But it is only a minority who blend Chinese and American cultures, have a knowledge of their ancestral tongue and ethnic roots, and know their own place amongst it all. Language aside, most other conflict in the family stems from the Americanization of the younger generation.
語言的能力加強了對原有文化的認同，也知道自己根源何在，徬徨、矛盾比較少，算是中美文化融合得比較好的「邊際人」。