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Homegrown: Documentary Shorts Collection
A Nurse from China Strives to Live in Iowa
Season 1
Episode 5
Follow Zee, a nonbinary aspiring nurse from rural China, as they seek to build a gender-affirming life in the Midwest. After graduating from nursing school, they work tirelessly to pass their licensure exam in hopes of remaining in the U.S.
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Examine the state of public schools in the U.S. Virgin Islands 7 years after devastating storms.
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Indigenous people in Minnesota attempt to revitalize their language through technology.
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The Soomaal House of Art in Minneapolis is the nation’s first Somali-American art center.
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A guaranteed income experiment in Gary, Indiana helps to stabilize the lives of residents.
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A third-generation community leader in Lansing, MI continues the fight for racial equity.