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Kim

- Kim admits her father is dead and she has never met him.

- As he was a farmer in Vietnam his whole life, Kim wants to make him see her, in death.

- In order to make her father proud, Kim plants beans in the vacant lot near their apartment.

Ana

- Ana admits she watches the neighborhood as it changes over the years outside her window.

- She mentions the races and working class of her neighbors change.

- She watched Kim bury her bean seeds, but thought they were drugs or money.

- When Ana dug them up, she realized her mistake and replants them.

- Ana also buys binoculars.

Wendell

- Wendell admits he fears a phone, because he was called when both his son, and later his wife, was killed.

- Ana calls Wendell to help her help Kim’s plants, although...

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