As a Chinese American boy works at his parents' hotel renting out rooms to johns and hookers, he engages in a quest to lose his virginity while struggling with concepts of friendship, family, class, race, sexuality, and self-worth.

Kai-lan's aunt, Gu Nai Nai, invites her and her friends to visit China where they will meet a real baby panda and try new things ; When a super sunny day turns into a rainy day, Kai-lan thinks of exciting new ways to play in the rain, like jumping in puddles and sliding on lotus leaves ; Kai-lan and her friends help build a new swing for the ants' playground, but it is way too big for them.

There is an elegant substitute teacher in class today, but Katie's attempts to impress her keep going wrong.

When twelve-year-old Waka's parents suspect she can't understand basic Japanese they speak to her, they make the drastic decision to send her to Tokyo to live for several months with her strict grandmother. Forced to say goodbye to her friends and what would have been her summer vacation, Waka is plucked from her straight-A-student life in rural Kansas and flown across the globe, where she faces the culture shock of a lifetime. In Japan, Waka struggles...

A young immigrant boy from Hong Kong feels lost at his new school in America. He needs the help of his teacher, classmates, and family to realize that he is not alone and that he should be proud of his unique heritage.