Conflict emerges between Chinese and American cultures when Chinese parents try to discipline their American children. Amy Tan's “Joy Luck Club” thoroughly portrays the clash between Chinese and American cultures. There are four mothers and four daughters, each mother emigrated from China and each daughter was born in the United States. Every daughter has difficulty understanding their mothers and how and what they want to teach them. Their mothers presuppose them for excellence, but they fail and displease their mothers. It's similar for Amy Tan, author of Joy Luck Club, “born in the United States to immigrant parents from China” (amytan.net). Experience a personal battle between Chinese and American culture. Tan's life is similar to that of her characters: “[Amy Tan] disappointed her mother's expectations of becoming a doctor and pianist. He decided to write fiction” (amytan.net). Tan's life is portrayed in the book through the daughters of the Joy Luck Club. The Chinese and American cultures are explored in depth within the Joy Luck Club. Culture is important to many families. Chinese culture is the background culture of every mother and daughter of Joy Luck Club. In Chinese culture, honor and family are salient, “Culture is the way of life that a group of people has developed from one generation to the next” (brooklyn.cuny.edu). The Japanese invaded China before World War II. After the Japanese violated China, the aggregation was altered: “The Japanese conquest of mainland China was characterized by incredible atrocities, the most famous of which was the massacre of thousands of people in Nanjing” (learnoutloud.com). Many villages were sacked and razed, forcing many Chinese to flee. Some fled through China, others who... middle of paper... ate to have a better life. But these American-born Chinese belong to no one, neither Americans nor Chinese, but instead have trained Chinese Americans and created better lives for themselves and their families. Works Cited Tan, Amy. Club of joy and luck. Print.Brett, Melendy. Eastern Americans. Print.Deidre, hunter. We, the Chinese voices from China. Print.Martin, Emily. Women in Chinese society. Print."Amy Tan Overview." Amy Tan “The Joy and Luck Club.” Np, nd Web. June 2, 2010. Wine, Sherwin. "Japanese invasion of China 1937." Japanese invasion of China. Np, nd Web. June 2, 2010. .Tan, Amy. “AmyTan.net.” Amy Tan Official Biography. Np, nd Web. June 2 2010. .