Cares for her papaya tree.

Only knows her father through a picture

When she moves to america she misses fresh papaya.

She dislikes dried papaya.

She cares for her family but adores her mother.

In the beginning of the book ha is very mean and by the end she is sympathetic.

stands up to pink boy.

Life gets easier.

Cares for her children.

The only thing she had of father left was an amethyst ring

she has three children

wants to sell the ring but her children tell her no

she accepts fathers truth

is very spiritually connected.

sets up a rhine for father.

takes them to church.

Went missing in the war.

hasn't been home in 9 years.

the family finally accepted he wasn't coming home.

Kim ha only knew him from a picture.

his favorite word was tuet sut.

Cares for his chicks.

cares for Kim ha and his family

his chick died on the boat and he refused to give it up

when got to Alabama had a hard time

ends up a vet

Deals with a lot of bulling

he is still in school

has to learn english

Was once obsessed with Johnny cash and is now obsessed with Bruce lee.

protected everyone when boarding the ship

when they got to Alabama was the only one that started off pretty easy

showed kids and adults defense

showed Kim ha defence

Has girls fangirling over him

Loves the attention

Starts their new life well.

He wants to be a engineer.

Helps his family get selected

Gets frustrated with having to redo senior year

fixes his first car

gets a bike

brings ha to school

settles kinda well but still puts up with bully's

works a lot.

Helped them find a house.

Had his friends and family give them all hand me downs and spare things.

gets brother Quang a got at his engine shop.

Doesn't own a horse.

Likes big hats.

Kim ha's teacher

doesn't pay much attention to Kim ha

doesn't do anything about the slurs

shows the class bad pictures in Vietnam.(the war only)

when she first met Kim ha she confused her name.

Kim Ha's bully

He has pink white skin

gets his older cousin to beat up ha

makes people not like ha

people are scared of him

An older lady.

Lives in their neighborhood.

Teaches Kim Ha extra english

Bribes Kim Ha with food.

Is very nice to Kim Ha and her family when the rest of the neighbors turn them away.

Not very welcoming.

Pretty rude and stuck up to Kim Ha's family

Dislikes them until they get baptized.

Helps get them hand me downs from friends and family.

didn't like the idea of sharing her home to strangers.

After Kim Ha told her teacher about not having friends and being bullied pam and Steven became her friends.

Help her get rid of bullies.

Do everything with her.

Help her in class.

Invite her to lunch.