CHARACTERS IN WOMEN OF THE SILK
| Pei’s family: | |
| Yu-Sung | Pei’s mother |
| Pao Chung | Pei’s father |
| Li- | Pei’s older sister |
| Yu-Ling | Pei’s baby sister |
| Girl’s House: | |
| Auntie Yee | owns Girls’ house |
| Moi | cook and housekeeper |
| Lin | Pei’s closest friend |
| Mei-Li | Pei’s friend who commits suicide |
| Chen Ling | “daughter” of Auntie Yee. Leader of striking girls. |
| Ming | good friend of Chen Ling; badly burned in factory |
| Su-lung | Pei’s coworker who lives at home |
| Factory: | |
| Chung | owner of silk factory |
| Chan | supervisor in factory |
| Sisters’ House: | |
| Kung Ma | keeps accounts for the sisters |
| Sui Ying | a sister married to Lau Chen; waiting for him to send for her |
| Lee Moi | sister at house |
| Ji Shen | orphan from Nanking who is taken in by the Sisters |
| Lin’s family: | |
| Wong Hung-Hui | Lin’s father |
| Wong Tai | Lin’s mother |
| Ho Chee | Lin’s brother who will be married |
| Ho Yung | Lin’s brother who looks like Lin |
| Mui | beloved servant in Lin’s house |
| MISC: | |
| Hong | Su-ling’s brother who gets Mei-Li pregnant |
| Chan | Auntie Yee’s half-brother who she dearly loves |
Compiled by Marcia Blackman
East Meadow Public Library
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