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Photo of Mai standing in front of a 'Mississippi Welcomes You' sign. Inset of Mai on an amusement park ride, car reads 'USA.' A spunky Vietnamese teenager named Mai gets the chance of a lifetime -- to study in the United States. Expecting Hollywood, she instead lands in rural Mississippi -- from cosmopolitan Hanoi to the heart of the Deep South, Mai's unforgettable journey offers an outsider's glimpse inside America.

CHECK FOR REBROADCASTS | Premiered: August 6, 2002 at 10 PM EST

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Mai's Update

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Mai and her American 'grandpa'
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