Fun Home : A Family Tragicomic  

     This is a story about a daughter and father, who are both confused about their sexual orientation and live with this confusion throughout their lives. They don't know how to handle this and they try to handle it the best way they can. It was a secret they kept to themselves and both came out, the daughter came out first so that gave the father strength to come out as well. This was a very hard decision for both of them because it can alter their lives drastically and can alter it in the worst way possible. They can lose family members or friends because they are not accepting of them anymore. It can be hard for anyone coming out in real life because many people believe we are not ready for same sex marriage or gay and lesbian couples. Others disagree and believe we are ready for this and we would be a better society if we just accept the fact that there are gay and lesbian people throughout the world. We need to understand that we cant choose who we want to be with and our sexual orientation is given to us during birth. We cant judge because of someones sexual orientation instead we should accept this and be kind to one another. It is better to let people live their own lives instead of letting others choose what they have to like and what they have to do in society. Everyone should feel comfortable with coming out and this should not be a stressful thing instead it should be a relief.       

                                 American born Chinese

     American born Chinese is a story about a young boy who is bullied because of his cultural differences in his school. He is one of the only Asian kids in his school, and he is made fun of because of that. he tries to fit in but he cant because no one will accept him and when they do their not really his friends. He starts to feel anger towards other who are different in his school and he feels this way because he wasn't accepted so he felt like he had to return the favor. Bullying is a very big problem in the united states because kids are bullied every day.They can make fun of how you look or even your cultural background. Kids often times may become angry and do very drastic things like hurt others or even hurt themselves and become suicidal. Bullies don't know when to stop because they cant stop they want to feel cool in front of there friends so they are pressured to do something bad to someone else. The boy in the story feels like there is no one their to help him or even guide him to happiness, no one to talk to or even express his feelings. Just because someone is different does not give a person the right o hurt them physically or mentally we should accept diversity. We are one of the most diverse nations in the world and we should be happy that many different people want to live here. Diversity helps us grow as people and brings us closer which is exactly what it should do. Living in the United States should be a peaceful place for anyone from any backgrounds or any different cultural past. this should not even affect us as people but it does because some people are very ignorant.