Story & Pictures by Amelia Lau Carling (Dial publisher ~ in 1998)
A Chinese family immigrates to Guatemala, and the parents work hard at a store for all day long. Their customers speaking Spanish, Chinese, and Mayan, come to buy cloth, buttons, and thread in many different colors. The children of Chinese store owner observe how their parents manage the business, as providing warmly service for all their customers.
グアテマラに移民した中国人一家の話。異文化圏で生計を立てるために、必死で働く親を見ながら子どもが育ってゆく。原住民のインディオの人たちにも優しい親の姿は、子ども達にも伝わる。世界中に増えている移民2世達が,異なる文化の狭間に橋をかけてくれている事実が、嬉しくなる。