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My teacher read this book to my class in the mid-1990s. It was about a white (probably American) girl who grew up in China, I believe in the early 20th century. Her household employed at least two servants. One was a woman who had bound feet and complained about how hard it was to run, and who wanted to learn English. The girl taught her to say “sewing machine” instead of “hello” as a greeting, and later felt bad about it. Another servant was a man who had extremely long fingernails and used them to carve sculptures out of food (maybe butter). At some point, the girl’s mother became pregnant but either had a miscarriage or a stillbirth. Toward the end of the book, the girl’s family moved to America, possibly Seattle, where she was teased by her classmates and called “Chinaman.” Thanks in advance for any help!
