Characters
- Loung Ung - The author and narrator of the American story arc.
- Chou Ung - Loung's sister. Older by two years, Chou remained in Cambodia with the rest of her family. Chou was closest to Loung and missed her younger sister a lot. At age eighteen she marries Pheng. She is the central character in the Cambodian story arc.
- Meng and Eang Ung - Loung's caretakers, Meng is her eldest brother and Eang is his wife. They flee Cambodia with Loung for Thailand, there they receive sponsorship by an American church to live in Vermont.
- Maria and Tori Ung - The children of Meng and Eang, they are the first Ungs to become American citizens since they were born in America.
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