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A Village Called Versailles

A documentary about Versailles, a community in eastern New Orleans first settled by Vietnamese refugees. After Hurricane Katrina, Versailles residents impressively rise to the challenges by returning and rebuilding before most neighborhoods in New…

A Carp for Kimiko

Although the tradition is to present carp kites only to boys on Children's Day, Kimiko's parents find a way to make the day special for her.

The Ugly Vegetables

A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe.

I Love You Like Crazy Cakes

A woman describes how she went to China to adopt a special baby girl. Based on the author's own experiences.

Singing Shijimi Clams

An older, but kinder witch must decide what to do with some very determined clams.

From Our Side of the Fence: Growing Up in America's Concentration Camps

Anthology of stories of personal experiences of the Japanese American Internment.