Kieu Tran’s revealing anecdotes exhibit’s a disconnection between two different cultures in which each of their views clash, ultimately ending in stark ignorance for both parties. By using personal depictions such as “A Measure of Freedom” and “Mr. and Mrs. Ma”, Tran depicts the disconnection between the two societies by showing the differences of an American punishment compared to a stricter Asian punishment. While in a measure of freedom, arguments show the disconnection between child and parents in which both argue the fact that they live in different societies and how cultures change over time. Whereas in the ma family, it shows the disconnection of family matters. With both parent and child failing to understand each other's needs,
