Heritage is something very abstract and hard to understand which is similar to family root. By conveying the rich history and legacy to children through parents, but it seems not the effective way compared with their concerment. In the other way, they maybe almost completely ignorant of their heritage. That is the situation of Jing-Mei in "A Pair of tickets" by Amy Tan. Chinese settings that help Jing-Mei more understand and become in touch with her heritage and her mother's past.

The fact given that many of the younger generation Chinese descendants still live in Chinatown, in San Francisco, they are very different from the older generation of immigrants. They have largely adopted the American life style. The main reason is they are born and raised in American, Jing-Mei is too. External factors such as language, school education, lifestyle, and the environment where she lives in all contribute...