How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"Now that America is broke, all these ABCs want to come to Asia and sink their claws into our men. They are even worse than the Taiwanese tornadoes because they are Westernized, sophisticated, and worst of all, college educated." (1.13.40)
Lorena's disdain for American-Born Chinese women is palpable, particularly with their [gasp] educations!
Quote #8
It was at the old T'sien estate near Changi, before the place was turned into that frightful country club all the foreigners went to […] but the Shangs barely deigned to look in her direction—those Shangs were only comfortable speaking to families they had known for at least two generations. (3.2.50)
The notion that the Shangs don't socialize outside their comfort zone helps us understand that there's an "other" that exists within Singapore: those outside the uppermost social class.
Quote #9
"Forty million, and for heaven's sake, Cassandra, the Lees have lived in Singapore for decades now. You need to stop calling them Mainlanders."
"Well, they still behave like Mainlanders, as this ridiculous reception proves. Forty million—I just don't see where all the money went." (3.5.10-3.5.11)
It's a complex social web in the Shang/Young universe: you've gotta have money but you also have to have old money AND you can't be from outside Singapore unless it's been a really long time but then you have to stop acting like you're not from Singapore…we're tired.