Lia's Mom Foua Character Analysis

Lia’s mom, Foua and I have a lot in common as far as passions, but are very different in life experience. Foua cares so deeply for her daughter Lia. She constantly does what is best for her, and is a selfless woman in many ways. She sacrifices her own desires for the sake of her family and the well-being of her children. Her value is family. I relate to this in many ways. My family and friends are very important to me, and even from a young age I have been a “caretaker” to many. I find joy in serving and looking out for others. I am not a mother yet, but hope to be one, one day. I have no way of knowing for sure if my parenting will be similar to Foua, but her parenting and personality appears to be similar to that of my mom’s. If I am anything like my mom when I have my own children, then I will be similar to Foua. At times I was frustrated with her, but also sympathized with her knowing that it is hard to understand American Medicine from the lens of the Hmong culture, especially when the time wasn’t always taken for things to be fully explained or were nearly impossible because of interpretation difficulties. As I read on, and gained a better …show more content…
Yes, I have experienced hard things in life, but nothing compared to the Lee family. I have never been kicked out of my own country, had to adapt to a new culture for more than a few weeks (short term missions), or have been looked down upon/ judged because of my cultural identity. The differences in life experiences have also led to differences in human development Foua appears to have never been handed anything in her life; everything seems to come with a fight. Part of this is the oppression the Hmong have faced, and part of it is the ideal of the Hmong to INSERT REFERENCE. Foua seems to express a lot more tenacity and fire, than I often do, and I think that can be attributed to the many “battles” of life she has had to