How does Laura Chin Yuen represent the generational divide between first and second generation Chinese-Americans in the short-story, Mrs. Spring Fragrance?

Laura has been in love with Kai Tzu for some time, but because of her parents's insistence that she marry the man they have chosen for her, Laura believes she will have to live her life in misery. Laura represents the more Americanized second generation of Asian Americans who often struggle with their parents conservative and traditional lifestyles.