The story of Amalia is a journey through the life and challenges of a young immigrant girl navigating a bilingual and bi-cultural upbringing in the United States of America.
Her name is different and hard to pronounce The food she eats is different. Her parents don't speak English. She loves America, her American friends and way of life. But she also loves and appreciates her Spanish roots. She realizes that she can be both American and Spanish. That's what makes her life so special.