Analysis Of I Love Yous Are For White People By Lac Su

Is it easy to leave your homeland, in order to come to the land of the free, where you know nothing and have to start from scratch? The book, I Love Yous Are For White People, by Lac Su, describes his hardships and obstacles immigrating to America. As Su’s family immigrated to America, Lac had lost the freedom and affection he once had. In Lac’s eyes, Pa was no longer the man that used to take him out for walks in the market and be proud to show off. America had posed a lot of challenges for the family, such as different cultural aspects as well as the language. Pa did not understand the American ways; therefore he wants to stick to his Asian culture, whereas Lac was suffocated in those ways, and the two’s connection started to turn sour. As …show more content…
Unlike Lac, Pa was never given the opportunity to go to school and get an education, therefore Pa considers education a top priority. As long as Lac receives a good education, it would mean he would be successful in life as well as bring prosperity to the family. When Lac started school for the first time in America: “Pa considers the first day of school a special occasion, and he’s taken the day off from work just to walk me there and back… “You’re experiencing the one thing I’ve wanted my entire life - a free education”’ (48). Pa cares more about school than work, since he took the day off just to walk his son to school and back. Since Pa never received free education and Lac could, this is an opportunity of a better life and to be well educated for the …show more content…
In the book, Su and his family overcame so many obstacles in their life in order to settle in America and start a new, peaceful life. Lac went through a roller coaster of events such as learning a new language, a new culture that differs from his and an education that his parents never received back in their homeland. What would you do if you were in Lac’s shoes? Would you be able to overcome these obstacles or give