The story Fish Cheeks by Amy Tan is about a girl named Amy who felt ashamed of her Chinese culture. She felt strange that she was Chinese because everyone around her was American. Robert, Amy’s crush, came and that made her feel more self-conscious about her Chinese culture. Amy felt that the Chinese food that they ate was bizarre, she started thinking that their Chinese manners were disgusting to the Americans and she started acting fishy and different from her normal. She thought the food that her mom made would make the Americans feel disgusted.The kitchen was full of slimy raw food which is not normal for Americans to eat.They would be expecting turkey and potatoes but instead of getting a classic Christmas Eve dinner they get Chinese
