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Mia Tang

This young character is the child of Chinese immigrants to America who helps the character's parents in managing the Calivista Motel.

Michael Yao

This character is the owner of the Calivista Motel and is known for cruelty, dishonesty, anger, and stinginess.

Jason Yao

This young character often experiences humiliation at the hands of the character's domineering father.

Mia's Father

This character is a Chinese immigrant who works long hours for little pay but who mostly maintains optimism that leaving China for America was the right choice because America is a "free" country.

Ying Tang

This character is a Chinese immigrant who works long hours for little pay and who, for much of the novel, encourages a child to focus on math instead of English in school because in the character's opinion, the child will never be as good at English as the native speakers in America are...

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