painting. Not lazy like American people. We do torture. Best torture."

This quote shows the view that the mother or the chinese community has on Americans and vise versa. They both have a negative perspective of one another.

"Guts and duck's feet and octopus gizzards!" 

Then I ran off with my friends, shrieking with laughter as we scampered across the alley and hid in the entryway grotto of the China Gem Company, my heart pounding with hope that he would chase us."

 

this shows that she has a rather mischievous childhood. very different from what the usual Chinese stereotype of how Chinese have to be proper and polite 

Then I ran off with my friends, shrieking with laughter as we scampered across the alley and hid in the entryway grotto of the China Gem Company, my heart pounding with hope that he would chase us.

This quote proves that Waverley is one looking for adventure, even if it means that she has to be a little bit mischievous around tourists.

In this quote we can see Ma's involvement in Waverly's daily life, and Ma's care for her. Where even something small, such as fixing her hair is something she chooses to do for her. 

painting. Not lazy like American people. We do torture. Best torture."

This quote shows the view that the mother or the chinese community has on Americans and vise versa. They both have a negative perspective of one another. Although they lived in the same place or area, the two races or communities had negative thoughts on one another. The Chinese community views the Americans as lazy, not hardworking, and maybe talented or educated well. The americans on the other hand possibly view the Chinese as "violent" or inferior. 

"Having watched the older children opening their gifts, i already knew that the big gifts were not necessarily the nicest ones." 

This characterizes and shows the intelligence of Waverly despite being only six years old. It shows her way of thinking and thought process in comparisons with those of older children. In a way it shows the actions and thought processes that differs between an american child and a chinese. 

"guts and duck's feet and octopus gizzards!" then i ran off with my friends, shrieking with laughter as we scampered across the alley and hid in the entryway grotto of the China Gem Company, my heart pounding with hope that he would chase us. 

This quote is describing Waverly's personality or character as mischievous or silly. She is someone who isn't afraid to talk to strangers and have fun. 

This tells us that al least 11 world wars have past, as winston recieved a replica of a World War 11 submarine. This may imply that the setting of this story is far in the future. If so, the "submarine" could have been a replica of a ship in the United States Space Force.

"Ma, it's not how many pieces you lose," I said. "Sometimes you need to lose pieces to get ahead." "Better to lose less, see if you really need."
"Lost eight piece this time. Last time was eleven. What I tell you? Better off lose less!"

These quotes compare the American and Chinese cultures through their 'rules of chess'. Ma does not see following the rules as enough to measure Waverly's success, in which she sees the loss of each piece as a sign of defeat. However, Waverly understands that, "sometimes you need to lose pieces to get ahead," which can be seen as a more American perspective. Waverly's focus is on winning, in which in doing so, there will be losses.

inside, the butchers with their bloodstained white smocks deftly gutted the fish while customers cried out their orders and shouted “give me your freshest,” to which the butchers always protested “all the freshest”. 

 

Waverly describing the community she lives in, which is very Chinese-like considering they live in America, shows the culture shock that she’s experiencing, in my opinion, Waverly as a girl that’s exposed to an asian household, as well as asian community can experience confusion later on in her life when she’s old enough to decide for herself.