Across
- 3. a Korean stew with kimchi and sometimes tofu; what Michelle makes often to remember her mother.
- 5. a Asian grocery store where many Korean, Japanese, Chinese, and Southeast Asian ingredients can be found.
- 7. a city where Michelle first moves to after college to pursue her music career.
- 8. Chongmi's friend who comes to Eugene to help her with the house and with her cancer. She has a rocky relationship with Michelle because she feels like she must help Chongmi, even if it means getting in Michelle's way.
- 9. Feeling loss and sadness after someone close to you dies. This big idea is present throughout the book. Michelle feels this whenever she is in H-Mart and whenever she thinks about her mother's death.
Down
- 1. a treatment for cancer. It works by targeting the cancer cells with powerful drugs. It goes terribly for Michelle's mother due to the side effects.
- 2. a pine nut porridge Michelle and Kye make for Chongmi. Michelle also makes this to remember her mother.
- 4. Michelle's aunt who died to colon cancer. She and Michelle had a very close bond, often sharing shaved ice and playing games.
- 6. A sense of belonging and knowing who you are. Michelle struggles with this term because she is of mixed-race. She goes to H-Mart to connect with her Korean side of this term.
- 7. Michelle's husband. He loves Michelle's family a lot and even marries Michelle earlier so Chongmi can see them get married.