ersonal experiences, with which we can sympathize or identify with in some regard. Through personal life experiences, Sui Sin Far informs her readers about the trials and tribulations a person, of Chinese and English nationalities, has to overcome in life. Far discusses a severely volatile topic in Leaves from the Mental Portfolio of an Eurasian. In order to eliminate the ignorance, which is often displayed by people when racism is discussed, Far separates a narrative literary piece into different memories: Experiences, which range from her formative years all the way up until her adult life. By utilizing the thoughts that reign in her mind the most vividly, she gives strength to her story. These memories are told in a chronological order and are separated with asterisks to impact the readers with a sense of severity based upon one womans life moments. These moments also strengthen the argument that Far makes at the end of this narrative compilation, Individuality is more than nationality (Far, 842)....
