“From nothing, A consciousness,” by Helen Zia in chapter two of the Reconstructing Gender’s book. Zia is an Asian American who writes about her personal experiences. She becomes independence and she overcomes her dream. At the end, she could speak out for women at her school and fight against the discrimination of Asian American. Zia also talk about her family issue between her father which is really caught my attention. It is very true to most Asian parents in real life. “The proper place for an unmarried daughter is at home with her parents,” (page 40) However, Zia decides to follow her own path, regardless to her father’s desire. As a human being, there is a time that people have to choice their own destiny, regardless of their parents, because its one destiny and life. We want to have our own voice of deciding what best to choice for our life. In other words, do what we have to do or to be or not to be.
According to Zia’s father, I believe that most Asian parents always want the best from their son or daughter, because they had always seen America as a land of hope and fulfillment. Zia’s father seems to be stricter on her and he wants her to stay home with him until she is married. Regardless to her father, Zia decides to deal with her own life. I think she has made the right choice for her in order to pursue her own path. Zia doesn’t like what her father wants her to do. Her father is being so strict on her; I think that because she is the daughter in the family. It is very true to my family too. My parents are very authoritarian to my sisters, even though they are an adult now. They won’t let my sisters go out late at night. The rule is no later then midnight. Wherever, they want to go somewhere, they have to let my parents know in advance. The most important thing that is related to the reading is that my parents do not allow my sisters to move out away from home. They want them to ...