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Xmas Without China
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Exploring the intersection of consumerism and immigration in American culture, XMAS WITHOUT CHINA is an intimate portrait of families wrestling with our drive to consume cheap products, but also with our desire for human connection and a sense of who we are in a fast-changing world.
Pride and mischief inspire Chinese immigrant Tom Xia to challenge the Americans in his Southern California suburb to celebrate Christmas without any Chinese products. With deep ties to his extended family back home, Tom is incensed by how he considers China is misunderstood, particularly by the American media. But he gets more than he bargains for when he meets the Joneses, a young family trying to keep their children safe as a wave of Chinese toy recalls forces them to have their son tested for lead poisoning.
The Joneses start to give up not just toys, plates, lamps, and clothes, but the beloved hair dryer, coffeemaker, X-Box, and many Christmas decorations, challenging the way they live everyday life and how they celebrate Christmas. Meanwhile, Tom's parents are constructing a new home, proudly using Chinese materials to build their American dream. As they decorate for Christmas for the first time and the interactions between the Xias and the Joneses intensify, Tom realizes that he's on a deeper journey to understand the complexities of his own American and Chinese identity.
'An extremely thought-provoking film. It does well intersecting numerous issues pertaining to U.S. immigrants, especially among children of immigrants, and the negative and positive realities of globalization. I highly recommend this film for the classroom.' Dr. Monica Mong Trieu, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies, Purdue University, Author, Identity Construction among Chinese-Vietnamese Americans: Being, Becoming, and Belonging
'Entertaining and educational, this film puts a human face on America's love-hate relationship with cheap imports. It's sure to start a lively conversation in any classroom.' Karl Gerth, Chair in Chinese Studies, Professor of History, University of California - San Diego, Author, China Made: Consumer Culture and the Creation of the Nation
'In response to media campaigns against 'made in China' products, this documentary follows two American families during a Christmas season. Without China-produced goods the consequences for the Jones family may be predictable, but the film thoughtfully explores cultural prejudices as well as the filmmaker's own ethnic identity. A candid, funny, and thought-provoking production.' Xiaojian Zhao, Professor of Asian American Studies, UC - Santa Barbara, Author, Remaking Chinese America and The New Chinese America
'Xmas Without China perfectly captures the complexities of the modern world. It will provoke thoughtful discussion. The dilemma of identity for the narrator Tom, who came from China to America at an early age, contrasts with the challenge to his neighbors, a family willing to try living without any products from China. The real people who inhabit Southern California talk candidly about what it means to be a citizen, a consumer, and, ultimately, friends.' Frank H. Wu, Chancellor and Dean, Hastings College of the Law, University of California, Author, Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White
'Tom Xia challenges the neighboring Jones family to spend Christmas without any products from China. Their material deprivation--no more coffeemaker, Xbox, toaster, and most toys...contrasts with the Xia's extensive acquisition of western decorations and ornamentations as they reach the pinnacle of their American, immigrant dream of moving into a large, western-style house. These separate paths lead both the Xias and the Jones to re-evaluate the drive to consume and the less tangible joys and sorrows of time spent with and without family.' Madeline Y. Hsu, Director, Center for Asian American Studies, Associate Professor, Department of History, University of Texas at Austin, Author, Dreaming of Gold, Dreaming of Home: Transnationalism and Migration Between the United States and Southern China, 1882-1943
'A surprising, sweet, funny documentary that provokes without sermons.' James V. Grimaldi, Wall Street Journal
'A well-made documentary...Intriguing...We all strive to give our families the absolute best, and in a world where foreign economies reign supreme, despite the laborers that are often taken advantage of to make the products so cheap, the confrontations that arise between Xia and the family experimenting here truly are interesting and important.' Joshua Brunsting, CriterionCast
'The film carefully side steps the political ramifications of its subject matter, and studies how two different cultures experience the same holiday. In the end, the differences between these cultures benefit from an intimate point of view, because ultimately love needs little translation. The families may express their love in different ways, but the look of it is the same. And if anything can break down the barriers to understanding, love and family are surely it.' Jacob Mertens, Film International
'While we witness the Xia's American dream becoming reality, we witness the demise of the Joneses' American dream and it's really fascinating when the two sides come together...This film should be showed in all college classes that have to do with cultural sensitivity and understanding as it'll show that even the most American of products might have some foreign aspect to them.' Alex DiGiovanna, Movie Buzzers
'Manufacturing in China is kind of a hub for any discussion about the nature of globalization...Xmas Without China provides other unique ways to approach the matter, though at a micro level and through the interaction between strangers who get to know each other through odd circumstances...The documentary presents a snapshot of what it means to live in a globalized world and what it means to be a product (both a person and a consumer good) of a globalized world in America.' Flixist
'An exploration of not just the role of Chinese-made goods in American consumption, but also of the immigrant experience and the ethics of documentary filmmaking...The questions it asks are plenty thoughtful.' Dan Solomon, The Austin Chronicle
Citation
Main credits
Dwyer, Alicia (Director)
Dwyer, Alicia (Producer)
Xia, Tom (Producer)
Other credits
Cinematographer & co-producer, Michael Dwyer; co-producer & editor, Juli Vizza; co-editor, Tova Goodman; music written & performed by Kenneth Pattengale; associate producer, Katie Roper.
Distributor subjects
American Studies; Anthropology; Asian Studies; China; Consumerism; Geography; Globalization; Health; Humor; Immigration; International Trade; Multicultural Studies; Psychology; Race and Racism; Social Psychology; SociologyKeywords
consumerism, immigration, American culture, cheap products, Chinese products, Tom Xia, product safety, lead poisoning, toys, plates, lamps, clothes, hair dryer, coffee make, X-Box, Christmas decorations, globalization, racism, identity, Asian American,"Xmas Without China",Bullfrog Films,doc,env; sociss
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(MUSIC PLAYING)
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- (DONALD TRUMP INTERVIEW
EXCERPT) The stuff that\'s been
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sent over from China, it\'s crap.
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We don\'t need Chinese
products, OK?
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- (INTERVIEW EXCERPT) More than
half this nation views
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China as an adversary.
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- (MICHELLE BACHMANN SPEECH
EXCERPT) We have to have
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tougher standards on what they
import into this country.
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I do not want my children having
toys that are going to
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get them sick.
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- (ADVERTISING EXCERPT) This
festive combination of lights,
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music, and snow flurries is our
special gift for you and
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your family.
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- Consumers across America
are worried.
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They\'re afraid that they\'re
going to go into a toy store
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and have to play Chinese
roulette to find a toy that\'s
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safe for their kids.
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- Australia.
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(SPEAKING CHINESE)
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- It\'s stronger than diamond.
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- Wow.
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- Hi.
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- Hey.
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- You like what you see?
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- That looks like a
squid necklace.
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- The one up there is actually
two dragons.
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The one below that is
supposed to bring
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you really good wealth.
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And the one next to it brings
you a lot of good luck.
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And that one, um, they
all mean good luck
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in one way or another.
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- Where is this stuff all from?
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- It\'s all from China.
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We have a sale if you want to
come in and take a look.
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We have pearls inside, if...
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I don\'t know if you\'re
interested.
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- No, I\'m not interested
in pearls.
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Thanks.
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- From contaminated toys to
poisoned toothpaste to unsafe
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shrimp, many Americans may now
view \"Made in China\" as a
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warning label.
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Should America punish
and greatly
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restrict Chinese imports?
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That\'s the Hardball
debate tonight.
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- My dad\'s always been
telling me, China is
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going to be a power.
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It\'s going to be a player
in the world one day.
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- If you put it in your mouth,
or you put in a child\'s hands,
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don\'t buy it from China
is the bottom line.
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- There are a lot of toys
made in China that
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are potentially harmful.
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China has a long way to go.
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There\'s no doubt about that.
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But I\'m proud of China or any
country that\'s come so far
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from where it once was.
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It\'s pretty remarkable.
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(SINGING TO THE TUNE
OF JINGLE BELLS)
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(MUSIC PLAYING)
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- I\'m beginning to take this
a little personally.
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Hey, look, I\'m made in China.
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So this gave me an idea.
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Let\'s see if an American
family can survive one
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Christmas season without using
any Chinese products.
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I\'m a filmmaker.
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So I called my filmmaker
friends Michael
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and director Alicia.
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And they were like, \"Yeah,
let\'s do it.\"
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(MUSIC PLAYING)
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- Are we ready?
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- Yeah.
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- How are you doing?
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I\'m Tom.
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Nice to meet you.
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I\'ve got a challenge
for you here.
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You\'ve got to take everything
that\'s made in China outside
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of your house.
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You can\'t purchase anything
from China for the entire
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month of December, even
on Christmas.
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- OK.
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- Hi.
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How are you doing?
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- Hi, fine.
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- I\'m Tom.
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- Hi, Tom.
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- Are you concerned about
Chinese products, like safety?
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- I\'m very concerned because
lead can lead to hypertension,
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blue gums, anemia.
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You should ban everything
from there.
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- If we could go back to our own
roots, and keep everything
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in the United States, I think
that would be fantastic.
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- I was born in 1965
at a house two
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blocks up the street.
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I have seen the change.
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The early \'90s, Chinese people
were coming here, buying land
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and businesses like you
couldn\'t believe.
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- Yeah?
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- But where are you from?
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- I\'m from China.
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- And you\'ve come up
with this project?
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- Yeah.
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I was born in Harbin.
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It\'s the coldest part of China.
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When I was eight, we moved
to California.
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Xia Tien, that\'s my
Chinese name.
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I was Tien until sixth grade.
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It was the day of my
enrollment that I
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changed my own fate.
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The lady asked me, \"What\'s your
name?\" Tom and Jerry was
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my favorite cartoon.
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I thought, Tom is such
a cool name.
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So I just said Tom.
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I want to be called Tom.
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We live in Arcadia, where it\'s
half white and half new
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immigrant Chinese.
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To the trained eye, I know
exactly which house is Asian
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and which house is white.
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The Chinese houses are larger,
and they\'re all second story
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houses with the circle driveway.
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This woman right here, that
is a Chinese lady.
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Gotta protect that face.
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That\'s why I got this
splash guard.
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These are kind of hard to tell,
but you just look at the
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cars and the flag.
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American flag, American flag,
we got a lot of American
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families in this area.
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It\'s basically to see if a
family can survive the
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Christmas season without
anything that\'s made in China.
