An uplifting story, told through the alternating voices of two middle-schoolers, in which a community rallies to reject racism.
Then, when Papa is finally on the road to recovery, Karina uses her newfound social media reach to help celebrate both his homecoming and a community coming together..
When Karina posts a few photos related to the attack on social media, they quickly attract attention, and before long her #CountMeIn post--What does an American look like? #immigrants #WeBelong #IamAmerican #HateHasNoHomeHere--goes viral and a diverse population begin to add their own photos.
Her grandfather is gravely injured and Karina and Chris vow not to let hate win.
But one afternoon something unimaginable happens--the three of them are assaulted by a stranger who targets Indian-American Karina and her grandfather because of how they look.
Then Karina\'s grandfather starts tutoring Chris, and she discovers he\'s actually a nice, funny kid.
Karina Chopra would have never imagined becoming friends with the boy next door--after all, they\'ve avoided each other for years and she assumes Chris is just like the boys he hangs out with, who she labels a pack of hyenas.
An uplifting story, told through the alternating voices of two middle-schoolers, in which a community rallies to reject racism