Kim Ha is a rebellious person.

Kim Ha made a promise to Khoi not to leave Vietnam.

Kim Ha is raising a papaya tree.

Kim Ha has to flee the country because of the war in Vietnam.

Kim Ha Kim gave up her doll for Khoi's dead chicken.

Kim Ha had to restart the 4th grade because of the war.

Kim Ha is getting bullied in school.

Kim Ha learned defense form vu lee.

Khoi is a caring nursing person.

Khoi didn't want to eat the eggs and decided to have one.

Khoi doesn't want to leave Vietnam.

Khoi carried around a dead chicken on the boat.

while Khoi is in the tent city he doesn't talk too much because he is sad about the chicken.

Brother Khoi wants to be a vet when he gets a job.

Brother Khoi is still in school in America.

Brother Khoi isn't the most social.

mother is sad because the father had been left in battle.

mother initially did want to leave Vietnam but decided to let the kids go because of low rations.

mother sewed clothes for a job.

mother converted to Christianity to be sponsored.

mother actively calmed Kim down.

Brother Quang called Kim Ha a hippopotamus when she was born.

Brother Quang rides a bike to and from school.

Brother Quang is studying engineering.

Brother Quang is the eldest child.

Brother Quang is fluent in English and is the translator.

Brother Quang is now repairing cars in America.

Brother Quang fixed a car that nobody else could.

Brother Quang now fixes only engines.

Brother Vu is the middle child of the brothers.

Brother Vu is obsessed with Bruce Lee and wants to go to America because of him.

women are attracted to Brother Vu.

Brother Vu rides him back home on his bike heaven though he isn't allowed to.

Brother Vu is now called Vu Lee.

Brother Vu has a job in flipping patties.

Brother Vu came up to school on a motorcycle.

Brother Vu helped stop the pink boys bullying.

father has most likely been captured by the north Veitmanise.

father is fluent in French and Veitmanise.

mother lost the last thing to remember Father.

Mother had decided to declare Father dead officially.

Father has never seen Kim Ha.

Miss Scott is Kim Ha's teacher for 4th grade.

Miss Scott showed the class pictures of the Vietnam War to the class.

Miss Scott teats Kim as if she is dumb.

Miss Scott treats Kim Ha differently than everyone else and Kim Ha doesn't like it.

Miss Scott isn't the most understanding person.

Mississ Washington is a tutor.

Misses Washington helped Kim make friends.

Misses Washington teaches Kim Ha English.

Mississ Washington showed Kim Ha beautiful pictures of Vietnam.

Misses Washington is a widow.

Misses Washington had a son who died in Vietnam.

Misses Washington is very kind and understanding.

Misses Washington is the opposite of Miss Scott.

Pink Boy bullies Kim.

Pink Boy is a racist.

Pink Boy started mocking Kim by saying Boo-da over and over.

Pink Boy apparently said that he was going to get his sisters to beat up Kim Ha.

Pink Boy got slammed to the ground by Kim ha.

Cowboy is the sponsor for Kim's family.

Cowboy takes Kim Ha's family because he needs a mechanic.

Despite what Kim Ha thinks cowboy doesn't own a horse.

Cowboy tells Kim's family to meet Misse Washington.

Cowboy gives Kim's family gifts for early Christmas.

Cowboy pays for a 3-month rent on a property for Kim's family.

Cowboy gave gifts to Kim's family for Christmas.

Cowboy takes Kim's family to church.

cowboy's wife disapproves of the sponsorship.

cowboy's wife isn't welcoming the new family.

cowboy's wife doesn't want Kim Ha's family living upstairs.

Cowboy's wife makes Kim Ha's family live in the basement.

Cowboy's wife doesn't want to be associated with Kim Ha's family.

steven and Pam are Kim's friends.