Washoe County is inviting you to Speak Up by making public participation easier and more convenient for our residents. Citizens can learn about ongoing projects and programs by accessing meeting agenda items and sharing comments on topics they care about.
Ensconced within a Hudson Valley retreat where expectant birth mothers are given luxurious accommodations and lucrative rewards to produce perfect babies, a Filipino immigrant is forced to choose between a life-changing payment and the outside world.
Believed cursed in her rugged Italian village, a tough, intelligent teen protects her younger sister when the family emigrates to America just before World War II, enduring challenges that transform her views about survival and independence.