“Three Obediences: Obey your father before marriage. Obey your husband when married. Obey your sons in widowhood.
The Chinese women coming to America were leaving a restrictive patriarchal society. “One of the advantages for women who immigrated to America was the chance to remove themselves from the rule of the tyrannical mother-in-law, in-law, the one position that allowed women in China any power. Not only was the daughter-in-law freed from serving her in-laws, but she was also freed of competition for her husband's attention and loyalty and given full control over managing the household.” (See: Unbound Feet by Judy Yung, 46)
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