Unnamed Child - "How to Pronounce Knife"

The story "How to Pronounce Knife" focuses on a young, female child of Lao immigrants. She attends a local elementary school, and it soon becomes clear to the reader that her parents struggle with understanding English. As a result, she sometimes faces moments of embarrassment, such as when her parents are unable to read a notice announcing school picture day. One day, she asks her father how to pronounce the word 'knife,' and he gives her the wrong pronunciation. After she later learns the correct pronunciation from other students, she does not inform her father. This seems to be an act of pity and empathy, as she does not want to embarrass her father

Red - "Paris"

Red is the main character in the story "Paris." She is a Lao immigrant who works at a chicken processing plant in a small...