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Independence Hall

Independence Hall MARGARET K. PAI from The Dreams of Two Yi-min POINCIANA The senior officer told Harold, "Competition was very keen. You were close, but we had to draw the line somewhere." The junior officer took Harold aside. "I didn't lie to you. It has nothing to do with your score. Orientals are not allowed in officers' training. I didn't know. It's nothing personal." "Why did you let me take the exam?" Harold asked. The junior officer shrugged. "It's your constitutional right." Harold's voice quavered when he told us about it later. I had never seen him look so forlorn. "Did you tell him off?" I asked. He scoffed. "What good would that do?" I expected Momma to explode. I wish she had. She just kept on sewing without saying a word, stopping now and then to sigh deeply. She went to bed that night and did not get up the next day. She had no cough or temperature, but I stayed home to look after her. Every time I asked, "What's wrong, Momma?" she waved me away and turned her back to me. I cooked meat and vegetables the way she had taught me, but she pushed the dish http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Manoa University of Hawai'I Press

Independence Hall

Manoa , Volume 14 (2) – Mar 13, 2002
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MARGARET K. PAI from The Dreams of Two Yi-min POINCIANA The senior officer told Harold, "Competition was very keen. You were close, but we had to draw the line somewhere." The junior officer took Harold aside. "I didn't lie to you. It has nothing to do with your score. Orientals are not allowed in officers' training. I didn't know. It's nothing personal." "Why did you let me take the exam?" Harold asked. The junior officer shrugged. "It's your constitutional right." Harold's voice quavered when he told us about it later. I had never seen him look so forlorn. "Did you tell him off?" I asked. He scoffed. "What good would that do?" I expected Momma to explode. I wish she had. She just kept on sewing without saying a word, stopping now and then to sigh deeply. She went to bed that night and did not get up the next day. She had no cough or temperature, but I stayed home to look after her. Every time I asked, "What's wrong, Momma?" she waved me away and turned her back to me. I cooked meat and vegetables the way she had taught me, but she pushed the dish

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Published: Mar 13, 2002

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