Assignment:
The two Eaton sisters both fought against the turn of the century prejudice that Asian people faced while also struggling with their own "mixed" identities. Both stories you are assigned to read focus on experiences related to mixed identities and the difficulty of moving back and forth between Asian and Western contexts.
1. What are some of the elements of the stories that struck you? Also, how to you think these early accounts of mixed Asian identity relate to the present day reality of mixed race people?