Kingston's “No Name Woman”: Community's Role The community plays a significant role in Maxine Hong Kingston’s essay “No Name Woman.” She describes how one can be totally rejected by the community if it’s rules and regulations are violated. Violation is considered a sin. Cultural values mark the community, which in turn shapes an individual’s identity. This essay reflects the assault of communal assimilation on an individual. “The village housed no strangers. All the village were kinsmen” shows that villagers knew every family living there well enough. “On the night the baby was to be born the villagers raided our house” implies that the same people who we