This essay explores the proccess of assimilating into the American society after a famiy moves to the USA from China in "In The American Society", by Gish Jen. It also explores the irony in the title of the piece. "In The American Society", by Gish Jen, is a lurid portrayal of an Asian-American family who immigrated to the United States--addressing both the struggles and fortunes that America's opportunities have offered the family as they leave …showed first 75 words of 705 total…

…showed last 75 words of 705 total…story, you follow the Asian-American family as they encounter struggles as well as luck, as they assimilate into the "American Society". You meet the same turmoil that the family stumbles upon as they enter a completely new world. The title suggests that there is an exact way to act while living in the American society, but as Jen depicts the father's own society, readers come to realize that this unique society works just as well.