Describe the conflict of being American and being Chinese as described by the author. Writing the Book Describe how the author wrote the book. After Viewing Booknotes Instruct students to bring pictures of their families to class - pictures of parents, grandparents, cousins, friends, etc. Students will use these pictures to write a memoir about their family. Ask students to pick four individuals to focus on in their books.
Students can interview family members for their memoir.
Encourage students to conduct research on their family background. If appropriate, incorporate these detail into the memoir. Students can share their memoirs with each other. As a group, describe similarities.