Saturday, October 15, 2005

dishwasher

If you are an asian kid growing up with immigrant parents, you will relate to this article:

"A couple of months ago, in the privacy of his Reston, Va., townhouse, Alan Chien made a final break from cultural tradition, a guilt-filled decision he has yet to share with his parents."

"He used his dishwasher. He knows his parents will not understand."

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2 comments:

m@ said...

What do you do when the dishwasher is not working? Yell at her to get back to work!

Anonymous said...

I met that writer at a convention. She's done a lot of stuff on the Asian immigrant experience and is most proud of this piece: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59355-2005Jan8.html
A really great story if you're interested in Koreans =)