Scapegoating's when you blame someone else for things that go wrong, even if they had nothing to do with it.”
-- Hank (1 )

Importance: Hank and Mia are discussing why the anti-immigrant feelings have become so strong in California.

She just slid the cash across the counter like it was monopoly money.” ]
-- Mia (9 )

Importance: This is Mia's description of the moment Ying hands over the money to pay for the dress. This is out of character for Ying. It soon becomes clear that Ying is trying to impress the three Chinese ladies because she desperate to make friends and feel she is like everyone else in America.

It's like being a pencil when everyone else is a pen,' she finally said. 'You worry you can be erased anytime.'”
-- Lupe (10 )

Importance: Lupe is explaining to Mia what it feels like to be undocumented amid all the anti-immigrant chaos.

Race might be a social construct, but racism's as...
-- Hank (13 )