A young, college-educated Pinay immigrates to the United States after having married a Filipino American soldier, and they settle in Stockton. She does not know other Pinays or Pinoys in the United States and the transition is difficult for her. She was a teacher in the Philippines but no one will hire her in America, so she works at a cannery. She is Visayan and her husband is Ilocano, so they have to speak in English in order to understand each other. However, her two cousins join the U.S. Navy and are stationed near her. They bring their wives. They all buy homes and have weekend parties together as their families grow. As citizens, they are all now able to buy land and vote. However, in 1949, Filipino asparagus farm workers go on strike and the families must support their cousins and uncles who are on strike in the fields for better wages.