| Pro | Mrs. | Chang | Kimberly's mother. Aka: Ma. |
| 1 | Bob | | Kimberly's American uncle. |
| | Paula | | Mrs. Chang's sister. Kimberly's aunt. |
| | Mr. | N | The businessman in Taiwan. |
| | Kimberly | Chang | Protagonist and Narrator. Aka: Ah-Kim, Kim Chang. |
| | Fat Boy | Wong | Kimberly's schoolmate. |
| | Tall Guy | Lam | Kimberly's schoolmate. |
| | Nelson | | Kimberly's cousin. Bob and Paula's son. |
| | Godfrey | | Kimberly's cousin. Bob and Paula's son. |
| | | | Tong Sing - The Chinese Almanac. |
| 2 | Mr. | Bogart | Kimberly's teacher. |
| | Matt | Wu | The boy Kimberly falls in love with. |
| | Mrs. | Wu | Matt's mother. |
| | Parker | Wu | Matt's brother. |
| 3 | Mr. | Al | Kimberly's neighbor. |
| | Annette | Avery | Kimberly's friend. |
| | Tyrone | Marshall | Kimberly's black classmate. |
| | Miss | Kumar | The black teacher at Kimberly's school. |
| | Mei-Mei | | Kimberly's friend from Hong Kong. |
| 4 | Mrs. | Avery | Annette's mother. |
| | Tommy | | Mrs. Avery's cat. |
| 5 | Luke | | Kimberly's classmate. |
| | Mrs. | LaGuardia | The school principal. |
| | Dr. | Weston | Mrs. Avery's
acquaintance. The woman who helped Kimberly. |
| | Mr. | Scoggins | Kimberly's social studies teacher. |
| 7 | Greg | | Kimberly's schoolmate. |
| | Sheryl | | Kimberly's schoolmate. |
| | Curt | | Kimberly's schoolmate. |
| | Tammy | | Kimberly's school bus mate. |
| | Mr. | Jamali | The theater director. |
| | Kerry | | Kimberly's English tutor. |
| | Elizabeth | | Greg's friend. |
| | Ginny | | Greg's friend. |
| | Duncan | | Greg's friend. |
| | Mrs. | Reynolds | Kimberly's teacher. |
| | Dr. | Copeland | The director of Science and Math department. |
| 8 | Mr. | Pak | One of the men at the steamers. |
| 9 | Samantha | | Kimberly's acquaintance. |
| | Mr. | Wu | Matt's father. |
| | Louisa | | Mr. Wu's girlfriend. |
| 10 | Vivian | | Matt's girlfriend. |
| 12 | Chelsea | Brown | An American actress. |
| | Emily | | The lead in the play called "Our Town". |
| 14 | Pete | Ho | Kimberly's patient. |
| | Mr. | Ho | Pete's father. |
| | Jason | | Kimberly and Matt's son. |
