Author: susanlgong

Ming wishes for three things at Christmas. First, to sing in the school Christmas choir. Second, to have a Christmas tree like the one in the department store window. And third, to feel she belongs somewhere.  As a daughter of immigrants in 1930s California, Ming is often treated differently than other children at school. She’s pointedly not invited to sing in the Christmas choir.  At home, when … choir.  At home, when Ming lobbies her parents for a Christmas tree, her mother scolds her for trying to be American. Ming  doesn’t seem to fit in anywhere: she’s not quite American enough at school, not quite Chinese enough at home. …