Characters (Sofia)

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Unit: Social and Educational Changes in Alabama during the late 1800s and early 1900s

Ved Hannah Hatley

Civil Rights Act of 1964

Ved Maya Robinson

VIP's of the civil Rights movements

Ved Daylin Hernandez Crisostomo

Technology for Diverse Learners

Ved Zita Casey

Characters (Sofia)

Amir

He used to believe in stereotypes but not anymore

Works at a fabric’s store

Grows eggplants

He has a wife and a young son

A man from India

Nora

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

Wants the best for him, she misses her dad

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

British old woman

Sae Young

Helped with the garden and felt like part of the family

She’s afraid of people and is very shy

Her husband died of a Heart Attack

From Korea

Sam

He is a white jew

Wants to fix the segregation problem in the community

Concerned about the problems in the neighborhood

Plants pumpkins with a Puerto Rican kid

Very old, he is 78

Gonzalo

His dad doesn’t know much english

He helps Tío Juan plant the seeds

Lives in the US with his parents and brothers

He is from Guatemala

Ana

She has lived in Cleveland for a long time

She wanted to know what Kim was doing

She was 4 when she moved to Cleveland

Florence

She’s a black woman born in America

Has arthritis, can’t plant anything

She is just a watcher in the garden

Maricela

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

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

Family is from Mexico

16 year old who is pregnant

Curtis

Wants to get back with his ex-girlfriend.

Hired a black guy to take care of his seeds

He plants tomatoes because his ex liked them.

Virgil

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

Found a locket while digging in the soil.

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

Just graduated from fifth grade

From Haiti, lives with his dad

Leona

She wantedto plant goldenrod in memory of her grandma

Her grandma lived until 99

From Atlanta

Wanted to deal with the trash problem

Wendell

Works as a janitor

Helped Kim with her plants

He is from Kentucky

Wife and son are dead

He is white

Kim

Lives with sister and mom

She’s the one who started the garden

Likes planting Lima beans in memory of her dad

Her dad is dead

She is 9 years old

She is from Vietnam