Character Analysis: Coming To America

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Coming to America
Soe was an asian kid who didnt know anything about the american culture but he was moving there from thailand.he was a normal kid who was gonna explore a whole new country. when he got off the plane. his family moved into a house in dallas texas he saw many things he hasn't seen in thailand.three days later he enrolled in a school hotchkiss.his day in a american school was horrible every kid made fun of him because he didn't speak english but he made a friend named saw he was also asian boy who can barely speak english. they had the same interest but most of all they loved soccer at the gym saw and soe always

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