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Do you think you can do it?
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- I don\'t use anything
made in China.
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I\'m a vegetarian.
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- Am I getting paid for this?
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- Like money?
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- Right.
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- No.
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- No?
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- I probably won\'t survive.
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- I have that Chevy truck.
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I have this Chevy truck.
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I have that Chevy truck.
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You find out there\'s something
Chinese in there and that
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car\'s out, those two big boys
and this big boy and my little
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wife got to drive around in
that little Mercedes over
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there?
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- Mmm hmm.
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- Not going to work.
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- It\'s still kind of obscure at
this point what I\'m trying
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to get out of this challenge.
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To see if it can be done?
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To prove that it can\'t be done?
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- Finley, I need you to stay
out of the puddles, honey.
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Tessa, wait for us please.
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Come on.
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Oh, look at these guys.
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They\'re so soft.
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- I was at a street fair
passing out fliers.
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And I met the Jones family.
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They have two young kids, and
they both have toys that are
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made in China.
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- During the Consumers Union
testing of the kits, Donna
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May\'s team discovered a Fischer
Price toy that tested
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positive for lead.
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- Oh my gosh, we have that!
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- There\'s no brand name on the
toy car, other than a \"Made in
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China\" sticker.
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- And he\'s been playing
with that.
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(SNEEZES)
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- Oh, I was thrilled
when they said yes.
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(DOORBELL)
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- Hey guys, come on in.
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- Hi!
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Good, how are you?
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- Fine.
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What\'s going on?
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- Nothing, we\'ve been
surreptitiously looking at the
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labels on everything in the
house, like deciding what to
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hide before you arrived.
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- Really?
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You guys have a lot of stuff.
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- A lot of stuff.
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I was at Target on Black Friday.
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And they had a sale on coffee
makers for $4.99.
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- Yeah.
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- And I\'m thinking, well those
have got to be from China.
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- Yeah.
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- So...
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- Did you get any?
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- I did.
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I got one for my mom.
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- All right.
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- So I\'m not keeping it.
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But I won\'t buy anymore,
how\'s that?
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- If you can\'t control yourself,
I\'m going to have
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to...
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- It was $4.99!
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And a bunch of us ladies were
standing there going, \"What
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are we going to do with this?\"
It\'s like getting something
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for free almost.
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- What motivated you to be aware
of Chinese products in
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the first place?
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- Finley was complaining
that he had a stomach
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ache all the time.
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At one point we actually had
him lead tested, because we
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were worried.
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Fortunately he didn\'t have any
lead poisoning, but there\'s a
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potential danger.
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- We\'re bringing stuff into our
country that isn\'t safe.
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It\'s harming our kids.
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It\'s environmentally a disaster.
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It\'s like we send oil over
there, and it comes back as
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deck chairs.
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The thing that made me angry a
little bit was the fact that
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these toys are being made, and
sent back, and they\'re not
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being checked properly.
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- Were there any particular toys
that he was playing with
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at the time that you were
concerned about?
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- Yes.
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I\'m sure it\'s coming
off on his hands.
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He holds a thing and pets it.
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And he kisses it.
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- Yeah.
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Who knows.
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This could be dangerous.
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Have you told the
kids about this?
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- Yes.
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- They\'re pretty gung ho
about it, actually.
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- This family, in my opinion,
epitomizes the wholesome
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American family.
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Evelyn Jones was a
schoolteacher.
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Tim is a composer.
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They\'ve got two kids.
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They\'ve got a dog.
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They\'ve got a little cat.
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And they\'ve got a
bunch of ducks.
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I don\'t know any family
with ducks.
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My family, we eat ducks for
dinner, sometimes for lunch,
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once in a while for breakfast.
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(CHUCKLING)
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I kind of want to know what\'s
really motivating you to move
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on with this, knowing how
difficult it will be.
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- The thing that really scares
me is that the majority of our
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goods, they come from elsewhere.
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And I just think that our
country is giving parts of
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itself away very rapidly.
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- I\'m pretty sure the Xbox is
made in China, even if the
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games are made here.
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So I guess I\'m out
of luck there.
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- In some ways, this is
like being on a diet.
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You ever think about it like
being on a diet in some ways?
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And I think there\'s got to be
an easier way to choose, to
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make healthy choices.
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I know I sound like a total mom.
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But...
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- No, but I think that\'s
the perspective
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that you see it in.
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It\'s a potential threat.
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- This is not going to be easy.
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However, I think we\'ll be fine,
provided you\'re not
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going to gut the house
to the walls.
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(TRUCK HONKING)
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- Tessa and Fin, you remember
that game we\'re going to play
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about what we have in here
that\'s made in China, trying
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to find everything
made in China?
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We\'re going to put
it in the box?
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- Uh oh!
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The laundry basket
is made in China.
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- Yep, this is made in China.
00:11:02.570 --> 00:11:03.689
It has to go in the box.
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- All right, throw it in.
00:11:05.180 --> 00:11:08.759
- It\'s Finley\'s favorite
ornament.
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The coffee maker.
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- Made in China.
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- Oh no!
00:11:14.330 --> 00:11:16.109
- This is made in China.
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Made to love, made to
last, made in China.
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- This was made in China.
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- Hi!
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- Mom, this is Tom.
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- All I can say is, boy,
this is really putting
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a crimp in my style.
00:11:26.040 --> 00:11:28.309
I\'m the Queen of the
99 cent store.
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- The candy\'s made in China?
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- The candy canes are
made in China.
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- Can we test that
for lead, please?
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I\'m still eating it.
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- Shall I just take this out?
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- Yeah.
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- Yeah, this sucks.
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This is made in China.
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Chinese everything.
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(CRYING)
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- Where is the couch made?
00:11:54.670 --> 00:11:56.739
- I don\'t see any tags, though.
00:11:56.740 --> 00:11:59.439
- We\'re probably tearing apart
an American-made couch.
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- The light bulbs are
made in China.
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I\'m sorry.
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- Do you think we could, like,
put the light in until we\'re
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done?
00:12:05.140 --> 00:12:05.660
- For now?
00:12:05.660 --> 00:12:06.560
OK.
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- And then you can, just like
the Grinch, take all the
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lights.
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- I\'ll give you that.
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This power strip is
made in China.
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- Interesting.
00:12:16.570 --> 00:12:18.829
That\'s a huge surprise.
00:12:18.830 --> 00:12:21.989
- Did you hear about the recent
ban on US films in
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China?
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- Yep.
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They\'re socialistic,
and they\'re idiots.
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They don\'t want their local
films to have any competition.
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Let\'s just mark the stuff, and
get it on out of here.
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- Are you not very happy
about the move-out?
00:12:37.740 --> 00:12:39.089
- No, I\'m pissed off, Tom.
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This sucks.
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- Oh my god, this one.
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- Welcome to the American dream.
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This was our one story house
for the past 14 years.
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And finally my parents have been
able to build this house
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from the ground up.
00:14:10.280 --> 00:14:12.649
- So you can\'t achieve the
American dream without a
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little bit of China.
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- The fireplace, made in China.
00:14:17.450 --> 00:14:17.680
See?
00:14:17.681 --> 00:14:21.040
Nice style.
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- (SINGING) All I want for
Christmas is my two front
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teeth, my two front teeth,
my two front teeth.
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This is an old Jones family
tradition: Grandma Jones\'s
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buttercream frosting recipe.
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Taste it.
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- Did you make it?
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- Yeah.
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- I hope you feel better.
00:15:38.230 --> 00:15:38.790
- Thanks, Shauna.
00:15:38.790 --> 00:15:39.770
- I know your back\'s
killing you.
00:15:39.770 --> 00:15:40.170
- Yeah.
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It is.
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It\'s like the weirdest
spot, too.
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It\'s like you don\'t
realize how much
00:15:43.900 --> 00:15:44.350
you use these muscles.
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It\'s kind of like things
made in Chinese.
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You don\'t know how much you use
them until they\'re gone or
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not working right.
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- I think it\'s so awesome
that you...
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- Well, we\'re trying.
00:15:51.821 --> 00:15:52.949
It\'s been really hard.
00:15:52.950 --> 00:15:53.520
- It\'s hard!
00:15:53.521 --> 00:15:56.319
- No way would I take down
my Christmas lights.
00:15:56.320 --> 00:15:56.810
- Yeah.
00:15:56.810 --> 00:15:57.790
That\'s the biggest...
00:15:57.790 --> 00:15:58.280
- No way.
00:15:58.280 --> 00:15:58.770
That\'s the...
00:15:58.771 --> 00:16:00.249
- No way.
00:16:00.250 --> 00:16:02.759
- That\'s the biggest bone of
contention in our household
00:16:02.760 --> 00:16:04.209
right now, is the lights.
00:16:04.210 --> 00:16:08.209
Tim said he thinks he\'s going
to try and make some.
00:16:08.210 --> 00:16:10.009
- One of the reasons that I
bought the gifts that I did
00:16:10.010 --> 00:16:11.089
that I just bought you
was because it
00:16:11.090 --> 00:16:12.339
was made in the USA.
00:16:12.340 --> 00:16:13.939
My family\'s all from
the Midwest.
00:16:13.940 --> 00:16:16.389
We used to go through
manufacturing areas.
00:16:16.390 --> 00:16:18.599
And you would see people
who actually made
00:16:18.600 --> 00:16:20.309
things, and made a living.
00:16:20.310 --> 00:16:22.299
And so I feel kind
of a connection.
00:16:22.300 --> 00:16:24.749
So there\'s another family
somewhere here
00:16:24.750 --> 00:16:26.170
who can have Christmas.
00:17:01.450 --> 00:17:04.649
- My dad has always been
adventurous type, so he\'s more
00:17:04.650 --> 00:17:07.429
likely to take a risk, not
knowing what he\'s getting
00:17:07.430 --> 00:17:08.729
himself into.
00:17:08.730 --> 00:17:10.559
He was an acupuncturist.
00:17:10.560 --> 00:17:14.139
He came without any money, he
didn\'t know any English.
00:17:14.140 --> 00:17:19.149
He worked at restaurants,
motels, as a gardener.
00:17:19.150 --> 00:17:21.879
My dad came to America to
provide a better life for me
00:17:21.880 --> 00:17:24.109
and my mom.
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My parents got their American
citizenship.
