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Asian American Struggles
Asian Americans suffered the most while living in the America as immigrants, illegal or not. Because of this, the Asian Americans families faced many difficulties such as grief and acceptance. The families sacrificed a lot to be in America and all they received are troubles. Both the novels, Bone by Fae Myenne Ng and When the Emperor was Divine by Julie Otsuka, shared the same difficulties as the families struggled to overcome the differences to achieve the American Dream that are hard for Asian Americans.
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