In both Okita's poem, "Response to Executive Order 9066" and Cisneros's story, "Mericans", they explain that no matter the color of someones skin is or the origin of which they are from, they cannot be classified as a certain identity.
First, Okita's poem discusses many different customs used by Americans and Japanese people. The subject of the poem is a Japanese girl who has grown up knowing American culture. She is not comfortable using chopsticks, which are commonly used in the Japanese culture; and her favorite food is hot dogs, which is a common American food. She is classified as Japanese even though all of the traditions she grew up knowing are American.
Next, Cisneros's story talks about an "awful grandmother" wishing her grandchildren
