A new school year begins and Ajani and Sonny find themselves in the middle of cultural misunderstandings. A new group of immigrants from the Dominican Republic move into their city of Cunningham. Language barriers and cultural differences cause a huge problem between them and the African American students in town. Meanwhile, Sonny’s father is enraged when a Japanese businessman opens up a restaurant nearby. There is bad blood between the two families that goes back several generations. Ajani and Sonny find themselves racing around the city trying to keep Cunningham from exploding into cultural chaos.