Strength And Bravery In Takaki's A Different Mirror

Strength, Bravery, and Truth

The definition for many when asked what they believe strength is may be usual characteristic of being physically strong, and for many this may also mean having the ability to defy being moved or destroyed by another power. However, Asian Americans have proved themselves in history to have this strength not only physically, but mentally by demonstrating it through their bravery. In Takaki’s book, “A Different Mirror”, he reveals this strength and bravery that they always had since the beginning of their origins when migrating to the United States. Although all had their own reasons to migrate to the US, the majority of the time was to better their future and as Takaki states, “flee from the harsh economic conditions” (p.178). Although Takaki explains the history of many

The reasoning behind General DeWitt for this command was because the Japanese race was an “enemy” (p.346). However, with so much discrimination against all Asian Americans, they still persevered and it is inspiring to see how individuals such as the Chinese Americans still motivated their children to gain an education. This strength and bravery can also be seen in literary works such as Edith Maud Eaton’s, “In the Land of the Free”, and in Chien-Chi Chang’s artistic work such as his portfolio, “USA. 1990s. New York’s Chinatown”. To begin with, in Eaton’s, “In the Land of the Free”, she illustrates the story of a husband and wife and their struggles and fight to gain back their child. In the story, the reader learns how Hom Hing (the husband), and Lae Choo (the wife), had filed their immigration papers before the birth of their child who had been born in China, so they learn there that their baby did not have any proper certification to enter when Lae Choo was returning to San Francisco. In the beginning,