In Response To Executive Order 906 By Dwight Okita

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Register to read the introduction… Reading furthermore of the text we can see how greatly the girl is affected as she states that her best friend is a white girl named Denise. She has been affected by her best friend simply because her family culture is completely different from her friend Denise. The little girl in the story also sees herself as part of the american world because she states activities that an American would do with her friend, Denise. For example, her and her friend watch boys together. The little girl "feels funny using chopsticks" because it's not an American trait, but she loves hotdogs. Though this little girl in not American she still acts and feels like an

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