How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Within thirty seconds, I could see I was dealing with a family that bore little resemblance to the one the doctors had described. (8.9)
Anne manages to connect with the Lees simply by meeting them at their level and not going into it with a heap of assumptions. Instead of treating them like dirty foreigners, Anne treats them as a loving, passionate, and joyful family—because that's what they are. There are still plenty of cultural differences between them, but they don't get in the way.
Quote #5
"They'd only look at us and Jeannine. They saw us as smart and white, and as far as they were concerned the Lees were neither." (11.30)
Dee is smart enough to see all that nasty anti-foreigner sentiment at play. It's actually pretty amazing that the doctors were able to broadcast their racial and cultural biases without saying a word—it's no wonder the Lees don't trust the hospital.
Quote #6
"People from the Western sphere cannot understand what it was like. In the new vision of the country of Laos, there is no reason to let the Hmong live." (12.13)
How would the residents of Merced feel if they were driven from their homes under threat of death? Don't they think they'd deserve a little bit of sympathy? Despite the obvious answer (a resounding oh heck yes), many Merced natives refuse to learn why the Hmong ended up in their country, and that's what leads to the bulk of the problems between them.