In Long Beach, California, a religious Chinese immigrant finds a job caring for a teenage boy suffering from leukemia. By watching M*A*S*H and reading the Bible, they find solace in one another during the last months of his life.

A ranching family stays optimistic during tough times by remembers their good luck last summer when they persuaded a generous rancher to work on his farm.

A vacant position for the barber on a Navy ship is filled by an unlikely underdog whose small shop becomes the heart of the ship.

In a remote Mexican village, two teenagers find solace in each other’s company after they both experience setbacks that threaten their dreams.