For Barbara Cough, adopting her daughters Catie and Kimberly from China were a way for her to understand a culture that is part of her own lineage. Liz Mak documents how Barbara and her partner attempt to expose their children to a culture they have never known.

For Barbara Cough, adopting her daughters Catie and Kimberly from China were a way for her to understand a culture that is part of her own lineage. Liz Mak documents how Barbara and her partner attempt to expose their children to a culture they have never known.

Piper Hanson documents the work done by Steve Bunker and Sharon Bondroff at the China Sea Marine Trading Co. in Portland.

Recounting the old days of Millinocket, Emily Chin speaks to individuals from the town about their experiences in the town. Chin speaks to the community about the Great Northern Paper Company, dealing with changes, and efforts to revitalize the town.

As the first teacher-led school, Reiche School is an open community that works together to educate students. Emily Chin discusses the philosophy behind a teacher-led school, and how the model has been implemented at the school.

How gynecologists learn to do a pelvic exam remains a mystery for many people. Behind the scenes is a community of trained lay people called Gynecological Teaching Associates (GTAs.) These individuals instruct medical students on how to give breast and pelvic exams with a patient-centered approach. However, numerous teaching hospitals still violate patient consent supposedly in the service of medical education. Hear directly from GTAs as they show students how to locate a cervix while interrogating the medical system.

Katrina Herzog captures the life of Pastor Mair Honan, founder of Grace Street Ministry, which seeks out to help the homeless and marginalized in Portland.