What is the theme in Child of the Owl: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1965 by Laurence Yep?

One main theme of the novel is cultural identity. Throughout her life, Casey has identified herself as strictly American, not Chinese, her cultural heritage. When she moves to Chinatown, however, she is forced to see herself as part of a larger community, the Chinese community. When Casey first arrives in Chinatown, she has a total identity crisis and says, "I knew more about racehorses than I knew about myself - I mean myself as a Chinese.