▁P ach ink o ▁par lor ▁as ▁a ▁guard .   Event ually , ▁he ▁moves ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁ranks ▁and ▁ends ▁up ▁as ▁an ▁owner ▁of ▁parl ors ▁himself . ▁Moz as u ▁mar ries ▁a ▁girl ▁named ▁Y umi ▁and ▁has ▁one ▁son , ▁Sol omon . ▁ ▁Sol omon ▁— ▁Sol omon ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁son ▁of ▁Moz as u ▁and ▁Y umi . ▁G row ing ▁up , ▁Sol omon ▁does ▁not ▁face ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁issues ▁and ▁his ▁father ▁or ▁grand m other , ▁since ▁his ▁father ▁is ▁very ▁wealth y . ▁T orn ▁about ▁what ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁his ▁life , ▁he ▁vis its ▁America ▁and ▁eventually ▁dec ides ▁that ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁P ach ink o ▁business ▁like ▁his ▁father . ▁ ▁Th emes ▁ ▁Th emes ▁in ▁P ach ink o   include ▁rac ism , ▁s tere ot ypes , ▁power , ▁and ▁the ▁game ▁p ach ink o . ▁One ▁of ▁Koh ▁Hans u ▁and ▁Sun ja ' s ▁first ▁interactions ▁involves ▁young ▁Japanese ▁boys ▁making ▁fun ▁of ▁Sun ja ▁for ▁being ▁Korean , ▁speaking ▁to ▁the ▁disc rim ination ▁that ▁Kore ans ▁experienced ▁within ▁their ▁own ▁borders .   This ▁is ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁theme ▁throughout ▁the ▁book , ▁especially ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁treatment ▁of ▁Kore ans ▁in ▁Japanese ▁schools , ▁such ▁as ▁Moz as u ' s ▁experiences ▁with ▁bul lying . ▁ ▁Power ▁is ▁another ▁main ▁theme .   K oh ▁Hans u ▁is