Chua recounts her decision to raise her two daughters the "Chinese way", and not give in to the inevitable "family decline" that befalls immigrant families.
蔡妈妈叙述了她决定用“中国方式”抚养她的两个女儿，而不是向移民家庭不可避免的“家庭衰落”妥协。
2
When something really awful happens to you, like a death inthefamily, a good neighbor will volunteer to help in any way he can.