As new generations take on the responsibility of passing on the history and culture of their people, ancestral costumes are retained but modified to suit their needs. adapt to current social norms. Through Maxine Hong Kingston's autobiography, The Woman Warrior, a memoir of myths and stories from her mother, the author feels a sense of empowerment as she discovers her own identity and, therefore, her place in the world. Growing up, Kingston struggled with her dual heritage, unsure whether to follow her family's Chinese customs or conform to the cultural and social norms of American society. As a Chinese American, Kingston adapted the tenets of these two distinct cultures into her own lifestyle, which led to her double oppression by American and Chinese culture and society; her mother often disregarded her opinions because she considered her "half a ghost"; a Chinese American. Although the autobiography does not reveal much about Kingston's personal struggles, the stories it contains reflect and follow his discovery of his personal identity. Her mother's parenting skills, which allowed her to conform to and contradict stereotypes of Eastern women, allowed her to visualize the potential to achieve a better life and be the exception to the persistent stereotype of the submissive Eastern woman. . By rebelling against aspects of her Chinese heritage, Kingston set high standards for herself and other Chinese-American women, which serves as an inspiration to other oppressed Eastern women. Unsure of her identity, Kingston relied on her mother's stories to help her in the process of finding independence and discovering who she was. Although Brave Orchid frequently imposed Chinese customs on her daughters, often contradicting her heritage and the difficulties of being a first-generation Chinese-American, she projects a message of empowerment among the girls. women who suffer from oppression or come from a culture of oppression. She admits her determination to want to succeed by not conforming to the role of the submissive oriental woman. Even though she does not submit to the norm of female oppression, Kingston continues to follow other Chinese customs and is constantly reminded of the past oppression of women and the fact that she is unwilling to continue the cycle in progress. Stuck between two distinct social norms, Kingston suffered from identity confusion. While Kingston's autobiography reveals a message of female empowerment and oppression, her autobiography lives on among the viewer; leaving the reader with one final thought: women will overcome male domination.