Gathering Watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family\'s Chinese Heritage.
Why can\'t her family get food from the grocer.
At first, she\'s embarrassed.
Grabbing an old paper bag and some rusty scissors, the whole family wades into the muck to collect as much of the muddy, snail covered Watercress as they can.
Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl\'s parents stop suddenly when they spot Watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road.
Gathering Watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family\'s Chinese Heritage