![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() She defies her parents’ expectations and strays from their planned path. Mei begins a web of lies to keep up the facade of medical school, but ultimately she learns that there is no one way to be an Asian-American. Plus, she gets into a relationship with Darren, and reunites with her estranged brother Xing, who was disowned because he dated a woman his parents did not approve of. She doesn’t know how to cope with her parents and the traditions that keep her chained down.ĭespite her challenges, Mei decides to take a leap of faith and teach dance classes. Because her mother tends to be overbearing and her father is stuck to the traditional Chinese customs, Mei feels suffocated. She loves dance, and she develops a crush on a Japanese peer named Darren Takahashi. She’s falling asleep during her biology lectures. Well, multiple secrets: She can’t stand germs. Have children with said man, and be the obedient, submissive wife she was always meant to be. She skipped fourth grade because of her parents’ master plan for her: Go to a prestigious school. Mei Lu is a 17-year old freshman at MIT and a first-generation Taiwanese-American. ![]()
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