I have never dated someone with a different cultural background then me, and neither have any of my close relatives. I cannot relate to what the author went through, but I can understand it. If both people wanted to embrace their own cultures, it would make for a hard living atmosphere. Combining both cultures, and not forgetting their roots would help for both types of traditions to stay alive. It is a good think to keep one’s heritage, even if they are marrying someone with a completely different background.
Oanh Ha commented that she wanted to be all American when she was younger. I think a lot of families face their children wanting to embrace the culture they are living in. It is hard to stop them from adopting a different culture, but there should be no need to stop them from doing so. A person can live with many different cultural ideas and traditions.
I think you make a good point about families stopping their children from adopting to the new culture of the country they live in. I think the author’s parents didn’t really prevent her from making American culture her main culture which is why she wanted an American wedding. She knew little about Vietnamese culture so its clear they didn’t teach her about it while she was growing up so it’s no surprise that she wanted a completely American wedding. I think your statement about combining both cultures and not forgetting their roots would help both traditions stay allive is very accurate because if they want their marriage to work they will have to mix the two together.
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