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Small Asian Woman By Kelley Pheng Summary

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The first essay I will review is “Small Asian Woman” by Kelley Pheng. I found this paper to be very relatable to my own life because I also have parents much like her mother—a parent who constantly lectures and scolds seemingly for the sake of it. Although my parents and I seldom saw eye to eye on several issues, I learned from them to never take life for granted. Her essay is a powerful piece that sheds light onto the harsh life that her mother had lived. It depicts her mother as a warrior in her own right and encourages others—who were much like the younger Kelley—to acknowledge the hardships of their parents. Brian Musser’s “My Father’s Son” is another essay that intrigued me. I was particularly interested by his choice of organization.
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