Naomi Lau

Commander Charlee: in Search of a Space Crew Naomi Lau

Summary: Charlee and her family need to move out of their city and home. In order to escape the move, Charlee decides to move to outer space instead. On her quest to find the right space crew to escape with her, she learns an important lesson. Background: The evolving economic landscape and gentrification displaces some of the diversity that make the city of San Francisco. This change triggers the start of this story, where Charlee resolves to go to outer space. Charlee and her family will move from their home, a place that is historically one of the most crime-ridden corners in the Tenderloin District. Commander Charlee represents the tension that families face between staying and leaving and the existing communities that embrace unique individuals.