00:17:26.170 --> 00:17:27.859
And I\'m the one with the Chinese
00:17:27.860 --> 00:17:35.860
citizenship at this point.
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- Hey there.
00:18:30.030 --> 00:18:31.280
- OK.
00:18:35.980 --> 00:18:37.309
- Made in China.
00:18:37.310 --> 00:18:39.359
- What is it that\'s made
in China, honey?
00:18:39.360 --> 00:18:42.739
- I looked at Marie right now
and she says \"Made in China.\"
00:18:42.740 --> 00:18:43.590
- All right.
00:18:43.591 --> 00:18:45.809
Put it by the door.
00:18:45.810 --> 00:18:48.989
- Mama, can you put her in a
special place so I can say hi
00:18:48.990 --> 00:18:49.520
to her?
00:18:49.521 --> 00:18:51.269
- She can stay right
there for now.
00:18:51.270 --> 00:18:51.630
Come on.
00:18:51.631 --> 00:18:53.969
Go sit down.
00:18:53.970 --> 00:18:55.589
What are you doing?
00:18:55.590 --> 00:18:56.570
- We\'re making our own lights.
00:18:56.571 --> 00:18:58.599
- Oh, are you braiding
this thing?
00:18:58.600 --> 00:18:58.910
- Trying.
00:18:58.911 --> 00:19:00.619
Well, sort of.
00:19:00.620 --> 00:19:03.039
OK, let\'s see.
00:19:03.040 --> 00:19:05.859
Hey, Tom, could you go in that
utility drawer, see if there\'s
00:19:05.860 --> 00:19:07.389
a blade in there?
00:19:07.390 --> 00:19:08.839
- Like a box cutter?
00:19:08.840 --> 00:19:12.199
- Yeah, that would be great.
00:19:12.200 --> 00:19:15.549
- Where did you learn
this process, like
00:19:15.550 --> 00:19:17.339
making Christmas lights?
00:19:17.340 --> 00:19:20.019
- I made it up.
00:19:20.020 --> 00:19:21.319
Well, first I walked
into the store.
00:19:21.320 --> 00:19:22.839
And I go, \"I\'m looking for
lights that weren\'t made in
00:19:22.840 --> 00:19:23.140
China.\"
00:19:23.141 --> 00:19:25.919
And she goes, \"Everything in
this store is made in China.\"
00:19:25.920 --> 00:19:28.989
I go, \"OK, well I\'ll look around
a little bit anyway.\"
00:19:28.990 --> 00:19:31.179
Lo and behold, these
are made in Mexico.
00:19:31.180 --> 00:19:34.739
- So they\'re not made in China.
00:19:34.740 --> 00:19:37.239
- Why don\'t you take a guess at
how much I\'ve spent just on
00:19:37.240 --> 00:19:40.059
this little batch of
products here?
00:19:40.060 --> 00:19:42.009
- Like $50?
00:19:42.010 --> 00:19:43.959
I mean, at most, I\'m thinking.
00:19:43.960 --> 00:19:46.319
- Way off.
00:19:46.320 --> 00:19:49.199
I spent $166.
00:19:49.200 --> 00:19:51.819
And the people at the store
thought I was crazy.
00:19:51.820 --> 00:19:55.459
I\'ll be lucky if I get
15 foot string.
00:19:55.460 --> 00:19:57.709
- This will be the family
antique take that will be
00:19:57.710 --> 00:19:58.040
passed down.
00:19:58.041 --> 00:19:59.299
- You know, Tim, that
is so true.
00:19:59.300 --> 00:20:01.269
We will never get rid
of these lights.
00:20:01.270 --> 00:20:04.089
- It\'s the most expensive light
string on the planet.
00:20:04.090 --> 00:20:05.529
- But that\'s what scares me.
00:20:05.530 --> 00:20:07.299
We don\'t make anything.
00:20:07.300 --> 00:20:10.329
What is our place in this
economic world?
00:20:10.330 --> 00:20:12.559
- America is the strongest
country in the world.
00:20:12.560 --> 00:20:16.489
But China, economically,
will surpass US.
00:20:16.490 --> 00:20:18.999
So when you have a challenger
coming up, where
00:20:19.000 --> 00:20:20.359
does America stand?
00:20:20.360 --> 00:20:23.879
- I thought about sending Tess
and Fin to Chinese school over
00:20:23.880 --> 00:20:26.519
in Temple City on Saturdays.
00:20:26.520 --> 00:20:27.310
- That\'s news to me.
00:20:27.311 --> 00:20:28.909
- Well, honey, I would have
talked to you about it.
00:20:28.910 --> 00:20:31.689
But I mean, wouldn\'t
that makes sense?
00:20:31.690 --> 00:20:32.799
They\'d learn Chinese.
00:20:32.800 --> 00:20:36.619
They\'d spend time doing
educational things.
00:20:36.620 --> 00:20:38.319
- So maybe in five
years, would you
00:20:38.320 --> 00:20:40.879
start to learn Chinese?
00:20:40.880 --> 00:20:43.029
- Maybe never.
00:20:43.030 --> 00:20:45.209
You know, my dad was
a fighter pilot.
00:20:45.210 --> 00:20:49.979
And he was killed in
1980 in a crash.
00:20:49.980 --> 00:20:53.939
I observed the Cold War in a
very real way, because I think
00:20:53.940 --> 00:20:58.019
my dad was intimately
involved in helping
00:20:58.020 --> 00:21:00.319
America at that time.
00:21:00.320 --> 00:21:05.049
So I have a very vested interest
in this country.
00:21:05.050 --> 00:21:08.379
People are sneaking across the
border every day to get into
00:21:08.380 --> 00:21:09.070
our country.
00:21:09.071 --> 00:21:11.489
We must be doing something
right here.
00:21:11.490 --> 00:21:13.419
- You really are American.
00:21:13.420 --> 00:21:14.380
- Well, I guess, if...
00:21:14.380 --> 00:21:14.830
I don\'t know.
00:21:14.830 --> 00:21:15.280
Legally?
00:21:15.281 --> 00:21:16.609
- You vote, right?
00:21:16.610 --> 00:21:17.440
- Mmm hmm.
00:21:17.441 --> 00:21:19.689
- Do you have dual citizenship?
00:21:19.690 --> 00:21:21.419
- You can\'t have a
dual citizenship.
00:21:21.420 --> 00:21:24.639
- Are you a Chinese or
an American citizen?
00:21:24.640 --> 00:21:26.840
- I am American, American
citizen.
00:21:33.650 --> 00:21:34.900
- Oh my god.
00:22:29.620 --> 00:22:30.480
- I\'m Chad.
00:22:30.480 --> 00:22:31.160
- Tom.
00:22:31.160 --> 00:22:32.070
- Good to finally meet you.
00:22:32.070 --> 00:22:32.720
- Nice to meet you.
00:22:32.720 --> 00:22:33.140
- Hi.
00:22:33.141 --> 00:22:34.409
- Hi, Chad.
00:22:34.410 --> 00:22:35.070
- Nice to meet you.
00:22:35.070 --> 00:22:35.720
I\'m Victor.
00:22:35.721 --> 00:22:37.159
- Is this the big tree?
00:22:37.160 --> 00:22:38.000
- This is the tree.
00:22:38.001 --> 00:22:40.989
And we thought it was 30 feet.
00:22:40.990 --> 00:22:41.850
But you tell me.
00:22:41.851 --> 00:22:42.929
- Yeah, it\'s big.
00:22:42.930 --> 00:22:44.679
- I\'m thinking like this one.
00:22:44.680 --> 00:22:45.930
Pink mountain.
00:22:56.010 --> 00:22:57.479
Like a Christmas tree.
00:22:57.480 --> 00:22:59.149
- So you want it more
on the outside?
00:22:59.150 --> 00:23:00.000
- Yeah, outside.
00:23:00.001 --> 00:23:02.539
- OK, this is, like,
over 20,000 lights.
00:23:02.540 --> 00:23:03.210
It\'s a lot.
00:23:03.210 --> 00:23:04.050
- Wow.
00:23:04.051 --> 00:23:06.529
- You\'re probably close
to 60 feet.
00:23:06.530 --> 00:23:07.669
- Yeah, wow.
00:23:07.670 --> 00:23:08.679
- You see what I\'m saying?
00:23:08.680 --> 00:23:09.470
- Yeah.
00:23:09.471 --> 00:23:10.949
- This is a tall guy.
00:23:10.950 --> 00:23:14.549
But these lights are... they\'re
gorgeous, very vibrant
00:23:14.550 --> 00:23:15.400
colored lights.
00:23:15.401 --> 00:23:18.089
- My dad is very confident
about his new house.
00:23:18.090 --> 00:23:18.790
- Well it is.
00:23:18.790 --> 00:23:19.360
It\'s gorgeous.
00:23:19.361 --> 00:23:20.839
It\'s the nicest one
on the block.
00:23:20.840 --> 00:23:22.709
- Thank you.
00:23:22.710 --> 00:23:25.699
This has been a dream of my
mom and dad\'s for a while.
00:23:25.700 --> 00:23:27.329
Because this used to
be a smaller house.
00:23:27.330 --> 00:23:29.349
They bought this 15 years ago.
00:23:29.350 --> 00:23:30.999
They\'ve always wanted to do it.
00:23:31.000 --> 00:23:33.329
And they wanted to wait until
they built their dream house
00:23:33.330 --> 00:23:33.890
to do this.
00:23:33.891 --> 00:23:35.019
- We do a lot of work
around here.
00:23:35.020 --> 00:23:37.119
And this will be the biggest
Christmas tree around.
00:23:37.120 --> 00:23:38.249
I guarantee you that.
00:23:38.250 --> 00:23:38.900
- OK.
00:23:38.901 --> 00:23:40.289
- OK?
00:23:40.290 --> 00:23:42.219
$3,967.
00:23:42.220 --> 00:23:42.890
- Let me tell my dad.
00:23:42.891 --> 00:23:44.320
- OK.
00:24:00.590 --> 00:24:02.149
- Let us think it over.
00:24:02.150 --> 00:24:02.540
- OK.
00:24:02.541 --> 00:24:04.469
I\'ll get this over to you
as soon as I can.
00:24:04.470 --> 00:24:05.250
And thank you very much.
00:24:05.250 --> 00:24:06.000
- Thank you, Chad.
00:24:06.000 --> 00:24:06.340
- See you guys.
