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The Lee family leave the Bay Area for a fresh start in the rural expanses of Wyoming, only to encounter hostility and xenophobia in their new community. How they confront these issues will break them - or make them stronger.
Transcript
00:00Hi. I have some information for you about our wildlife.
00:04I'd like to come inside and show you some of our materials.
00:07Sure. Come on in.
00:08This is a bottle trap.
00:10Stick your little paw in there, kiddo.
00:12Oh, look at that.
00:14Now what happened?
00:16I couldn't get out unless I let go.
00:19That's right. I want you to let that be a life lesson for you, boy.
00:25My name is Benjamin Lee.
00:27My family just moved to Wyoming.
00:29Yee-haw! I have a hankering for something special.
00:34Everything on our menu is special.
00:35We'll have the steak sandwiches.
00:37We don't have them anymore.
00:38Aren't they having steak sandwiches?
00:39Those were our last ones.
00:42Since it's my first time visiting, what do people do here in Wyoming?
00:45Bike. There's a lot of moose and bison out here.
00:47I've never seen moose or bison.
00:49Show me!
00:52Hey! Stay away from the animals!
00:55Get out! Now!
00:57You know, this town really knows how to lay down and not welcome back.
01:01Benj, I honestly don't think I've ever experienced racism.
01:05Hey, why don't you just leave the woods to us? We belong here.
01:08Being here with your family kind of made me wonder if it's a problem.
01:12As long as you're here legally, I don't think where you come from should matter.
01:16I don't even see color.
01:17Um, would you like some more wine?
01:19Oh, that's why I'm drinking red.
01:21I thought you said you didn't see color.
01:28Sometimes it feels like our country is at war with itself.
01:31Get these people out of my town. I don't care how you do it.
01:36But I think that someday we won't be standing across a great divide.
01:41We're here now.
01:42If it was worth it, I would do it all over again because I love you.
01:48All we got to do is smile, persevere, and be strong for the sake of our loved ones.
01:58Listen to this.
01:59I came to America because I heard the streets were paved with gold.
02:03When I got here, they weren't paved at all.
02:05I found out I was supposed to pave them.