While reading "The Good Daughter", I realized that I could relate to every struggle Caroline faced as a first generation American in a family of immigrants. My parents immigrated to America from Vietnam in the late 70's and built a whole life with nothing but 20 dollars in hand. Having gone through the hardships of moving to a new country that spoke a whole other language, they wanted nothing but the best for me growing up. Their idea of the best ends with me becoming a doctor and having a Vietnamese husband, like Caroline's parents wanted her to become a lawyer and have a Korean husband. Most of the time, immigrant parents tell you that you need become a doctor, lawyer, or politician, to get a job that makes a lot of money, but will never
