Immigrants face a new world of opportunity when they move to a new country. They can make many choices on what they can do. They could bring their culture and what they do at home with them, or they can blend into the new world and become one with it. Sometimes they will speak the language of the land they live on, and sometimes they will speak their native tongue in their home. Some people see the new land as just a new land, and they should still act as though they are home, and will marry only people of their own race and class. Others will dive into all alternate choices.
The author's grandmother reacts in disappointment as she learns he falls in love with a "Chinese" woman. His mother is indifferent as long as he's happy. This shows the cultural barrier between the generations. The author could be so concerned about not marrying a Mexican because he wants to be completely assimilated into the American society and grab at his possible new alternatives in life, and not be stuck with what his family expects of him purely for cultural reasons.
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