Conflict emerges between Chinese and American cultures when Chinese parents attempt to discipline their American children. Amy Tan's "Joy Luck Club" thoroughly depicts 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 girl struggles to understand her mother and how and what she wants to teach her. Their mothers presuppose them for eminence but they fail and upset their mothers. The same goes for Amy Tan, the author of The Joy Luck Club, “born in the United States to Chinese immigrant parents” (amytan.net). She is experiencing a personal battle between Chinese and American cultures. Tan's life is similar to that of her characters: “[Amy Tan] failed to live up to her mother's expectations of her becoming a doctor and a concert pianist. She decided to write fiction” (amytan.net). Tan's life is depicted in the book through the girls of the Joy Luck Club. Chinese and American cultures are widely analyzed within the Joy Luck Club. Culture is important to many families. Chinese culture is the core culture of every mother and daughter in Joy Luck Club. In Chinese culture, honor and family are predominant: “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 invasion of China, the aggregation was changed: "The Japanese conquest of mainland China was marked by incredible atrocities, the most famous of which was the massacre of thousands of people in Nanjing" (learnoutloud. com). Many villages were attacked and razed, forcing many Chinese to flee. Some fled across China, others who...... middle of paper ...... ate to have a better life. But these American-born Chinese do not belong to anyone, neither Americans nor Chinese, but rather have trained Chinese Americans and created a better life for themselves and their families. Works Cited Tan, Amy. Joy Chance Club. Print.Brett, Melendy. Eastern Americans. Print.Deidre, Hunter. We, the Chinese voices of China. Print.Martin, Emily. Women in Chinese society. Print."Preview by Amy Tan." Amy Tan "The Joy Luck Club". Np, and Web. June 2, 2010.Wine, Sherwin. “Japanese invasion of China 1937.” Japanese invasion of China. Np, and Web. June 2, 2010. .Tan, Amy. “AmyTan.net.” Official biography of Amy Tan. Np, and Web. June 2 2010. .