CHAMPION
챔피언
It''s 1997, a month after 9-year-old Jimin moved from Korea to start school in California. She arrived in America as part of a Korean ''goose family,'' a term for when the father stays behind in Korea to make money, while the rest of the family goes abroad for an English education. Jimin refuses to speak to her father but when the pressure around her family and country finally implodes, she must gather the courage to take the next steps alone.
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Credits
Director(s):
Kim J.Y. HanProducer(s):
Diana Ward, D.J. JiangWriter(s):
Kim J.Y. HanCast:
Erin Yoonsuh Choi, Flora Jiwu Hwang, Jacob Hojin Kim, Mateo Ray, Paxton KubitzPresented as Part Of ASIAN|AMERICAN SHORTS
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