers, but both were able to socialize with friends and go
to things like sleep-overs. In an effort to get attention to sell a book, one of
our own paints an entire culture by her actions and simplistic explanations.
Being Asian is more than stories about rice cookers and ramen. Being Asian in
America is about finding a path that melds our cultural experiences with the
multiculturalism that is America. We can’t let one voice from one book or one
WSJ article define who we are! MLIA
