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aninfluentialperson影响你的一个人。LisaKapp自小在北京的四合院长大,母
亲是北京大学的一名教授,在她的这篇Essay中所讲述的那个影响她的人正是她
的母亲。
题目"Thenandnow:HowthePerseveranceofaWorking,singleMother
MoldedthePersonaofherChinese-AmericanDaughter"
作者LisaKapp
UniversityofPennsylvania
Igrewupinafour-roomapartmentinthemiddleofBeijingattheturnofthe

withinahousewerethoughtofasdecadentluxuriesrepresentativeofthe
,itwasdifferentiatedby
twothings,thetimesIwaswithmymotherandthetimesIwasnot.

atayoungage,shedistinguishedherselffromherpeerswithherremarkable

ofnorthernMongolia,tobecomingoneofthreestudentstoearnafull
scholarshiptoChina'smostcompetitiveuniversity,toworkingasa
government-sponsoredchemistinGoslar,Germany,mymotheraccomplished
morebeforeIwasbornthanmostpeopleachievedinalifetime.
Unfortunately,Iwouldnotlearnofthefabuloussuccessesandarduoustrialsof
mymotheruntilmuch,
fiveyearsoldwaswhymymotherwasrarelyhome,whyIdidnotseeherfor
threemonthsduringthesummerwhenIlivedwithmygrandparents,andwhyI
wasforcedtogotoadaycareownedbyatyrannicalmonsterwhowouldtell
,muchofmyknowledgeaboutmy
mother',
myfullunderstandingofherbrilliantyetill-temperedpersonaiscontinually
,theyaretheissuesofan
eighteen-yearoldteenagerratherthanthoseofafive-yearoldchild.
Iremembernightswewouldspendtogetherwhenshewasbusywithher
researchandclasses;Iwouldsitinadesknexttoher,drawingpicturesand

stayhomealonebecauseshehadalecturetogiveorerrandstorun;Iwould
leanagainstthewindowsillstaringdownintothebleak,concretestreets

despitetheforlorndaysandthelonelynights,Ifeelneitherregretnor
,Iam
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incrediblyproudandgratefulforallthedifficultiessheenduredinordertoraise
,Iwouldnothave
maturedatsuchanearlyageordevelopedsuchastrongsenseofindependence.


herlife,,evenmymother
wasnotimmunetotheoverwhelmingculturalshock,anddespiteher
perseveranceandaccomplishments,shecontinuallystruggledwiththelanguage
barrierandthedifferenceinsocietalvalues.
Whilemymotherwasforcedtolaboragainstsuchchanges,myyoungage
,my
"Americanization"hascausedagreatdealofmystificationandincomprehension
,butwenolonger

participationinathleticsandherexcessiveemphasisonmygradeshavebeen

myobduraterefusalstocomplywithhereverylong-establisheddemand,she
hasbeenforcedtoaccepttheevolutionofherdaughterfromthatofChinese
,despiteourvariousdifferencesandmy
acuteassimilationintoanotherculture,Ihaveneverlostsightofwhatmattered
mosttome,
mother'spersistenceandendurancearequalitieswhichIhaveproudlyassumed

racismsofelementaryclassmatestothemaliciousjealousiesofmiddleschool
peers,Ihaveneverdoubtedorsecondguessedtheworkethicandmoralcode


wasworkingalongsidePhiladelphiaInquirerjournalistsorresearchingmarketing
strategiesforastartupcompany,Ihavelearnedanddevelopedwitheach
successandletdownencounteredthroughoutmymiddleandhighschoolyears.
ThedifficultiesofmymotherandthedifficultiesthatIfacedintwocountrieson

motheranddaughtercontinuealongthejourneyoflife,Ihopethatshecan
cometoacceptandembracethedaughterwhomshehassodiligentlyraised
whileIhopetoslowlyunravelthefullmysterythatismymotherand,oneday,
finallycomprehendandappreciatetheentiretyofhereffectonmylife.
Withanimpressivevocabularyandkeensenseofrefection,Lisahaswrittenan
essaythatconveysthestoryofheruniqueupbringingacrosstwoverydifferent
'shistoryandpersonalitywiththatof
'sessay"SelfMind,"(Chapter7),Lisabalances
's
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essayisparticularlymemorablebecauseshetracestheevolutionofherthoughts

"rolemodel"story,Lisaexplainsthedifficultiesandchallengesshehasfacedin
Americawithher"brilliantyetill-tempered"
strengthsandweaknesses—whetheraboutyourselforotherpeople—helpsto

,overemphasizingweaknessesornegativeemotionsisn’t
desirablesincetheseessaysarefirstandforemostwaystopresentyourselfand

whiningorcomplaining.
Lisaexemplifiesthisnon-
interpretationofherpersonalhistoryisthatshewaslefthomealoneand
,Lisaasserts,"...despitetheforlorndaysandthelonely
nights,Ifeelneitherregretnorresentmenttowardsthoseearlyyearsormy
mother."Theconcrete,evocativeimagesthatLisashareswithus—pretending
sheishermom'spersonalassistant,searchingthe"bleak,concretestreets"fora
glimpseof"apetiteforminabrightredjacket"—helpexplainwhat"forlorn
days"and"lonelynights"
moodwithoutthedistractionofharshjudgments.
Inthesecondhalfofheressay,Lisaexplainsthetensionsbroughtaboutbyher
immigrationand"Americanization"
towardshermother,noting,"Herlackofencouragementformyparticipationin
athleticsandherexcessiveemphasisonmygradeshavebeenbothfrustrating
andupsetting.",ratherthandwellingonthenegative
aspectsofsuchemotionalissues,Lisapresentsthebiggerlessonsthatthese
feelingsrepresent:herindependenceaswellasherrespectandappreciationfor
her"heritageandrigorousupbringing."Lisa'sessaynicelyweavestogetherher
pastexperiencesinBeijing,presentactivitiesinAmerica,andfuturehopesof
unravelingthemysteriespresentedbythetensionsbetweenAmericanand
Chineseculture.
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