It’s pretty funny how people often assume "Asian names" are automatically Japanese, Korean, or Chinese, when Asia is huge and has such a wide variety of names across different cultures.
I kept telling my mom repeatedly how deeply sad I feel for her. She said it might be because she's my classmate, which is why I feel so strongly about her. But another reason could be that I can also relate to her mother.
I heard the news yesterday that my classmate's mother passed away due to cancer, and I feel genuinely sad, even though we don’t have the slightest interaction at school.