This outdoor production gives attendees a glimpse into the lives of Filipino farm workers during the Great Depression, modeled after America is in the Heart, a '40s-era semi-autobiographical novel by Carlos Bulosan. As a Filipino farmworker, Bulosan immigrated to the US to labor in West Coast canneries and farmlands; he taught himself to read and write in English to document his experiences. Bulosan's work stands out as similar to Steinbeck's, but is far less well-known. Chris Millado, a Filipino American playwright, set out to change that by adapting the novel into a play back in 1994—this performance from Velasco Arts and Bindlestiff Studio shares an excerpt from Millado's adaptation.