Typo: Emily's last name is "Wang" not "Wong"
I met Emily when she came to look at the room in my old apartment.
Emily grew up in Southern California. Her parents immigrated from Taiwan to the US 30 years ago. Her parents were strict about retaining certain parts of Taiwanese culture, but were lax about others. For instance, Emily's mom cooked Taiwanese food, made her take traditional Chinese medicine, and didn't let her drink iced drinks. Despite this, Emily's parents spoke to her in Chinese, but she was allowed to reply in English. When Emily announced that she was moving to Taiwan, her parents were shocked. For her parents, getting a chance to move to the States was like getting a "golden ticket from the Willy Wonka Factory". Emily said that because many Taiwanese feel uncertain about the future in Taiwan because of cross-strait relations, moving to the States so their children could become American seemed like a very sensible decision. However, after graduating from Columbia University and working in the San Fransisco tech industry, Emily decided to move "back" to Taiwan. Her parents didn't really understand her decision, but Emily finds the quality of life versus her salary in Taiwan to be quite good. Moreover, she can save money in Taiwan, which is nearly impossible in a place like SF. Emily finds that it's nice to suddenly be of the majority race, but runs into issues because she's still learning Mandarin. She finds that locals get annoyed easily and she feels like she jokes that she's disappointing everyone all of the time. Despite this, Emily's been able to make local friends, and feels like that she'll be able to eventually integrate because she looks like everyone else here.
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