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Quote #7
They both laughed, and [Rose] handed him the checked hanky so he too could wipe his eyes, and Stan had the definite feeling that he'd made a friend. (23.78)
It's really awesome how Rose chases after Stan out of anger with his cat remark, but by the end of the conversation, they end up being buddies. Their mutual problems with children appear to be larger than any culture differences between them.
Quote #8
Clara wanted to come to Nan's party. And Clara was Chinese, and well, not to put too fine a point on it, was Pop a racist? […] Dimly he remembered Nan once telling him how Pop had refused to go to the new dentist, Dr. Tsai. Was that because Dr. Tsai was Chinese? (30.23)
Nan offers a different, non-racist explanation for Pop's refusal to see Dr. Tsai: He's embarrassed of his bad teeth. Still, it's not really enough to make Lonnie dismiss Lily's charges of racism. It's hard to know for sure which one of them is right, especially considering the story's positive outcome.
Quote #9
"You must be Clara's mum," said Jessaline, and then she wished she hadn't because the only way she could have known this was because the lady was Chinese. And that was sort of racist, wasn't it? (32.17)
Jessaline's assumption may have been in poor taste, but Rose handles it gracefully and seems to know that she means well. After all, who hasn't made a social faux pas at one point or another?