Digging to America by Anne Tyler describes the story of how two very different families, the Donaldsons, a suburban American family, and the Yazdans, an Iranian family, come to become friends. The two families coincidentally meet at the Baltimore airport, awaiting the arrival of their newly adopted daughters from Korea. The Yazdans adopt Sooki, while the Donaldsons adopt Jin-Ho. “The Donaldsons, out of courtesy, invite the Yazdans to a party for their newly adopted children, sparking a friendship between them. Throughout the story, the author compares different points of view on modern culture and traditions in America. The Donaldsons keep Jin-Ho's Korean name and try to preserve her Korean heritage by dressing her in Korean clothing, while the Yazdans Americanize Sooki's name to Susan, but ultimately call her Susie-june. The two families keep in touch after the arrival party and treat each other like family. Years pass and Jin-Ho changes as he grows up and asks to be called Jo instead. Susie-june learns to speak Farsi, the Persian language. This is discovered when she hears her father complain about Bitsy Donaldson's personality. He asks, “Is Bitsy bad?” (102), with Sami replying "No Susie-june. It doesn't matter, I guess I just feel irritable" (102). As she pondered the word "irritable", she realized that they both spoke Farsi. The story consists of many characters , but it doesn't have a single main character. Each character's background is explored quite thoroughly, also giving you an idea of ​​her personality. Maryam, for example, is a religious and independent Iranian woman who treasures customs and values of his country, despite living in the United States for decades. He values ​​his culture... the center of the paper... the private confines of others. The Yazdans tend to keep family life private, while the Donaldsons prefer to share important events with others. An example of this is when the Donaldsons invite many people to Jin-Ho's arrival, even recording the entire event. On the other hand, the Yazdans only have a small group of people and do not record the 'event. After arriving, the Donaldsons invite the Yazdans to an arrival party for the babies, an event the Yazdans would keep private. In conclusion, Digging to America is not an exciting read. I liked the first part of the book because it was about adorable children. However, in my opinion, the story did not progress well. I really wish something exciting happened in the middle of the story, because I felt like there wasn't a climax. I don't recommend this book to anyone who loves action or adventure novels.