The most obvious and one of the most difficult walls to climb was the language. First generation immigrants rarely became fluent in English and more often than not learned so little that they were entrapped in a society of working in very menial jobs and job conditions. Jobs ranging from sweatshops, dirty factories, shipyards, and railroads are prime examples of the conditions they were forced to live and work in. Fae Ng described the difficulty very well by taking a look at her mother'

Various Notes. "Asian American Students' Culture Shock"

Understanding the Cultural differences can lead one to understand Bone from a new perspective. Expectations of difficulty for the women in the book are much more prevalent and the children's unstable home environment can be understood. Views of hopelessness and defeat in a new culture are expectations that the reader of Bone could not overlook.

Education in Asia was and is completely different from western civilization. Asian teachers bear all the responsibility without any help from the home. Ng's portrayal of Leila as a school teacher and how difficult it was to connect with the Asian children's parents is a situation relating back to the separation of education and the home in Asia. Another difficult barrier in education was the role of the student. In Asia the student learns what material is given to them and interaction with the teacher is uncommon. The parent - teacher - student interaction was a brand new idea to Asian families. Adapting to this new system could take generations of work by devoted teachers.

Liu, Ping Ph.D. . "Adjusting

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Approximate Word count = 755
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)