"Two Kinds" by Amy Tam

"Two Kinds"--taken from the book "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan--is a story about a mother who always has a wish that Jing-Mei, her nine-year-old daughter, would become a prodigy. Coming to America with only two bare hands left after losing everything in China, Jing-Mei's mother doesn't hesitate to start the life all over again by cleaning people's houses. Moreover, she never feels regretful when looking back at the past because there always exists in her a very positive belief that in America everybody has great chances to make wonderful lives and to make dreams come true. …