Choose Your Adventure

CHAPTER 1 of 4

As a young girl in the Philippines, Nora dreams of living in America. But, after immigrating to the U.S. and finishing her training as a psychiatrist in the late 1950s, she is shocked to find herself treating colds and broken bones in a tiny rural town in the heart of the American South. Her husband, Dr. Rod Tiongson, convinces Nora to pack up their little family to become the only doctors to provide healthcare in Celina, Tennessee (where the cows outnumber the people). In a place that still distrusts "foreigners," women doctors, and, especially, any mention of "mental health," the whole town ends up all catawampus when Dr. Nora meets an unusual patient that changes everything.

Follow along on the journey of Yueping Sun and how she wrote a heartwarming tale of tribulation and triumph for herself not bound by the little red book that defined her grandparents' generation.

Through political candidacy and Chinese delicacies, the different branches of the Gee family wound together to reach the hearts of Houstonians and combat racism and segregation. Their transformative impact bloomed into the lively Asiatown we know today; an offshoot of the diversity and inclusion they fostered here in the heart of Texas.

Estranged sisters, Doona and Hani, are struggling through a difficult reunion a year after the death of their grandmother, a beloved deep-sea diver of Jeju Island.

Having barely spoken to each other, Doona is surprised to discover that her sister has been experiencing the same strange phenomena she has: hearing the distant soombisori of their grandmother whistle to her from the ocean waves.

Materialistic Mai is always looking for the next best thing when it comes to Western Fashion. One day, while out thrifting, Mai encounters a shop owner wearing a beautiful jade bracelet. Though the woman agrees to sell it to Mai, she warns her of the great responsibility it carries.

When Mai gets transported back to 40AD Vietnam at the behest of the mythical Chim Lac, she begins to understand just how large that responsibility is.

On August 8th, 1942, Mahatma Gandhi's "Quit India" speech lit a fire inside of Usha that could not be extinguished. Called to the freedom movement after Gandhi's arrest, Usha rallies together Printer, Babubhai, and fellow activists to start an unlicensed broadcast.

When thousands begin to tune in, Deputy Inspector Ferguson and Imperial Police begin to catch onto their transmission. Can Usha keep the fight for freedom afloat in the airwaves or will she face defeat?

Modern day doctor, Francis Kwok-ping Wong, is a staunch believer in the facts. When his associates notice his declining condition from overworking, they suggest he visit a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. Though he considers it a "hack science", he gives it a shot.

But...when Francis finds himself transported back into the Han Dynasty, he realizes that "hack science" may be his only ticket home. Will Francis be able to compromise his beliefs to find balance between the two, or will he be stuck in his old ways, forever?

Presented by Kathy and Marty Goossen.

O-tsuyu has spent her whole life in Suruga province, working diligently alongside her family of tea farmers. Though her life may be simple, she loves her village. However, when the mistress of a popular relay station tea house scouts a new server to assist her downstream, O-tsuyu is chosen and must move there, working as her waitress.

Plagued with rumors of the "scary" tea house mistress waiting for her, O-tsuyu isn't sure what to make of her situation or why she was chosen...but she hopes to make her village proud.