No-No Boy Chapter Summary & Analysis - Chapter 7 Summary

Chapter 7 Summary

Ichiro applies for a job at a small engineering firm. A man named Mr. Carrick is the owner. Mr. Carrick is familiar with the problems Japanese Americans face, is sympathetic to Ichiro's time in jail, and offers him the position. After a nap, however, Ichiro writes a note to Mr. Carrick politely declining the job. Walking to the mailbox, he instead decides to walk to the Burnside Cafy which he has never seen but remembers hearing about. It is ten o'clock at night, he is the only patron and is met by a Japanese boy. The boy is friendly and asks if Ichiro is Japanese also. This irritates Ichiro and he asks what difference it makes. The boy says it doesn't make any difference, and Ichiro says he is Chinese. When the Japanese boy's mother serves Ichiro his ham and eggs, she greets Ichiro in Japanese. He thanks her, but...
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