00:24:06.341 --> 00:24:07.590
- Thank you very much.
00:24:20.000 --> 00:24:23.559
- Ooh, I toasty already.
00:24:23.560 --> 00:24:25.040
I toasty already.
00:24:35.880 --> 00:24:37.849
- Tess, do you know what you
want for Christmas yet?
00:24:37.850 --> 00:24:42.289
- I decided that, because I
don\'t want this to be made in
00:24:42.290 --> 00:24:47.219
China, I decided I want
something made with Santa,
00:24:47.220 --> 00:24:48.210
made from Santa.
00:24:48.211 --> 00:24:50.669
- You want Santa to make
you a princess castle?
00:24:50.670 --> 00:24:51.920
- Uh huh.
00:24:57.080 --> 00:24:58.070
- All right.
00:24:58.071 --> 00:24:59.409
Let\'s look at our list.
00:24:59.410 --> 00:25:00.459
We have quite a list here.
00:25:00.460 --> 00:25:02.469
We need a purse for
Auntie Barnes.
00:25:02.470 --> 00:25:05.199
We need to get grandpa one
of those photo things.
00:25:05.200 --> 00:25:06.489
Grandma wants some of these.
00:25:06.490 --> 00:25:07.740
Made in the USA.
00:25:28.140 --> 00:25:29.189
- Here\'s a dino jammy.
00:25:29.190 --> 00:25:30.549
Carter\'s.
00:25:30.550 --> 00:25:33.539
Made in China.
00:25:33.540 --> 00:25:34.899
Yeah, made in China.
00:25:34.900 --> 00:25:36.639
So this was assembled in China.
00:25:36.640 --> 00:25:38.940
What does that mean?
00:25:44.400 --> 00:25:44.890
- Please, mamma.
00:25:44.890 --> 00:25:45.860
Please, mamma.
00:25:45.860 --> 00:25:46.840
Please, mamma.
00:25:46.841 --> 00:25:48.819
- Well, honey, let\'s find
out where it\'s made.
00:25:48.820 --> 00:25:50.459
Disney, which is a bad sign.
00:25:50.460 --> 00:25:52.599
- Mommy, mommy.
00:25:52.600 --> 00:25:55.059
- Now let me ask you this before
you say you want this.
00:25:55.060 --> 00:25:57.039
Where do you think that\'s made?
00:25:57.040 --> 00:25:58.020
- In China.
00:25:58.021 --> 00:25:59.270
- OK.
00:26:09.390 --> 00:26:15.639
- So beautiful.
00:26:15.640 --> 00:26:18.419
- So we\'re looking for Christmas
lights to put on a
00:26:18.420 --> 00:26:21.079
60 foot tree.
00:26:21.080 --> 00:26:25.520
- On the huge tree usually you
use this kind of light.
00:26:28.740 --> 00:26:31.609
- My dad is thinking maybe
minimum of six strands.
00:26:31.610 --> 00:26:33.059
- Six strand?
00:26:33.060 --> 00:26:35.589
It\'s going to be a lot more,
a lot more than that.
00:26:35.590 --> 00:26:36.840
[SPEAKING CHINESE]
00:26:39.400 --> 00:26:43.560
- If we buy more, maybe
some discount?
00:26:46.740 --> 00:26:47.190
Sorry.
00:26:47.191 --> 00:26:49.419
- Listen, when we go to China
you guys need to give us a
00:26:49.420 --> 00:26:50.809
little bit discount, you know.
00:26:50.810 --> 00:26:52.249
- This store is, like,
blowing my mind.
00:26:52.250 --> 00:26:53.329
And now you\'re speaking Chinese.
00:26:53.330 --> 00:26:55.339
And I don\'t even know
where I am anymore.
00:26:55.340 --> 00:26:59.389
- I\'m telling you, it\'s a
Christmas wonderland.
00:26:59.390 --> 00:27:01.899
- There\'s this little castle
that Tess wants.
00:27:01.900 --> 00:27:03.150
And I\'m not sure.
00:27:06.570 --> 00:27:07.669
It\'s right here.
00:27:07.670 --> 00:27:09.439
Grab that down and let\'s
see where it\'s made.
00:27:09.440 --> 00:27:10.350
Yeah.
00:27:10.350 --> 00:27:11.340
Remember we saw that at...
00:27:11.341 --> 00:27:12.869
- It\'s going to be China, honey.
00:27:12.870 --> 00:27:14.139
- You never know, though.
00:27:14.140 --> 00:27:15.030
- Made in China.
00:27:15.030 --> 00:27:15.950
- Made in China.
00:27:15.950 --> 00:27:16.520
Thailand.
00:27:16.521 --> 00:27:18.129
Oh, cool.
00:27:18.130 --> 00:27:20.729
- These are made in Denmark,
Hungary, Austria, and Czech
00:27:20.730 --> 00:27:21.190
Republic.
00:27:21.190 --> 00:27:22.110
- Look at that thing.
00:27:22.111 --> 00:27:23.819
- You\'re positive these
are made in Germany?
00:27:23.820 --> 00:27:24.490
- Yes, yes, yes.
00:27:24.491 --> 00:27:25.679
I looked them up online.
00:27:25.680 --> 00:27:27.369
And this is das schwein.
00:27:27.370 --> 00:27:28.619
- Das schwein?
00:27:28.620 --> 00:27:30.449
Are we sure we want to do this?
00:27:30.450 --> 00:27:33.649
This is kind of a lot for
just a little pig.
00:27:33.650 --> 00:27:36.459
It\'s not like heirloom
quality, you know?
00:27:36.460 --> 00:27:40.979
This is what not made
in China looks like.
00:27:40.980 --> 00:27:44.399
- $446.23.
00:27:44.400 --> 00:27:47.269
- I\'ll go get some pigs
at the craft store.
00:27:47.270 --> 00:27:49.539
You can get people bodies
and beads, and stuff.
00:27:49.540 --> 00:27:50.520
- Oh really?
00:27:50.521 --> 00:27:52.641
- Yeah, I could just make stuff.
00:28:30.160 --> 00:28:31.199
- Look at this.
00:28:31.200 --> 00:28:31.300
Beauties.
00:28:31.301 --> 00:28:32.859
- I got trips.
00:28:32.860 --> 00:28:36.599
- Only have trips.
00:28:36.600 --> 00:28:39.099
- I have been getting into
these debates with Tim.
00:28:39.100 --> 00:28:40.209
Like he\'s...
00:28:40.210 --> 00:28:41.459
he gets pissed at me sometimes.
00:28:41.460 --> 00:28:42.479
He questions my motives.
00:28:42.480 --> 00:28:44.029
He\'s very pro-American.
00:28:44.030 --> 00:28:48.019
Like his dad was a fighter
pilot in the military.
00:28:48.020 --> 00:28:49.269
And he keeps saying,
like, Communist
00:28:49.270 --> 00:28:50.719
China, Communist China.
00:28:50.720 --> 00:28:52.069
- Would you consider him racist?
00:28:52.070 --> 00:28:54.009
- No, he\'s not racist.
00:28:54.010 --> 00:28:56.399
No, I don\'t think, I don\'t
think it\'s racism.
00:28:56.400 --> 00:28:57.479
- He\'s probably just not aware.
00:28:57.480 --> 00:29:00.479
- His perception is very
different from, like, me being
00:29:00.480 --> 00:29:02.509
born in China, and seeing...
00:29:02.510 --> 00:29:04.299
especially going back every
year and seeing
00:29:04.300 --> 00:29:05.659
China change so much.
00:29:05.660 --> 00:29:07.839
I can\'t consider China like
a Communist country.
00:29:07.840 --> 00:29:12.009
- But just because you\'re from
China, you don\'t really know
00:29:12.010 --> 00:29:13.329
everything.
00:29:13.330 --> 00:29:14.739
- Yeah, why are you
doing it, Tom?
00:29:14.740 --> 00:29:15.809
Like are you trying to
prove something?
00:29:15.810 --> 00:29:17.069
- What are you trying to convey?
00:29:17.070 --> 00:29:19.679
- Like, hopefully I can change
his perception a little bit.
00:29:19.680 --> 00:29:22.759
But at the same time I can see
where he\'s coming from, too.
00:29:22.760 --> 00:29:24.109
- Even me being a Chinese
American I
00:29:24.110 --> 00:29:24.930
treated you that way.
00:29:24.931 --> 00:29:27.119
I was raised to believe that
mainland Chinese people are
00:29:27.120 --> 00:29:29.929
just inferior peasant people.
00:29:29.930 --> 00:29:30.830
- You guys are different.
00:29:30.831 --> 00:29:32.039
You guys were born here.
00:29:32.040 --> 00:29:32.860
- Then I meet you.
00:29:32.861 --> 00:29:35.499
And it\'s like, oh, you\'re
from mainland China?
00:29:35.500 --> 00:29:37.989
Oh my God, that\'s ridiculous.
00:29:37.990 --> 00:29:39.479
That\'s gross.
00:29:39.480 --> 00:29:41.479
(LAUGHTER)
00:29:41.480 --> 00:29:43.069
- I was talking to Tim,
and he asked me
00:29:43.070 --> 00:29:44.569
if I was a US citizen.
00:29:44.570 --> 00:29:45.240
And I got nervous.
00:29:45.241 --> 00:29:47.709
And I said, and I said yes.
00:29:47.710 --> 00:29:49.679
(LAUGHTER)
00:29:49.680 --> 00:29:52.099
- When really you
can\'t even vote.
00:29:52.100 --> 00:29:53.350
- Pledge allegiance.
00:29:56.980 --> 00:30:00.869
(PLAYING PIANO)
00:30:00.870 --> 00:30:04.069
- What do you want
to play, honey?
00:30:04.070 --> 00:30:06.479
You want to write a song?
00:30:06.480 --> 00:30:07.689
Let\'s write some lyrics.
00:30:07.690 --> 00:30:10.139
How do you feel about all the
China stuff being gone?
00:30:10.140 --> 00:30:14.089
(PLAYING PIANO)
00:30:14.090 --> 00:30:19.619
(SINGING) No Christmas
without China.
00:30:19.620 --> 00:30:24.329
We have no lights for our tree.
00:30:24.330 --> 00:30:28.269
No Christmas without China.
00:30:28.270 --> 00:30:30.730
We have to get our lights
from Germany.
00:30:36.140 --> 00:30:40.299
I am very sad without Xbox.
