Vincent is 16 and aspires to achieve everything that makes a boy a man: moving out of his mother's house, finding acceptance among the boys on his football team, and sleeping with his girlfriend. But between his first love and the divorce of his parents, lies Vincent's longing to feel at home again.
Duy Em asks her father why he chose not to defend himself against racist remarks. His response transports both of them into his past life among the boat people of Vietnam.
