Chinese family’s as they settled in Canada, with their next of kin born here in Canada, the families struggle to keep their children and family wrapped to their ancient and traditions and customs as they also tried to fit into their new country. The old Chinese culture had many limitations that are seen by relationship expectations, gender roles, education and jobs. In the book The Jade Peony written by Wayson Choy many of these limitations were exemplified. The jade Peony is told in the point of view of three of the four children of the Chens family. The story starts off in Jook-Liang’s point of view. Jook-Liang was the only daughter of Stepmother and father, and the only sister to Kiam, Jung-Sum, and Sek-Lung. Jook-Liang’s early life is