Non- Chinese elements surrounding the little family point up their cultural vulnerability and isolation. When focused on the affluent middle class,Wongs commentary is touched with acidity. In The Nouveau Riche,the Elephant, the Foreign Maid, or the Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie, the artist has trained a satirical lens on the Malaysian tendency to ape an imported lifestyle.while his subjects are ethnically ambiguous, their unconscious mimicking of fashionable Western postures and pastimes is unmistakable.