2008-09-29T21:06:44Z I am an American-born Chinese. A child of immigrants who met in the States. My parents have always tried to instill a bit of Chinese pride within me. I was made to watch the TV shows from Hong Kong. They had me go to Chinese school growing up. I was very resistant, preferring the draw of the Yankees and Nintendo. <br> <br> I sometimes regret not embracing my heritage more. <br> <BR> Many of my childhood friends were just as resistant. I am fortunate enough to keep in contact with most of them. Now they have children of their own and try to pass on their culture to the next generation. <br> <br> But how much tradition can be passed from someone illiterate in Chinese? Is it real custom or did I pick it from a bad TVB soap opera? What do I really know outside of a mahjong table? What will I do when I have kids? Will they care? Luckily, I will not have to deal with this for quite some time. But it doesn't mean I don't think about it. –Edward Cheng 1 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z 40.7620810116 -73.9869117737 15 0 2009-05-01T21:25:50Z