Sae Young, the narrator of the next chapter in Seedfolks, is an immigrant from Korea. She and her husband had high hopes when they settled in Cleveland and opened their own dry-cleaning business there. Then, some very difficult things happened to Sae Young.
In the videos you just watched, moving to America sounds like a wonderful opportunity. For Sae Young, though, things did not turn out as she imagined they would. Is her experience similar to that of José Andrés, or is it quite different?
Read the Novel
Read the chapter titled “Sae Young” in Seedfolks before going on to the next page in this lesson.
As you read, see if you can answer these questions for yourself:
| How does Sae Young feel about her life in Cleveland? What made her feel this way? |
| Why does Sae Young decide to join the Gibb Street garden project? |
