"My parents know almost nothing other than their money making skills."
"The only books they read are those 'how-to'/job related."
"They think "Animal Farm" is for pre-schoolers, and "The Grape OF
Wrath" is about gardening."
"I know everything they want to say even before they open their
mouth."
"The chinese school is their virtual china-town to practice their
middle-kingdom citizonship."
"They love to build a great wall around themselves mentally."
"Why waste my time to learn a culture that doesn't have an
accepted history book even just for the past 50 years."
"Chinese culture? Wanton, fan-dance, four inventions, great wall,
... that's about all they keep repeating at the chinese school."
"My father thinks it's OK to lie under the oath about his
communist party membership for his green card--he thinks it's
foolish not to lie for this necessity."
"Before they got their 6-4 green card, they say they hate the
communists. Now they are eager to praise the communists!"
...
From a group of Chinese high schoolers discussing their generation
gap a couple of years ago.