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Kerry is Rachel’s mom. After emigrating from China with baby Rachel, Kerry worked in restaurants, earned a degree at night school, and eventually became a successful real estate agent. The fact that Kerry had Rachel so young (she was only 18 when Rachel was born) resulted in an unusually close relationship between the two. However, Rachel comes to question everything when Eleanor reveals that Rachel’s father, Zhou Fang Min, is alive and in a Chinese prison—Kerry told Rachel he was dead. With Nick’s help, Kerry flies to Singapore to tell Rachel about her abusive marriage with Fang Min and that another man, Kao Wei, is Rachel’s real father. Throughout the novel, Kerry remains adamant that Nick is thinking of marrying Rachel. She also recognizes early on that Nick’s parents don’t like Rachel, as she’s more familiar with traditional Chinese culture than Rachel is.
Kerry Chu Quotes in Crazy Rich Asians
The Crazy Rich Asians quotes below are all either spoken by Kerry Chu or refer to Kerry Chu. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Part 2, Chapter 13
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“To be completely honest, Nick is the first guy I’ve dated who I could imagine being married to. But I was never raised to believe that marriage supposed to be my life’s goal. My mother wanted me to get the best education first. She never wanted me to end up having to wash dishes in a restaurant.”
“That’s not the case over here. No matter how advanced we’ve become, there’s still tremendous pressure for girls to get married. Here, it doesn’t matter how successful a woman is professionally. She isn’t considered complete until she is married and has children. Why do you think Araminta is so eager to get married?”
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Part 2, Chapter 17
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“This is the first time you have been serious with a Chinese man. There is so much you don’t know about the proper etiquette with these families.”
“I didn’t realize you could be so old-fashioned,” Rachel teased. “Besides, Nick’s family doesn’t seem really Chinese at all. They seem more British if anything.”
“It doesn’t matter. You are Chinese, and you still need to behave like a properly brought-up Chinese girl,” Kerry said.
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Kerry Chu Quotes in Crazy Rich Asians
The Crazy Rich Asians quotes below are all either spoken by Kerry Chu or refer to Kerry Chu. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Part 2, Chapter 13
Quotes
“To be completely honest, Nick is the first guy I’ve dated who I could imagine being married to. But I was never raised to believe that marriage supposed to be my life’s goal. My mother wanted me to get the best education first. She never wanted me to end up having to wash dishes in a restaurant.”
“That’s not the case over here. No matter how advanced we’ve become, there’s still tremendous pressure for girls to get married. Here, it doesn’t matter how successful a woman is professionally. She isn’t considered complete until she is married and has children. Why do you think Araminta is so eager to get married?”
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Part 2, Chapter 17
Quotes
“This is the first time you have been serious with a Chinese man. There is so much you don’t know about the proper etiquette with these families.”
“I didn’t realize you could be so old-fashioned,” Rachel teased. “Besides, Nick’s family doesn’t seem really Chinese at all. They seem more British if anything.”
“It doesn’t matter. You are Chinese, and you still need to behave like a properly brought-up Chinese girl,” Kerry said.
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