“What kind of argument is he trying to make?” then cite or quote a place in his essay where you see him really developing his argument.

ay Caspian Kang is a contemporary journalist and documentary filmmaker. He’s just finished producing a film about the tennis start Michael Chang that will air on ESPN’s “30 for 30” documentary series and until recently, he’s been a regular columnist with the New York Times. He is from Korea and often writes about issues related to Asian-American. While he is concerned with issues identified as “Asian-American” he’s often interested in rethinking that identity category, preferring the category of immigrant. He’s interested in exploring the idea of identity in American culture–something that at times may serve useful to marginalized peoples but at other times can troublesome. The essay you are reading here comes from his book, The Loneliest Americans, about Asian-American experience. As you read, I want you to think about this essay as an argument essay. What kind of argument is he trying to make? What kinds of difficulties does he face in developing this argument? Beyond being an argument essay, what else is Kang doing here?

Here’s the link to the essay: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/05/magazine/asian-american-identity.html?
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For this discussion post, think back to the questions I listed for Kang’s essay. What kind of argument is he trying to make? What kinds of difficulties does he face in developing this argument? Beyond being an argument essay, what else is Kang doing here? Try to answer one of these questions as clearly as possible, making reference to a specific place in the text. For instance, if you answer the first question, “What kind of argument is he trying to make?” then cite or quote a place in his essay where you see him really developing his argument.