"The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

In Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club", the characters always seem to be fighting. Usually it's a Chinese mother going for the throat of her daughter. The major conflicts in the book are caused by a clash of the strong willed Chinese, and revolutionary American cultures.
Waverly's mom, Lindo, is the proud parent of a young chess prodigy. She takes great pride in Waverly's success at the art of chess. But a conflict arises because Waverly is embarrassed whenever her mom shows her off in public. One day Waverly finally explodes at her mom in the marketplace, telling Lindo that she shouldn't try and show off her young chess prodigy as if she had a part in Waverly's success. Lindo is intensely offended, and stops talking to Waverly. The conflict gets worse, until Waverly pretends to let her mom win by talking to her. …