Rice For Thanksgiving Summary
"Rice for Thanksgiving" by Jocelyn Fong is an article written to inform others about how her definition on her culture,history,and traditions may differ from their own. Fong states that, Her sister ,cousins, and herself came for their grandmother's rice and gravy.When many Americans think of thanksgiving they generally think of ham,turkey,and stuffing. She goes on to talk about how her grandmother has to down play her Chinese roles.The differences between her and her grandmother generation is that they didn't grow up valuing diversity. In the article, Fong says "This is why I've come proud to be of my mixed identity". Fong is now proud of how far they have coma as Americans and that she also values tradition,culture,and her own beliefs. Jocelyn