Persona in Andrew Lam's essay “Who Will Light Incense When Mother's Gone?”

Introduction:

Who will light incense when mother's gone? An essay by Andrew Q Lam; a Vietnamese-American, who in the essay has basically highlighted the issue that people who settle in developed countries for the sake of their future, are losing or forgetting their traditional values. Lighting an incense is a traditional rituals followed to remember, respect and talk with those who are dead. The writer is actually trying to find answer on the 70th birthday of his mother, that who will light the incense when mother's gone? In this story ...