She feels she can't tell her father about the assault, and has nightmares about it. These men prepare to sexually assault her, but she manages to get away. Hanna is assaulted by two drunken men in the street who tear her dress, scratch her, and squeeze her hard enough to make a bruise. When she says that he's hurting her, he says, "You think that hurts?" Hanna learns to shoot a rifle to keep them safe on their journeys. Papa's mood changes often, and at one point he yanks Hanna into a wagon. Her papa had "throttled a man half to death" because someone had insulted his wife. Her mother dies as a result of smoke inhalation when she tries to save someone during the riots.
Hanna witnesses riots in Los Angeles where the White majority lynches Chinese men, burning and looting their homes and businesses.
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