MEMOIR Fresh Off the Boat by Eddie Huang
I'd go into the dining room, which was only separated from the living room by one step. A false divider. Although everyone had gone into the living room for karaoke, one person always remained on the dining room level: Grandma. She'd sit there in her wheelchair and make birds out of Play-Doh. (Fresh Off the Boat, page 9)
Some words that are not used but are demonstrated in this story:
internalized racism, white privilege, racial oppression, cultural hegemony, ethnic stereotyping, social stratification.
Words that are actually used in this story:
macaroni, The Chronic, subprime mortgage, Play-Doh.
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