00:30:40.300 --> 00:30:44.559
Now I have nothing to do.
00:30:44.560 --> 00:30:48.799
That\'s pretty pathetic
if you ask me.
00:30:48.800 --> 00:30:52.109
I think it\'s lame,
what about you?
00:30:52.110 --> 00:30:53.360
I should read.
00:30:56.340 --> 00:30:57.590
Yes, I\'ll read.
00:31:00.350 --> 00:31:05.909
I\'ll go light a fire with a
flint instead of the lighter
00:31:05.910 --> 00:31:09.149
from China, which is in...
00:31:09.150 --> 00:31:09.940
- The box.
00:31:09.941 --> 00:31:11.190
- (SINGING) The box.
00:31:13.660 --> 00:31:16.369
- I\'m not as gung ho
as I was before.
00:31:16.370 --> 00:31:20.049
The toaster is kind of a
hardship, because if you\'re
00:31:20.050 --> 00:31:22.439
running around after them, and
you have toast in the oven and
00:31:22.440 --> 00:31:25.119
you forget, it\'s really
fast before the
00:31:25.120 --> 00:31:26.169
thing starts to burn.
00:31:26.170 --> 00:31:29.599
So we\'ve had, like, smoke.
00:31:29.600 --> 00:31:33.109
And then there\'s my hair, which
is really frizzy without
00:31:33.110 --> 00:31:33.950
the blow dryer.
00:31:33.951 --> 00:31:36.139
And there\'s no coffee maker.
00:31:36.140 --> 00:31:43.529
- (SINGING) Until the
26th of December.
00:31:43.530 --> 00:31:47.849
Then we\'ll open up the door.
00:31:47.850 --> 00:31:51.779
And we\'ll grab all stuff
from China, and
00:31:51.780 --> 00:31:53.949
we\'ll be sad no more.
00:31:53.950 --> 00:31:55.890
Because it\'s cheap.
00:33:17.320 --> 00:33:20.449
- I feel really bad about
what... one, one of the things
00:33:20.450 --> 00:33:21.440
I had said.
00:33:21.441 --> 00:33:23.599
You asked me if I was
an American citizen.
00:33:23.600 --> 00:33:25.049
I\'m not an American citizen.
00:33:25.050 --> 00:33:26.589
I don\'t know why I said I was.
00:33:26.590 --> 00:33:29.069
And I shouldn\'t have lied
to the both of you.
00:33:29.070 --> 00:33:32.919
I have a green card, and I
can get my citizenship.
00:33:32.920 --> 00:33:33.740
- You can or can not?
00:33:33.741 --> 00:33:34.919
- I can.
00:33:34.920 --> 00:33:36.659
I should have gotten
it many years ago.
00:33:36.660 --> 00:33:38.569
- We put you on the spot.
00:33:38.570 --> 00:33:41.219
- No, but I mean I should
be comfortable
00:33:41.220 --> 00:33:42.399
with where I stand.
00:33:42.400 --> 00:33:45.499
- Well, you know, it\'s a
piece of paper, really.
00:33:45.500 --> 00:33:47.459
- It\'s more than a piece
of paper, Ev.
00:33:47.460 --> 00:33:51.189
You\'ve got to remember that we
fought long and hard to be
00:33:51.190 --> 00:33:55.299
able to stand here and criticize
if we want to,
00:33:55.300 --> 00:33:59.479
praise if we want to, but not be
persecuted because we want
00:33:59.480 --> 00:34:01.089
to complain about
the government.
00:34:01.090 --> 00:34:02.249
That\'s just plain wrong.
00:34:02.250 --> 00:34:03.130
- For me that\'s what...
00:34:03.131 --> 00:34:05.159
- I\'m going to ask you a hard
question right now.
00:34:05.160 --> 00:34:09.799
What would happen if, for
whatever reason, the US and
00:34:09.800 --> 00:34:12.459
China declared war on
each other tomorrow.
00:34:12.460 --> 00:34:13.609
Have you ever thought
about what...
00:34:13.610 --> 00:34:14.969
- Which side I would...?
00:34:14.970 --> 00:34:17.309
- What would you do?
00:34:17.310 --> 00:34:18.519
- I don\'t know.
00:34:18.520 --> 00:34:20.069
- Most of your family is
over there, right?
00:34:20.070 --> 00:34:21.000
All of your family?
00:34:21.001 --> 00:34:22.309
- My entire family
is over there.
00:34:22.310 --> 00:34:22.710
- Yeah.
00:34:22.711 --> 00:34:26.119
- And culturally I am still very
attached to my heritage.
00:34:26.120 --> 00:34:29.079
But when I was in China as a
kid, I remember going on a
00:34:29.080 --> 00:34:31.709
monthly basis with my mom
to get rations of rice.
00:34:31.710 --> 00:34:32.719
And we were happy.
00:34:32.720 --> 00:34:33.540
There was nothing...
00:34:33.541 --> 00:34:34.929
everybody got the same amount.
00:34:34.930 --> 00:34:36.139
And everybody was happy.
00:34:36.140 --> 00:34:37.789
Nobody was complaining, because
00:34:37.790 --> 00:34:39.369
everybody was being fed.
00:34:39.370 --> 00:34:42.109
But if you want me to go back to
that type of lifestyle now,
00:34:42.110 --> 00:34:44.159
there\'s no way I would do that.
00:34:44.160 --> 00:34:48.920
The way I think is by-and-large
American.
00:34:58.970 --> 00:35:06.970
(MUSIC PLAYING)
00:35:43.000 --> 00:35:44.549
- This is our community
on steroids.
00:35:44.550 --> 00:35:46.289
I\'ve never seen anything
like this.
00:35:46.290 --> 00:35:47.760
(SINGING)
00:36:07.610 --> 00:36:09.070
(SINGING)
00:36:59.480 --> 00:37:00.460
- I know what\'s in here.
00:37:00.461 --> 00:37:03.699
This is the pull wagon that
was made in the US.
00:37:03.700 --> 00:37:04.410
- Yeah, Finley.
00:37:04.411 --> 00:37:06.659
- Does it say Finley?
00:37:06.660 --> 00:37:08.869
Denver, Colorado.
00:37:08.870 --> 00:37:11.189
What kind of toys did you like
when you were a kid, Tom?
00:37:11.190 --> 00:37:14.089
- My parents gave me money
when I was a kid.
00:37:14.090 --> 00:37:14.680
- Oh, did they?
00:37:14.681 --> 00:37:15.749
- In red envelopes
for Christmas.
00:37:15.750 --> 00:37:16.959
- See, that\'s smart.
00:37:16.960 --> 00:37:18.989
- No, that is not for Christmas.
00:37:18.990 --> 00:37:20.309
That is for Chinese New Year.
00:37:20.310 --> 00:37:21.150
- Yeah, no, no.
00:37:21.151 --> 00:37:23.629
But as a gift...
00:37:23.630 --> 00:37:25.449
This is...
00:37:25.450 --> 00:37:27.099
oh, this is the pirate ship.
00:37:27.100 --> 00:37:30.499
OK, I may actually have to call
them and find out where
00:37:30.500 --> 00:37:31.100
this is made
00:37:31.101 --> 00:37:33.139
because it didn\'t say
online, and it
00:37:33.140 --> 00:37:34.319
didn\'t say in the catalog.
00:37:34.320 --> 00:37:35.349
So you grab that.
00:37:35.350 --> 00:37:36.310
- So this is it, huh?
00:37:36.311 --> 00:37:38.319
- And let\'s find something...
00:37:38.320 --> 00:37:38.890
oh gosh.
00:37:38.891 --> 00:37:40.140
Foreign languages.
00:37:46.630 --> 00:37:48.669
- Oh no.
00:37:48.670 --> 00:37:49.240
No.
00:37:49.240 --> 00:37:49.910
Wait.
00:37:49.911 --> 00:37:51.659
- This may be the... no.
00:37:51.660 --> 00:37:52.949
- No, it\'s not the bubble wrap.
00:37:52.950 --> 00:37:54.749
It\'s the...
00:37:54.750 --> 00:37:56.029
- It\'s like they don\'t
want you to know.
00:37:56.030 --> 00:37:57.599
But it\'s still...
00:37:57.600 --> 00:37:59.809
- (WHIMPERING)
00:37:59.810 --> 00:38:01.999
I was so excited about this.
00:38:02.000 --> 00:38:05.399
- Was this something that
Finley really...?
00:38:05.400 --> 00:38:05.980
- Yeah.
00:38:05.981 --> 00:38:07.439
It came with a little parrot.
00:38:07.440 --> 00:38:07.900
- Look at this.
00:38:07.900 --> 00:38:08.890
It\'s got little people, too.
00:38:08.891 --> 00:38:10.139
- It\'s got people.
00:38:10.140 --> 00:38:11.209
There was like a dinghy.
00:38:11.210 --> 00:38:14.329
And there\'s a dock.
00:38:14.330 --> 00:38:16.119
OK, well, let\'s put it...
00:38:16.120 --> 00:38:18.769
- Maybe I can take it.
00:38:18.770 --> 00:38:20.069
Christmas for me.
00:38:20.070 --> 00:38:22.499
I kind of like this.
00:38:22.500 --> 00:38:23.450
- Yeah.
00:38:23.451 --> 00:38:25.639
- OK, well I\'m sorry.
00:38:25.640 --> 00:38:26.890
This is...
00:38:29.320 --> 00:38:31.429
- (SIGHING) I was so ahead.
00:38:31.430 --> 00:38:33.759
I was ahead.
00:38:33.760 --> 00:38:35.010
Oh well.
00:38:49.320 --> 00:38:50.280
- Hey, how are you doing?
00:38:50.281 --> 00:38:51.299
I\'m Tom.
00:38:51.300 --> 00:38:52.150
- I\'m Chris.
00:38:52.150 --> 00:38:52.760
- Nice to meet you.
00:38:52.761 --> 00:38:54.059
Nice to meet you.
00:38:54.060 --> 00:38:59.139
The goal is to do this, is
to have the lights like a
00:38:59.140 --> 00:39:04.179
Christmas tree, have lights
stream down in a line.
00:39:04.180 --> 00:39:08.369
So it has to go from the highest
point on the tree, and
00:39:08.370 --> 00:39:09.999
then stream down this way.
00:39:10.000 --> 00:39:11.099
You think you can do it?
