Nguyen provokes readers by telling stories of racism she has experienced. By sharing her most negative stories, readers are able to take a look into the life of someone with a Vietnamese name.(U) She begins by asserting her name “made [her] visibly miserable”, then follows the statement with evidence of why she is so miserable(Q). This evidence includes personal anecdotes, stories, and quotes of racism and embarrassment towards her own name. I found the sheer abundance of stories Nguyen could … Continue reading Nguyen Reading, Annotations, and Commentary