"For most of our young lives, my family was baffled by elementary school bake sales, to which we were told to bring in goodies to sell. While other kids arrived bearing brownies, chocolate chip cookies, and apple pies, Chinese families didn’t bake."
- Jennifer LeeWriter and filmmaker Jennifer Lee is well-known for her portrayals of Asian American experiences. She talks about the cultural differences she experienced as a child growing up in an immigrant family in one of her essays. She remembers clearly how her own Chinese family did not participate in the cu…