The Joy Luck Club: The Gap between Mother and Daughter Lena's mother, Ying-Ying was born in China. She was educated in the traditional Chinese culture. Lena, a half-Chinese girl, was born in the United States; she was educated in the western culture. Lena is an Asian girl, and in her mind there is almost only Americanized thinking. According to this, some Americans call these Americanized Asians "BANANA". (Banana symbolize that the skin is yellow, and the inside is white) There must be some conflicts between the elder generation that is the total Chinese culture and their Americanized children. So, in Amy Tan's novel The Joy Luck Club, the Chinese