Maybe when I get out in the world, something will. Nobody's ever done anything really nice for her. Mike takes Cheng to the movies, the mall and the zoo. Mike fought in the Persian Gulf War and Cheng felt the absence in his life, crying at the thought of losing his brother.
Family struggles with marital and cultural conflicts.
He wants to be a doctor. In the family turmoil, Cheng briefly runs away from home and then ditches school. He's arrested in the fall for trespassing in a garage near school and sentenced to 70 hours of community service. Tutors Hmong kids in kindergarten through sixth grade at Mississippi Creative Arts Magnet School, his alma mater. My mom and dad are going to Hmong school to learn English.