The author of the story, gish Jen is a second generation Chinese American. Her parents immigrated from mainland China before her birth and had a child in Long Island, New York. This, many of the aspects of the who's Irish story can apply to her childhood experience as an immigrant. Growing up in a foreign country with likely an older person raising her since her parents had to work, the experiences depicted in the story likely fits her past. Many of the stereotypes and accents in the story can also be depicted more accurately by her knowledge of the culture that other writers wouldn't be able to do. She's also done multiple other short stories that depict an outsider's view of America.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gish_Jen
Feminist Lens- How did the use of syntax depict the innate prejudices against women by the grandmother?
Post Colonial- Who is considered "outsiders" in this story and why does the author create this situation?
Formalist- How important is the point of view to the development of the story's central idea?
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