Characters
(Sofia)

She is from Vietnam

She is 9 years old

Her dad is dead

Likes planting Lima beans in memory of her dad

She’s the one who started the garden

Lives with sister and mom

He is white

Wife and son are dead

He is from Kentucky

Helped Kim with her plants

Works as a janitor

Wanted to deal with the trash problem

From Atlanta

Her grandma lived until 99

She wantedto plant goldenrod in memory of
her grandma

From Haiti, lives with his dad

Just graduated from fifth grade

Tried to plant lettuce but the weather was too hot for them.

Found a locket while digging in the soil.

His father is a driver, he drives a taxi in the US

He plants tomatoes because his ex liked them.

Hired a black guy to take care of his seeds

Wants to get back with his ex-girlfriend.

16 year old who is pregnant

Family is from Mexico

She goes to the garden as part of a program for
pregnant teenagers

Most of the times she wishes her baby died, but
after finding the beauty of nature she changes her mind.

She is just a watcher in the garden

Has arthritis, can’t plant anything

She’s a black woman born in America

She was 4 when she moved to Cleveland

She wanted to know what Kim was doing

She has lived in Cleveland for a long time

He is from Guatemala

Lives in the US with his parents and brothers

He helps Tío Juan plant the seeds

His dad doesn’t know much english

Very old, he is 78

Plants pumpkins with a Puerto Rican kid

Concerned about the problems in the neighborhood

Wants to fix the segregation problem in the community

He is a white jew

From Korea

Her husband died of a Heart Attack

She’s afraid of people and is very shy

Helped with the garden and felt like part of the family

British old woman

She’s a PSW who takes care of Mr. Myles

Wants the best for him, she misses her dad

Mr. Myles plants in a barrel because he’s in a wheelchair.

A man from India

He has a wife and a young son

Grows eggplants

Works at a fabric’s store

He used to believe in stereotypes but not anymore