this essay is about how america suppreses minorities and how its evident in the Amy Tan story "Two Kinds" and the story "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fishfight in Heaven"

The Land of Opportunity? "My mother believed you could be anything you wanted to be in America. You could open a restaurant. You could work for the government and get good retirement. You could buy a house with almost no money down. You could become rich. You could become instantly famous." These are some of the dreams that Jing-Mei's mother in Amy Tan's Two Kinds has of America. She is not alone. Millions of people …

…the few educated Indians in his tribe. He is the one that is going to become a professional, a doctor even something big. America is only the land of opportunity for some and does not guarantee a wealthy lifestyle. For some it is just a chance to get away from problems they face in their countries or in the Indians case his reservation. Both Jing-Mei's mom and the Indians reservation learn that the hard way.