, Wang said that she wasn’t overly concerned with what might happen: “I haven’t had time to think about it,” she said, placing the onus of responsibility on the shoulders of her father and aunt, the t
wo architects of the lie. “They’re going to come up with a better solution than I am. And they should.”
...aspects of East Asian culture that might feel foreign to some audiences aren’t presented as teachable moments, but rather as a fact of life.aspects of East Asian culture that might feel foreign to some audiences aren’t presented as teachable moments, but rather as a fact of life. Wang’s intimacy with the subject matter had the possibility of resulting in a mawkish mess—sentimental and tear-jerking with no real reason—but she expertly intercuts moments of real pathos with humor.
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