00:39:11.100 --> 00:39:11.930
- Yeah.
00:39:11.931 --> 00:39:13.180
- Really?
00:39:18.440 --> 00:39:19.390
- OK.
00:39:19.391 --> 00:39:20.640
- All right.
00:39:24.180 --> 00:39:25.430
- Amigo, be careful.
00:39:49.790 --> 00:39:51.040
- Begin this side.
00:39:56.540 --> 00:39:57.790
Oh my God.
00:40:13.090 --> 00:40:14.739
- Why don\'t you come down?
00:40:14.740 --> 00:40:15.929
This is too dangerous.
00:40:15.930 --> 00:40:19.099
Because we want a lot of
strands coming down.
00:40:19.100 --> 00:40:21.510
It\'s going to be very dangerous.
00:40:25.360 --> 00:40:31.610
- Yeah, come down.
00:40:41.250 --> 00:40:49.250
(SINGING \"O COME, ALL
YE FAITHFUL\")
00:41:16.040 --> 00:41:18.609
- and in the midst of all
the commercialism, our
00:41:18.610 --> 00:41:22.269
families bring meaning to
the Christmas season.
00:41:22.270 --> 00:41:25.749
- I\'m having to change the way
I\'m looking at things, the way
00:41:25.750 --> 00:41:27.109
I\'m thinking about things.
00:41:27.110 --> 00:41:32.129
Regardless of the Chinese
products, what am I doing this
00:41:32.130 --> 00:41:33.380
holiday season?
00:41:37.370 --> 00:41:42.289
What can I do to make memories?
00:41:42.290 --> 00:41:44.689
- For those who may be
experiencing grief and loss
00:41:44.690 --> 00:41:49.029
during this season, it is a
service of darkness and light.
00:41:49.030 --> 00:41:51.069
- Tim\'s been fighting this.
00:41:51.070 --> 00:41:53.019
It\'s been a really hard
four or five years.
00:41:53.020 --> 00:41:54.089
We\'ve lost Tim\'s mom.
00:41:54.090 --> 00:41:59.269
We\'ve lost two grandparents,
these people that make the
00:41:59.270 --> 00:42:01.379
holidays the holidays.
00:42:01.380 --> 00:42:03.909
You feel their absence.
00:42:03.910 --> 00:42:04.390
Look up.
00:42:04.391 --> 00:42:06.949
This looks like the inside
of Noah\'s Ark on
00:42:06.950 --> 00:42:09.060
the ceiling, see?
00:42:15.050 --> 00:42:23.050
(CHOIR SINGING)
00:42:26.000 --> 00:42:28.489
(VIDEO GAME SOUND EFFECTS)
00:42:28.490 --> 00:42:29.740
- I keep missing.
00:42:32.730 --> 00:42:33.520
There we go.
00:42:33.521 --> 00:42:35.399
Ah, I missed.
00:42:35.400 --> 00:42:39.290
I snuck back in, and brought
the Xbox in for a night.
00:42:42.900 --> 00:42:46.329
It was one of those things I
just didn\'t really feel like
00:42:46.330 --> 00:42:47.160
living without.
00:42:47.161 --> 00:42:50.530
So I could have, certainly,
but I didn\'t.
00:42:54.570 --> 00:42:55.480
Sorry, Tom.
00:42:55.481 --> 00:42:58.149
I let you down.
00:42:58.150 --> 00:43:00.209
- Today\'s kind of a
bad day, I think.
00:43:00.210 --> 00:43:00.990
- Where did Tim go?
00:43:00.991 --> 00:43:02.089
Did he leave?
00:43:02.090 --> 00:43:03.819
- I think he\'s communing
with the ducks.
00:43:03.820 --> 00:43:04.250
- Yeah?
00:43:04.251 --> 00:43:05.539
(QUACKING)
00:43:05.540 --> 00:43:07.400
- Um, are you OK?
00:43:11.300 --> 00:43:12.719
- We should talk about the Xbox?
00:43:12.720 --> 00:43:16.259
Is it the Xbox, Tim, or is
it everything else that\'s
00:43:16.260 --> 00:43:17.510
attached to the Xbox?
00:43:20.850 --> 00:43:22.100
- It\'s just, uh...
00:43:27.790 --> 00:43:32.589
you know, we found out my mom
was dying of cancer around
00:43:32.590 --> 00:43:34.609
Christmas time.
00:43:34.610 --> 00:43:40.199
And this is just not a great
time for me to be pulling all
00:43:40.200 --> 00:43:44.259
of the comfort things
out of my house.
00:43:44.260 --> 00:43:52.260
Without stuff to bolster, you
know, so that you\'re not laid
00:43:53.760 --> 00:43:57.089
bare like I am now.
00:43:57.090 --> 00:43:58.559
- I had no idea.
00:43:58.560 --> 00:44:01.619
That\'s not an easy thing
you guys are doing.
00:44:01.620 --> 00:44:03.549
Christmas is it for...
00:44:03.550 --> 00:44:06.429
I think is the holiday for
America, as far as for
00:44:06.430 --> 00:44:07.790
families to come together.
00:44:10.060 --> 00:44:12.729
- That\'s my mom, Kathy.
00:44:12.730 --> 00:44:16.449
That\'s my dad, Robbie.
00:44:16.450 --> 00:44:19.919
When my dad was killed we moved
back to Yuma, Arizona.
00:44:19.920 --> 00:44:24.199
My mom remarried my step-dad,
who is my dad.
00:44:24.200 --> 00:44:27.039
I\'ve lived with him longer than
I lived with my real dad.
00:44:27.040 --> 00:44:27.430
- Wow.
00:44:27.431 --> 00:44:29.059
- He is my real dad.
00:44:29.060 --> 00:44:30.589
Anyway...
00:44:30.590 --> 00:44:31.500
- That\'s the tree.
00:44:31.500 --> 00:44:32.000
- Right.
00:44:32.001 --> 00:44:34.139
And one year she had a
southwestern tree.
00:44:34.140 --> 00:44:35.389
- That\'s the best looking
tree I think I\'ve
00:44:35.390 --> 00:44:38.029
seen in a long time.
00:44:38.030 --> 00:44:38.560
Is this you?
00:44:38.560 --> 00:44:38.790
- That\'s me.
00:44:38.791 --> 00:44:40.489
- This looks like
an album cover.
00:44:40.490 --> 00:44:41.639
- Yeah, it looks like Nirvana.
00:44:41.640 --> 00:44:44.529
- Yeah, that\'s what I
was thinking about.
00:44:44.530 --> 00:44:47.519
- Tom, did you celebrate
Christmas in China?
00:44:47.520 --> 00:44:48.559
- Not so much in China.
00:44:48.560 --> 00:44:52.199
But, like, Chinese New Years I
think is the equivalent of
00:44:52.200 --> 00:44:53.150
Christmas here.
00:44:53.151 --> 00:44:55.219
And it\'s just you have all
your family there.
00:44:55.220 --> 00:44:57.059
But I haven\'t celebrated
Chinese New
00:44:57.060 --> 00:44:58.149
Year since I was eight.
00:44:58.150 --> 00:45:01.179
For me it\'s just holding on
to my mom my dad here.
00:45:01.180 --> 00:45:02.160
That\'s it for me.
00:45:02.161 --> 00:45:03.299
- Is it just the three
of you in America?
00:45:03.300 --> 00:45:04.309
- Just the three of us, yeah.
00:45:04.310 --> 00:45:05.469
- That must be hard.
00:45:05.470 --> 00:45:06.220
- And they work.
00:45:06.221 --> 00:45:08.339
They work during Christmas,
Christmas Eve.
00:45:08.340 --> 00:45:09.100
There\'s no break.
00:45:09.101 --> 00:45:11.039
So I think it was hard at first.
00:45:11.040 --> 00:45:15.369
But it is what it is, though.
00:45:15.370 --> 00:45:17.119
- It\'s interesting.
00:45:17.120 --> 00:45:21.959
It makes me have to re-evaluate
00:45:21.960 --> 00:45:23.210
what it means to me.
00:45:27.020 --> 00:45:29.979
And it isn\'t about stuff.
00:45:29.980 --> 00:45:31.340
I don\'t think it ever was.
00:45:36.420 --> 00:45:44.420
(DIALING PHONE)
00:46:17.380 --> 00:46:21.959
- My grandfather, he\'s
98 this year.
00:46:21.960 --> 00:46:25.009
Before I came to the US, I
stayed with him for about 2
00:46:25.010 --> 00:46:27.449
and a half, three years.
00:46:27.450 --> 00:46:29.209
My dad was in the US.
00:46:29.210 --> 00:46:31.629
My mom worked during the day.
00:46:31.630 --> 00:46:33.619
And my grandfather was the
one who took care of me.
00:46:33.620 --> 00:46:36.319
So he was like a father to me.
00:46:36.320 --> 00:46:38.019
He picked me up from school.
00:46:38.020 --> 00:46:40.439
He taught me calligraphy,
he taught me how
00:46:40.440 --> 00:46:43.499
to be a better person.
00:46:43.500 --> 00:46:50.459
He always told me, you have
to treat other people...
00:46:50.460 --> 00:46:52.889
it\'s like very simple things,
you have to treat other people
00:46:52.890 --> 00:46:54.140
with respect.
00:47:01.710 --> 00:47:02.190
Hey, guys.
00:47:02.191 --> 00:47:03.359
- Hey, Tom.
00:47:03.360 --> 00:47:04.010
- How are you doing?
00:47:04.010 --> 00:47:04.800
- Good, how are you?
00:47:04.801 --> 00:47:06.549
- I\'m fine.
00:47:06.550 --> 00:47:07.800
- Nice to meet you.
00:47:10.430 --> 00:47:11.350
- Look at the fish.
00:47:11.350 --> 00:47:12.270
- Beautiful fish.
00:47:12.271 --> 00:47:14.949
- Do they have names?
00:47:14.950 --> 00:47:16.529
- Larry, Curly, Mo.
00:47:16.530 --> 00:47:18.359
- Yeah.
00:47:18.360 --> 00:47:19.260
Have some tea, guys.
00:47:19.261 --> 00:47:20.769
I don\'t know what it\'s called.
00:47:20.770 --> 00:47:22.149
But it\'s Chinese.
00:47:22.150 --> 00:47:23.060
(CHUCKLING)
00:47:23.061 --> 00:47:24.310
- Love the cups.
