7). It also deals with the communication problems that his mother herself experienced. In this framework, Tan addresses the issues of being Asian American and growing up with the so-called lack of "proper" English at home. Teachers tend to steer Asian students away from writing and English studies toward math because of the way they communicate verbally. Completely ignoring the level of proficiency they may have when it comes to reading and comprehension. This created a very stereotypical image. Tan broke the stereotypical mold and wrote a story using all the different Englishes she used to capture her mother's "intention, passion, images, rhythms of her speech and nature of her thoughts" ( 1990, para. 21). ). This is the language