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__ FROM THE BEGINNING __ There was a junk yard, rat infested city lot that has transformed into a beautiful garden. The garden has brought an entire neighborhood together, changing their lives. This all happened because of one 9 year-old Vietnamese little girl. This little girl is Kim. Kim started this garden without even realizing it. Kim’s father died before she was born. He was a farmer in Vietnam. Kim had prayed for her father at an altar on the anniversary of his death. Then Kim thought that if she planted lima beans he would see that she can care for them and can be a good farmer like him. This is how she wanted to show him that she remembers him. Kim decided to plant 6 lima bean seeds across the street from her apartment in this old junky empty lot. Neighbors were curious. Once they saw what Kim was doing, they wanted to join in. The people from the neighborhood of different races, cultures and beliefs all came together to work and plant in the old lot. The empty lot became a garden. Kim has changed many people’s lives and brought them together with her small garden. This is why Kim is so important in __Seedfolks__.