I feel this is a recurring theme we're seeing a lot in these type of stories. Immigrant children are constantly struggling with ways to help determine...

Phuc experiences similar situations as he ages. While he's young, he's obsessed with Star Wars and he does a lot of imaginary play, and his father is ...

I'm curious, but, in your book, how did the people around Me handle this interaction? Does anyone step up and intervene? In my story, Phuc's peers j...

Yes. I love that you are bringing up the importance of food because, in my opinion, this is one of the most difficult things about moving into a new c...

I like that you point to things that are going well for him and things that are a little more rebellious. I'm curious if doing well in school was expe...

I love that your book has examples of how the conflict can be things completely outside of their immigration, but how it's also often in the backgroun...

So in your mind it can just make things harder for people who don't fall into stereotypes for things, or do you feel that Kim is trying to fit into a ...

I love that you talk about how illegal immigration seems to be the biggest stereotype in some ways because I also feel like when we say the word immig...

Is Chuna being bullied because of her use of English or are there other aspects that her peers are focused on? How much does this impact her ability o...