why does it matter?

Anzac Day by James Chong pg239 

In this story the author presents a confronting experience of a boy in highschool who was born in Australia but has grown up in an Asian family trying to fit in society by taking part in Australia's tradition.


What is most important about this story is that it gives confronting experience about how a boy who was constantly taking part of Australia's traditions is totally shut out of Australia's heritage. "I was not allowed to be apart of the Anzac Tradition" This experience really defies the stereotypical view of Immigrants carrying on their own tradition in a different country. We are shown how the ABC denies a person of a Asian background the right to take part of this tradition.

The irony in this story is when ABC comment on the picture of the author in his kilt playing the bagpipes "true blue?" we can understand why immigrants wouldn't want to be like a country full people who stereotype people based on their looks. Essentially are the actions of the ABC against the author "True Blue?"

The importance of this story is it removes the cliche version of a immigrant who overcome exclusion by handwork over time and really focus's on the problem. The result to this story is the reader is left wondering how can a whole nation support the idea of excluding a certain people which make us understand the struggle of living in society.