[center][hr][hr][color=dbb5b4][h1]Kaochia Khang[/h1][/color]
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[color=dbb5b4][i]“Sometimes you need to bend some rules to get where you need to be.”[/i][/color]
[color=dbb5b4][i]“She spends too much time with her head in the clouds.”[/i][/color][/center]

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[center][color=white][h3]Basic Information[/h3][/color][/center]
[color=dbb5b4]Name[/color]
[indent]Kaochia Khang[/indent]
[color=dbb5b4]Nickname[/color]
[indent]Chia or Chichi[/indent]
[color=dbb5b4]Gender[/color]
[indent]Female[/indent]
[color=dbb5b4]Age[/color]
[indent]Seventeen[/indent]
[color=dbb5b4]Sexuality[/color]
[indent]Heterosexual[/indent]

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[color=white][h3]Home[/h3][/color][/center]
[color=dbb5b4]Father[/color]
[indent]Pheng Khang - 45 - Owner of family laundromat[/indent]
[color=dbb5b4]Mother[/color]
[indent]Pachia Khang - 40 - Co-owner of family laundromat[/indent]
[color=dbb5b4]Siblings[/color]
[indent]Lee Khang - Brother - 25 - Car salesman
Pao Khang - Brother - 23 - Incarcerated
Kabao Vue - Sister - 20 - Waitress
Mai Khang - Sister - 10 - Student
Tou Khang - Brother - 6 - Student
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[color=white][h3]Skills[/h3][/color][/center]
[color=dbb5b4]Strengths[/color]
[indent]Kaochia flourishes in home activities, she's good at cooking, sewing, and is able to keep a clean household. She prides herself in her work, and is willing to scrap something completely and restart if it's not quite right. That means she is not afraid to flush a big pot of food down the drain if the taste isn't to her liking. She has been self teacher herself to play the piano as well, but doesn't like to talk about it too much since her family considers it a waste of time.[/indent]
[color=dbb5b4]Weaknesses[/color]
[indent]With the chip on her shoulder to make sure things are well done, she often is very hard on herself to the point of break down. A project that should only take about an hour ends up lasting the whole day, as she restarts and restarts until she think it is right. Despite her strong work ethic, Kaochia tends to daydream about her wants and goals- getting her in trouble more often than not.[/indent]

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[color=white][h3]Mannerisms[/h3][/color][/center]
[color=dbb5b4]Likes[/color]
[indent][list][*] Cooking big meals
[*] Hot tea with lemon and lots and lots of honey
[*] Having a reason not to go home after school
[*] Reading and learning about new things
[*] Getting her hair and nails done[/list][/indent]
[color=dbb5b4]Dislikes[/color]
[indent][list][*] Getting lectured often
[*] Not having her drivers license
[*] Having to babysit her siblings last minute
[*] Summer time heat and humidity
[*] Some of the traditions in her culture[/list][/indent]
[color=dbb5b4]Habits[/color]
[indent][list][*] Gasping dramatically for no real reason
[*] Texting with too many emojis and exclamation marks
[*] Eating late at night[/list][/indent]
[color=dbb5b4]Hobbies[/color]
[indent][list][*] Self teaching how to play piano
[*] Knitting and sewing
[*] Watching youtube tutorial videos[/list][/indent]
[color=dbb5b4]Fears[/color]
[indent][list][*]The dark
[*] Ghost and spirit stories/pictures
[*] Being stuck at home for the rest of her life[/list][/indent]

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[color=white][h3]Digging Deeper[/h3][/color][/center]
[color=dbb5b4]Personality[/color]
[indent]Kaochia has a very happy go lucky personality, with a tendency for the dramatic and a weight on her shoulder that doesn't seem to get lighter. At school she is the girl that you will see with a cheerful smile across her face and a pep in her step. She enjoys making people laugh, talking with anyone that approaches her and being involved with extra-curricular activities. At home however, she tends to be very meek- not raising her voice or getting in anyone's way. She likes to keep to her room besides coming out to do chores. No one from school has ever been allowed to come over to Kaochia's house so no one has really seen that side of the girl. She technically isn't allowed to go to other people's houses either, but she usually can convince to one of her parents that she is just staying after school to do homework or a group project. Kaochia could be seen as a liar because of the sort of double life she is living, but she feels it's better to just wait out her problems rather than confront them and cause more trouble for herself.[/indent]

[color=dbb5b4]History[/color]
[indent]Born to a middle class Hmong American family, Kaochia is the middle child of six children. She has three older siblings; two of which have moved out and started families of their own. Her other older brother has been incarcerated for a few years now with about 5 years to go. She was too young to really know why he was put away, and her parents just tell her that "That is what happens when you're bad. Don't be bad!". Kaochia's other siblings are younger than her, and she often is stuck babysitting them while her parents work at their family owned laundromat. 

Growing up in a traditional house, Kaochia was taught how to cook, clean, and 'tend' to the men of the house on a very early age. It wasn't until she was old enough to go to school that she realized not all family dynamics out there were just like hers. She felt a bit of rebellion to her chores and tasks because of this, but those outbursts were quickly shutdown with a stern tone and a firm hand. Kaochia was a good kid, kept on top of her school work and because of her fear of her parents mental and physical abuse- kept to herself for the most part.

High school brought Kaochia a bit more freedom and allowed her personality and true self to blossom. She kept her childhood ways in her homestead but every morning when she walked through those double doors she was able to leave those worries and thoughts behind. She made plenty of friends, and joined a few of the clubs available that interested her- letting her parents know that they were for college preparation only. Most days were built upon lies to her parents; claiming she was practicing for exams everyday while she really would be out at the mall with her friends. Things didn't add up one day when she came home with a head full of blonde hair instead of her natural black. That month was hell, as the lectures grew longer and the choke chain grew tighter. Kaochia's mother eventually accepted the change, and even allowed the girl to keep it up, but only if she began working at the laundromat every Sunday.

When the news of The Match Program had circled around school, Kaochia had at first laughed at the thought. [i]"What kind of loser would need that?"[/i] she exclaimed to her friends, with a chuckle. The girls agreed, and went about their days. Kaochia however, kept thinking about it, and thinking about it. Her mind would float off into dreamland thinking of all the dramas she had watched over the years of true loves and soulmates. The girl hadn't even had a boyfriend before, and her parents would have forbidden it anyways. She was meant to marry another Hmong boy and keep the tradition alive and healthy. Kaochia didn't really have any interest in such a thing, and knew that if she kept up with the tradition- it would be more than likely she would be trapped in the same lifestyle she had been living her whole life.

Saying goodbye to her friends one day, pretending that she had to go to one of her clubs- she went to The Match Program and signed up, filling out the surveys, questionnaires, and other tests. Afterwards she felt a bit excited, but ultimately worried that her actions would be found out eventually. With that, she just hoped for the best as she dreamed up and imagined who in her school would end up being the love of her life.[/indent]
[color=dbb5b4]Theme Song[/color]
[indent][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k53NGe64RBU]They - Jem[/url]
[sub]Who made up all the rules?
We follow them like fools.
Believe them to be true.
Don't care to think them through.[/sub][/indent]

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[color=dbb5b4]Extra Stuff[/color]
[indent][list][*] Hasn't had her first kiss yet
[*] Has a black cat named Charlie[/list][/indent]