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Review of The All-American Cambodian


Dee Hopton

Posted on January 18, 2008 at 09:22 AM

The piece builds well with nice tempo in the conversation between Chandra and her mother. It softly raises to a lot of cultural questions about women's sexual roles Cambodia, being an immigrant in America and being a teenager in America.

I wish these questions were explored more deeply... BUT as a short piece, the mother/daughter moments convey a lot of what goes unsaid, how a new "culture" has become more significant than "family."

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  • Summary: Chandra's mother is distant toward her activities, including cheerleading, at high school. Her mom has never watched her cheer. She objects to the short skirt and wishes the daughter would spend more time with her.

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