00:47:28.690 --> 00:47:30.569
- It has a nice flavor.
00:47:30.570 --> 00:47:31.390
- It\'s really good.
00:47:31.391 --> 00:47:33.339
- I heard you were not feeling
too well right now.
00:47:33.340 --> 00:47:33.640
- Yeah.
00:47:33.641 --> 00:47:35.029
- Is it the flu?
00:47:35.030 --> 00:47:36.099
- I don\'t know what it is.
00:47:36.100 --> 00:47:38.939
It just kept getting worse.
00:47:38.940 --> 00:47:41.509
(SPEAKING CHINESE)
00:47:41.510 --> 00:47:44.079
- Well, my dad wants
to give you this.
00:47:44.080 --> 00:47:44.560
- Oh!
00:47:44.560 --> 00:47:44.980
- Oh my goodness.
00:47:44.980 --> 00:47:45.970
- Christmas gift.
00:47:45.971 --> 00:47:47.409
- Oh, thank you.
00:47:47.410 --> 00:47:48.120
- Made in China.
00:47:48.121 --> 00:47:50.899
(LAUGHING)
00:47:50.900 --> 00:47:52.039
- Thank you so much.
00:47:52.040 --> 00:47:53.139
- Thank you.
00:47:53.140 --> 00:47:55.300
- My son is going
to be thrilled.
00:48:01.920 --> 00:48:04.909
- I think you need to take
some acupuncture.
00:48:04.910 --> 00:48:05.989
...
00:48:05.990 --> 00:48:08.009
you feel all better.
00:48:08.010 --> 00:48:09.260
Very important.
00:48:31.180 --> 00:48:32.870
- Does this one go to 11?
00:48:37.890 --> 00:48:38.800
- I see the twitch.
00:48:38.800 --> 00:48:39.610
- Wow.
00:48:39.611 --> 00:48:42.079
- It actually feels good.
00:48:42.080 --> 00:48:43.619
- I still can\'t stand it.
00:48:43.620 --> 00:48:44.270
I live with this.
00:48:44.271 --> 00:48:45.389
And I get scared every time.
00:48:45.390 --> 00:48:46.709
- You are afraid of needles?
00:48:46.710 --> 00:48:47.350
- I am.
00:48:47.351 --> 00:48:48.599
Look how long that needle is.
00:48:48.600 --> 00:48:50.829
No way I will let that anywhere
near my body.
00:48:50.830 --> 00:48:53.709
- I didn\'t feel it go in.
00:48:53.710 --> 00:48:54.430
- It\'s interesting, Tom.
00:48:54.431 --> 00:48:55.969
Because you sort of get
where you kind of
00:48:55.970 --> 00:48:58.679
like the way it feels.
00:48:58.680 --> 00:49:01.479
It sounds weird, but your
muscle kind of...
00:49:01.480 --> 00:49:03.079
- Just relaxes your muscle, huh?
00:49:03.080 --> 00:49:03.840
- Yeah.
00:49:03.841 --> 00:49:06.599
- How about your family now?
00:49:06.600 --> 00:49:11.819
Your kids, for the Christmas?
00:49:11.820 --> 00:49:13.549
- Some days are better
than others.
00:49:13.550 --> 00:49:15.619
I mean, I come home, and
there\'s no lights.
00:49:15.620 --> 00:49:18.959
And I get mad.
00:49:18.960 --> 00:49:23.709
It\'s been very expensive
for us to do this.
00:49:23.710 --> 00:49:24.960
(SPEAKING CHINESE)
00:49:31.940 --> 00:49:34.389
- My dad feels like we shouldn\'t
find the problem
00:49:34.390 --> 00:49:36.359
once it\'s in your house.
00:49:36.360 --> 00:49:40.679
If there is a problem, it should
be discovered at the
00:49:40.680 --> 00:49:42.039
factory, or at the...
00:49:42.040 --> 00:49:45.209
- I don\'t blame China
for these problems.
00:49:45.210 --> 00:49:50.609
I blame the person who has the
company who went over to
00:49:50.610 --> 00:49:54.699
China, and isn\'t overseeing
their product.
00:49:54.700 --> 00:49:55.950
- Yeah.
00:50:02.230 --> 00:50:10.230
(CHRISTMAS MUSIC PLAYING)
00:50:24.630 --> 00:50:27.389
- Put the sparkles in.
00:50:27.390 --> 00:50:29.299
Excellent.
00:50:29.300 --> 00:50:32.299
OK, we\'re going to go outside
and put the magic reindeer
00:50:32.300 --> 00:50:33.449
food and stuff out.
00:50:33.450 --> 00:50:35.359
- Reindeer will be happy.
00:50:35.360 --> 00:50:40.849
(CHRISTMAS MUSIC PLAYING)
00:50:40.850 --> 00:50:42.130
- There we go, last bit.
00:50:47.840 --> 00:50:50.009
All right, little bit of magic.
00:50:50.010 --> 00:50:51.260
Come on, reindeer.
00:50:55.090 --> 00:50:57.579
Let\'s see what we got here.
00:50:57.580 --> 00:50:59.619
Oh, look, you want a wonton?
00:50:59.620 --> 00:51:00.899
- I want wonton.
00:51:00.900 --> 00:51:01.790
- Here you go.
00:51:01.791 --> 00:51:03.229
Have a wonton.
00:51:03.230 --> 00:51:04.839
Finley, hop in your chair.
00:51:04.840 --> 00:51:07.579
You don\'t want to mess up
Santa\'s schedule, Finley.
00:51:07.580 --> 00:51:08.370
- He\'s a tired guy.
00:51:08.371 --> 00:51:10.891
- He\'s got a lot of houses
to hit tonight.
00:52:14.110 --> 00:52:16.689
- Here\'s my Christmas
stocking fabric.
00:52:16.690 --> 00:52:18.259
But, like I said, I
don\'t think it\'s
00:52:18.260 --> 00:52:19.240
going to happen tonight.
00:52:19.241 --> 00:52:21.039
- If you show me how to do the
sewing machine I might
00:52:21.040 --> 00:52:22.560
actually get it done.
00:52:25.360 --> 00:52:26.300
You know?
00:52:26.300 --> 00:52:27.280
- Well...
00:52:27.281 --> 00:52:28.919
- I used to sew a long time ago.
00:52:28.920 --> 00:52:29.260
- I know.
00:52:29.261 --> 00:52:30.429
I know you used to sew.
00:52:30.430 --> 00:52:31.680
But...
00:52:46.370 --> 00:52:47.620
Here it is.
00:53:01.800 --> 00:53:03.799
My stocking is made in Taiwan.
00:53:03.800 --> 00:53:05.289
- I really don\'t care.
00:53:05.290 --> 00:53:05.610
- All right.
00:53:05.611 --> 00:53:06.889
- Not at this point.
00:53:06.890 --> 00:53:09.349
- OK.
00:53:09.350 --> 00:53:11.689
Let\'s hang up our stockings.
00:53:11.690 --> 00:53:15.269
And then you guys need to go to
bed so Santa will come, OK?
00:53:15.270 --> 00:53:15.740
- Yay!
00:53:15.741 --> 00:53:16.990
- All right.
00:53:20.410 --> 00:53:22.959
- She brought forth her
firstborn son, and wrapped him
00:53:22.960 --> 00:53:25.459
in swaddling clothes and laid
him in a manger, because there
00:53:25.460 --> 00:53:27.999
was no room for them at the inn.
00:53:28.000 --> 00:53:29.989
- The shepherds were afraid.
00:53:29.990 --> 00:53:32.429
- And the angel said unto
them, \"Fear not.
00:53:32.430 --> 00:53:34.949
For behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy, which
00:53:34.950 --> 00:53:38.140
shall be to all people.\"
00:54:17.950 --> 00:54:25.950
(MUSIC PLAYING)
00:54:36.790 --> 00:54:38.559
- Too many carrots this year.
00:54:38.560 --> 00:54:41.439
- Yeah, well, how many reindeer?
00:54:41.440 --> 00:54:43.089
Eight.
00:54:43.090 --> 00:54:44.729
And then Rudolph.
00:54:44.730 --> 00:54:44.960
Nine.
00:54:44.961 --> 00:54:47.049
Hopefully the neighbors down
the hill can\'t see us.
00:54:47.050 --> 00:54:48.429
They\'re going to think
we\'re nuts.
00:54:48.430 --> 00:54:49.819
- Yeah, we are nuts.
00:54:49.820 --> 00:54:51.649
- Yeah.
00:54:51.650 --> 00:54:52.360
- What are you doing?
00:54:52.361 --> 00:54:54.829
- I\'m making foot marks
for the reindeer.
00:54:54.830 --> 00:54:56.659
- Here, let me help you.
00:54:56.660 --> 00:55:04.660
(MUSIC PLAYING)
00:55:12.340 --> 00:55:12.830
- Hey, Tom.
00:55:12.830 --> 00:55:13.520
- Hey, Tim.
00:55:13.520 --> 00:55:13.820
Merry Christmas.
00:55:13.821 --> 00:55:15.969
- Merry Christmas, man.
00:55:15.970 --> 00:55:17.179
- Uh-oh.
00:55:17.180 --> 00:55:17.820
All right.
00:55:17.821 --> 00:55:19.349
What did Santa bring?
00:55:19.350 --> 00:55:22.269
Oh, those are cool.
00:55:22.270 --> 00:55:24.519
Wow.
00:55:24.520 --> 00:55:25.100
- Awesome.
00:55:25.101 --> 00:55:26.309
Look.
00:55:26.310 --> 00:55:27.230
- What is it, Fin?
00:55:27.231 --> 00:55:28.579
What\'s in there?
00:55:28.580 --> 00:55:31.239
- Santa knows I love
pirate gold.
00:55:31.240 --> 00:55:32.619
So I got pirate gold.
00:55:32.620 --> 00:55:36.199
- That\'s at least $500
worth of gold coins.
00:55:36.200 --> 00:55:37.040
- Wow.
00:55:37.041 --> 00:55:40.879
(LAUGHTER)
00:55:40.880 --> 00:55:43.779
- Open my... oh.
00:55:43.780 --> 00:55:45.039
- Look what I got.
00:55:45.040 --> 00:55:48.579
This is what Santa gave me.
00:55:48.580 --> 00:55:52.119
Triops, grow amazing living
ancient creatures.
