April and the Dragon Lady Author:Lensey Namioka Every time I looked in the mirror, I could see how different I looked from Judy -- from most of the girls in my class. I had heard that some Chinese girls had their eyes altered surgically to make them more Caucasian-looking. The whole idea revolted me, but I understood why they did it. — Did Steve like me just because I was Asian and he was attr... more »acted to the Far East? Did he think I was "submissive"? Would he stay faithful once my "novelty" wore off?
...The problem was that I belonged neither to the world of Steve and Judy nor to Grandma's world. Belonging to an ethnic group wasn't as simple as belonging to the Rock Hounds. I was a minority of one, and I felt very lonely.« less