In the Reading "An Immigrant's Split Personality," author Sun-Kyung Yi writes about her experiences as a Korean-Canadian in a world where "the hyphen often snaps in two," leaving her to choose whether to act Korean or Canadian.In the author's opinion, what needs to happen for being a hyphenated Canadian to work?
A)The host culture and the immigrants' cultures find a way to merge their distinct identities, sharing the best of both.
B)The immigrant cultures find a way to assimilate with the host culture.
C)The host culture finds a way to absorb the differences of immigrant cultures because you can't live in two different worlds.
D)Immigrant cultures find a way to better integration with the host culture and adopt more of its customs and way of life.

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The author believes that for being a hyphenated Canadian to work, the host culture and immigrant cultures need to find a way to merge their distinct identities and share the best of both. This suggests that both cultures need to be respected and celebrated, rather than one overpowering the other through assimilation or absorption.

In the Reading "An Immigrant's Split Personality," Author Sun-Kyung Yi