Inside outside and Back Again by Zoe Lopez-Contreras

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Father was captured for a Navy mission

Brother Khoi is kindhearted because he cares about his chick.

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Mother love her children and will do anything to keep them safe.

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Brother Vu looks up to people because he want to be like them

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Brother Quang is very intelligent and he's an engineer.

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Kim Ha loves her papaya tree because she takes care of it.

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Mother is very hardworking and sews clothes to try to make money.

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He was captured when Kim Ha was one year old.

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Father loved his children deeply.

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Father also loved stewed eels and he would follow mother saying tuyet sut

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Father married mother at 16 years old.

Mother misses father and she doesn't want to talk about father or even look at his old photos.

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Brother Quang is the oldest and he's 21

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Brother Khoi kind of lost his spark after he had to leave home and his chick died in his pocket.

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Mother misses father and tried to get contact with him but she is not able to.

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Kim Ha doesn't enjoy being on the boat with little to no food.

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Kim Ha is the youngest and is the only sister in the family.

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Kim Ha is 10 years old and her dad left when she was just 1.

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He is the guy that provide for Kim Ha and her family.

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At the refugee camp Brother Vu translates movies and shows off his skill to the ladies so he gained Aura

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They are both Kim Ha's friend

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The cowboy's Wife doesn't like Kim Ha and her family.

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Pink boy bullies Kim Ha and calls her racist names.

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The wife is only letting them stay because they get money from letting them stay.

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When Miss Scott first meets Kim Ha, she thinks that Kim Ha is dumb and talks to her as if she was a baby.

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In class, Miss Scott shows the class Vietnam but she only shows the bad parts like the war and people hurt.

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The day after Tet, Kim Ha puts her big toe on the tile!!

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Mrs. Washington deeply cares about Kim Ha and helps her learn english.

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When they have to leave for the boat, Kim Ha takes her old broken doll to take with her.

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Mother keeps the amethyst ring Father gave her.

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Whenever Kim Ha asks her about her childhood, she says only a little bit but doesn't continue on.

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Mother had trouble deciding if they should leave or stay.

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In order to be able to get sponsors, mother had to lie about them being Christan.

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When they first get to America, Brother Quang teaches Kim Ha simple english.

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When Kim Ha first comes to America, she experiences culture shock and isn't used to the lifestyle.

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Kim Ha has trouble learning English and doesn't understand the dictionary.

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On the first day of school, people around Kim Ha act like she's a baby and she gets annoyed with it.

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When they get there to America, Brother Khoi feels depressed and doesn't act like his normal self.

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There are kids that bully her at school, no matter how much she wants to punch or kick them, she stays calm and defends herself.

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He threatens her by saying he is going to beat her up.

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Pink boy makes a whole plan to get his cousin to beat Kim Ha up.

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He gets called on to answer a question but he doesn't know how to do it so Kim Ha answers the question for him so he gets embarssed.

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Oncehe figured out that "Vu Lee" is Kim Ha's brother, he left her alone.

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She only lets them live in the basement.

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When Kim Ha is getting bullied he shows her how to defend her self with words and not actions.

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He tells Kim Ha that he is also getting bullied but shows her that it shouldn't matter about what the kids say to her.

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Brother Khoi picks up Kim Ha from a corner to avoid kids.

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Whent hey are getting on the boat, he uses his skills to get his family through.

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When Mrs.Washington find out that Kim Ha is eating in the bathroom and eating leftovers, she packs her lunch so she can eat in the classroom.

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After school she helps Kim Ha improve in her English.

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When she first meets Kim Ha and her family she was the nicest one out of all the people they introduced themselves to.

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The wife never talks to Kim Ha and her family.

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She only judges them on their looks and where they are from.

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When they come back from winter break, everyone is wearing brand new clothes while she's still wearing her old ones.

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Even though everyone makes fun of Kim Ha, they are nice to hear and they become friends.

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When they first came to America, Cowboy wanted Brother Quang to be a auto mechanic.

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Pink boy was planning to get his cousin to beat up Kim Ha and they didn't want her to get hurt so, Pam switched coats with her.

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They both defend Kim Ha whenever someone says something mean to her.

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For Christmas, Pam got Kim Ha a doll to replace her old one.

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In school Brother Vu is popular and he goes by Vu Lee.

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When Cowboy buys fried chicken Brother Khoi refuses to eat it

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Brother Khoi tries to convince Kim Ha to stay in Vietnam because he doesn't want to leave.

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Brother Khoi is 14 years old and is 4 years older than Kim Ha.

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Brother Khoi refuses to eat his egg because he has hope that a chicken will come out.

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Brother Vu is 18 years old and is the second oldest.

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Brother knows that Kim Ha is struggling and he tries to help her fit in and defend herself.

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Everyday Brother Quang comes home from work exhausted and he is drained from working.

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Ever since Brother Quang was a little boy, he always kept his report cards because he was really smart.

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Brother Quang doesn't want to leave Vietnam but he knows he has to because they would be in danger.

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Brother Quang does not want Mother to sell her amethyst ring because it's the last thing they have of Father.

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Cowboy is nicer than his wife towards Kim Ha and her family.

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Cowboy brings Kim Ha and her family to church to get them baptized.

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After the family is baptized he buys them gifts.

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The Cowboy registers Kim Ha for school.

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When Kim Ha and her family are getting racist interactions, he calls the police and protects them.

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He bought Fried chicken to try and he thought they would enjoy it but they didn't.

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He buys every member of the family a gift for Christmas.

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Miss Scott is Kim Ha's fourth grade teacher.

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Miss Scott allows Kim Ha to eat the classroom.

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Miss Scott doesn't care about how Kim Ha feels when she is showing the class pictures of Vietnam.

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One day Mrs.Washington find Kim Ha screaming and shouting out if anger and she keeps calm her down.

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When Miss Scott shows the class bad pictures of Vietnam, Mrs.Washington shows Kim Ha beautiful pictures from Vietnam.

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Mrs.Washington remember that Kim Ha loves Papaya so for Christmas she bought her dried Papaya.

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She enjoys being around Kim Ha and likes her company.

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