Another thought of the book: Girl in Translation

I finished Jean Kwok's Girl in Translation a few days ago. The story, for some reasons, stays at the back of my mind. In this book Kim Chang was "abused" by her aunt who brought her and her mother from Hong Kong to New York. They have to work hard to pay off their debt, including the immigration fees, air tickets, and the rent. Her aunt was outraged when she was told that Kim was admitted to the elite middle school, and later, to Yale University. It is part of the culture issue. Kids in Asian are born and lived in a continuous competitions among their classmates and as well as their sisters, brothers, and cousins. Many Asian parents put extreme pressures on their kids to excel academically, especially those who are first-generation immigrants, like Kim’s aunt. Her angry was naturally from jealous and a sense of "failure" because her own son is not as smart as Kim. Every year there are so many kids in Japan, Hong Kong, and other Asia countries committed suicide just because they have not lived up to their parents' expectations.