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Summary Of An Ethnic Trump By Gish Jen

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"An Ethnic Trump" by Gish Jen is a story about a little boy named Luke who is struggling with the other kids in his school and embracing his Chinese heritage. "Indian Education" by Sherman Alexie is a story about a boy named Victor who is growing up with people always judging him based on what he looks like and his race. These stories have some things in common with each other. Both of the boys grew up with all the weird stares, different treatments, and silent judgement. But you have to take out the bad and look at the good, and know that some people will just be mean to follow the crowd or for fun.

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