 | A Village Called Versaillesby S. Leo Chiang The story of a Vietnamese American community on the edge of New Orleans that fought the opening of a toxic government-imposed landfill near their homes. Independent Lens, Global Voices |
 | War in Guamby Frances Negrón-Muntaner and Cris Borja-Sumbi In U.S. history books and public culture, World War II is often remembered as the “good war,” but America's war-time and post-war policies produced devastating results in Guam. |
 | What Happened to Her? And the Strawberry Fieldsby Rea Tajiri A young woman tries to unlock painful memories about her parents forced stay in Japanese internment camps, which they prefer to keep hidden. |
 | Whatever It Takesby Christopher Wong In the first year of a South Bronx public high school, visionary rookie principal Edward Tom leads teacher, students, and their parents in their biggest gamble yet. Independent Lens |
 | Wings of Defeatby Risa Morimoto and Linda Hoaglund They were Japan’s Divine Wind Special Attack Unit, or Kamikaze tokkōtai, and 4,000 of them — some still in their teens — died in a futile effort to turn the tide of a war already lost. Little known outside of Japan, a few Kamikaze survived. Now old men, they must reconcile their guilt with their gratitude for the unexpected gift of a full life. Independent Lens |
 | Witnesses to a Secret Warby Deborah Dickson Witnesses to a Secret War tells the stories of three generations of Hmong refugees as they struggle with their personal and political legacies. Global Voices |
 | A Wok-in-Progressby Paul Kwan and Arnold Iger A video journal of the intertwined stories of a disabled Chinese/Vietnamese artist living in America and his sister, a recent immigrant and struggling entrepreneur. |
 | Xmas Without Chinaby Alicia Dwyer and Tom Xia Pride and mischief inspire Chinese immigrant Tom Xia to challenge his American neighbors to celebrate Christmas without Chinese products. Fed up with toy and food recalls, the Jones family takes on the mission while Tom strives to understand his own divided loyalties. |
| The Year of My Japanese Cousinby Maria Michiyo Gargiulo Stevie's Japanese cousin has come to visit, but when she threatens to become more popular than Stevie on the local grunge rock scene, it's time to plot revenge. |
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