00:55:52.120 --> 00:55:54.369
- Santa must know you
have a fish tank.
00:55:54.370 --> 00:55:55.060
Ages eight and up.
00:55:55.061 --> 00:55:56.310
Perfect.
00:55:58.090 --> 00:55:59.789
Wow.
00:55:59.790 --> 00:56:01.779
- Johnny Cash, signature model.
00:56:01.780 --> 00:56:02.270
(DOORBELL)
00:56:02.271 --> 00:56:05.689
- Hey Grandma!
00:56:05.690 --> 00:56:07.160
- Merry Christmas.
00:56:12.540 --> 00:56:13.270
- Merry Christmas.
00:56:13.271 --> 00:56:14.520
I\'m Tom.
00:56:18.590 --> 00:56:20.369
- It\'s the nicest guitar
I\'ve ever played.
00:56:20.370 --> 00:56:20.850
- Yeah?
00:56:20.851 --> 00:56:22.769
- Yeah.
00:56:22.770 --> 00:56:26.189
- OK, Mom, this is for you.
00:56:26.190 --> 00:56:27.779
It\'s stainless steel.
00:56:27.780 --> 00:56:28.320
Hmm.
00:56:28.321 --> 00:56:30.759
OK, I\'m going to have to take
out the steamer insert.
00:56:30.760 --> 00:56:31.630
It was made in China.
00:56:31.631 --> 00:56:32.689
I didn\'t see that.
00:56:32.690 --> 00:56:35.329
- And the rest were
made in Thailand.
00:56:35.330 --> 00:56:37.699
- Bummer.
00:56:37.700 --> 00:56:39.329
- No, you can\'t have it.
00:56:39.330 --> 00:56:42.429
- Well, you can have
it back tomorrow.
00:56:42.430 --> 00:56:43.519
- No, no, this is it.
00:56:43.520 --> 00:56:44.300
This is the end of
the challenge.
00:56:44.301 --> 00:56:46.419
Today is the last day.
00:56:46.420 --> 00:56:47.020
We can do it.
00:56:47.021 --> 00:56:49.899
You can... yeah.
00:56:49.900 --> 00:56:52.979
- We\'re done, you know?
00:56:52.980 --> 00:56:53.760
Thanks, Tom.
00:56:53.761 --> 00:56:56.129
- This is... we put
you through a lot.
00:56:56.130 --> 00:56:58.909
And I am going to remember this.
00:56:58.910 --> 00:57:02.119
This is, I think it\'s a very
sweet, sweet present, possibly
00:57:02.120 --> 00:57:04.259
my first toy that\'s
made in the USA.
00:57:04.260 --> 00:57:04.630
- Really?
00:57:04.630 --> 00:57:05.290
- Yeah.
00:57:05.291 --> 00:57:06.589
- No kidding.
00:57:06.590 --> 00:57:07.480
- Not the last.
00:57:07.480 --> 00:57:08.250
Not the last.
00:57:08.251 --> 00:57:11.359
Seeing the kids open presents
under the tree, like, this is
00:57:11.360 --> 00:57:13.669
things that I watched in movies.
00:57:13.670 --> 00:57:19.239
- You know, I just want to say
that you can proudly say
00:57:19.240 --> 00:57:22.419
you\'re American, even if you\'ve
got a green card, that
00:57:22.420 --> 00:57:26.070
is part of being American, is
coming from somewhere else.
00:57:28.740 --> 00:57:29.909
Hi, girls.
00:57:29.910 --> 00:57:31.299
Look, it\'s your friend, Tom.
00:57:31.300 --> 00:57:32.779
He\'s coming to say bye.
00:57:32.780 --> 00:57:34.709
- Hey, buddies.
00:57:34.710 --> 00:57:37.119
- That\'s Peking duck?
00:57:37.120 --> 00:57:37.950
- Yeah?
00:57:37.950 --> 00:57:38.530
- Uh huh.
00:57:38.531 --> 00:57:39.609
- This is the same?
00:57:39.610 --> 00:57:40.959
- It\'s the same duck.
00:57:40.960 --> 00:57:43.799
- That\'s not... that\'s bad
news for the ducks.
00:57:43.800 --> 00:57:45.299
- Well, they\'re pet ducks.
00:57:45.300 --> 00:57:45.840
- Yeah.
00:57:45.840 --> 00:57:46.600
- They\'re pet ducks.
00:57:46.601 --> 00:57:49.089
No one will eat them.
00:57:49.090 --> 00:57:50.340
- Yeah.
00:57:55.560 --> 00:57:57.059
- Long time no see.
00:57:57.060 --> 00:57:58.929
- Wow, good to see you again.
00:57:58.930 --> 00:57:59.200
Tim.
00:57:59.200 --> 00:57:59.970
How are you doing?
00:57:59.970 --> 00:58:00.120
- Good?
00:58:00.121 --> 00:58:01.529
What\'s going on?
00:58:01.530 --> 00:58:05.459
- It\'s been interesting to see
how you can do with less.
00:58:05.460 --> 00:58:08.289
- We had the storage container
for six months.
00:58:08.290 --> 00:58:11.869
I\'m the one that wanted
to keep it longer.
00:58:11.870 --> 00:58:14.369
- Finley seemed to think it was
continuing, that this was
00:58:14.370 --> 00:58:15.000
for good.
00:58:15.000 --> 00:58:15.690
- It\'s an ongoing process.
00:58:15.691 --> 00:58:18.119
- And so he would continue to
look, and would tell me,
00:58:18.120 --> 00:58:19.319
\"Mommy, this is made in China.
00:58:19.320 --> 00:58:21.829
We can\'t buy this.\"
Fin, you have your
00:58:21.830 --> 00:58:23.539
dinosaur now, don\'t you?
00:58:23.540 --> 00:58:26.879
Aren\'t those all made in China?
00:58:26.880 --> 00:58:28.369
- It\'s most definitely
made in China.
00:58:28.370 --> 00:58:31.349
- You can\'t touch these.
00:58:31.350 --> 00:58:33.329
- Would you still be
my friend if I did?
00:58:33.330 --> 00:58:34.899
No.
00:58:34.900 --> 00:58:36.169
- Make it trot, Tess.
00:58:36.170 --> 00:58:37.439
(NEIGHING)
00:58:37.440 --> 00:58:39.159
- Good girl.
00:58:39.160 --> 00:58:40.469
Santa must have picked it up.
00:58:40.470 --> 00:58:43.059
Santa\'s best helpers
are in China.
00:58:43.060 --> 00:58:44.429
When was the last time
you went back?
00:58:44.430 --> 00:58:45.849
- I try to go back every year.
00:58:45.850 --> 00:58:47.629
All my family\'s back there.
00:58:47.630 --> 00:58:50.319
- Did you blend in?
00:58:50.320 --> 00:58:52.169
Do people know you\'re American?
00:58:52.170 --> 00:58:54.339
- For me, I always have to
defend America when I\'m in
00:58:54.340 --> 00:58:54.740
China.
00:58:54.740 --> 00:58:55.530
- Right.
00:58:55.531 --> 00:59:00.269
- And I always have to defend
China when I\'m in America.
00:59:00.270 --> 00:59:02.299
- It\'s like having two friends
that don\'t talk to each other,
00:59:02.300 --> 00:59:03.620
and you\'re in the middle.
00:59:09.370 --> 00:59:12.319
- Thank you.
00:59:12.320 --> 00:59:13.879
I\'m becoming a US citizen today.
00:59:13.880 --> 00:59:14.680
- Is that you?
00:59:14.681 --> 00:59:16.659
- That\'s me, Tien.
00:59:16.660 --> 00:59:20.859
- Put your right hand
over your heart, and
00:59:20.860 --> 00:59:22.099
repeat after me.
00:59:22.100 --> 00:59:24.509
I pledge allegiance
to the flag...
00:59:24.510 --> 00:59:26.209
- I pledge allegiance
to the flag...
00:59:26.210 --> 00:59:27.659
- Of the United States
of America...
00:59:27.660 --> 00:59:29.639
- Of the United States
of America...
00:59:29.640 --> 00:59:32.609
- And to the republic for
which it stands...
00:59:32.610 --> 00:59:34.829
- And to the Republic for
which it stands...
00:59:34.830 --> 00:59:36.159
- One nation under God...
00:59:36.160 --> 00:59:37.769
- One nation under God...
00:59:37.770 --> 00:59:39.129
- Indivisible...
00:59:39.130 --> 00:59:40.110
- Indivisible...
00:59:40.111 --> 00:59:42.269
- With liberty and
justice for all.
00:59:42.270 --> 00:59:44.279
- With liberty and
justice for all.
00:59:44.280 --> 00:59:52.280
(MUSIC PLAYING)
01:00:54.200 --> 01:00:58.359
- (SINGING) No Christmas
without China.
01:00:58.360 --> 01:01:02.829
We have no lights for our tree.
01:01:02.830 --> 01:01:06.299
No Christmas without China.
01:01:06.300 --> 01:01:09.010
We have to get our lights
from Germany.
01:01:12.960 --> 01:01:17.179
- Our house is very dark now.
01:01:17.180 --> 01:01:20.139
Sorry.
01:01:20.140 --> 01:01:24.079
- Toast we\'re making
in the oven.
01:01:24.080 --> 01:01:29.009
- And no hot chocolate
for Christmas.
01:01:29.010 --> 01:01:32.659
- No telephones are ringing.
01:01:32.660 --> 01:01:36.039
- But I think that\'s
pretty good.
01:01:36.040 --> 01:01:37.750
And we\'ll read.
01:01:42.510 --> 01:01:44.670
Yes, we\'ll read by
candlelight...
01:01:54.580 --> 01:02:01.809
until the 26th of December,
01:02:01.810 --> 01:02:05.659
and we\'ll open up the door.
01:02:05.660 --> 01:02:09.329
And we\'ll grab all
stuff from China.
01:02:09.330 --> 01:02:11.959
And we\'ll be sad no more.
01:02:11.960 --> 01:02:13.640
Because it\'s cheap.
01:02:21.620 --> 01:02:28.219
And we\'ll use all of our
Chinese-made lights for Easter
01:02:28.220 --> 01:02:30.210
and Valentine\'s Day.
Distributor: Bullfrog Films
Length: 63 minutes
Date: 2013
Genre: Expository
Language: English; Mandarin
Grade: 7-12, College, Adults
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Closed Captioning: Available
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