Our neighborhood

Follows an optician as she helps her customers find glasses that suit them and let them see better.

Describes the work done each day by a Chilean American who is the building maintenance contractor responsible for a neighborhood apartment building.

Introduces the dentist and explains his work in cleaning and caring for the teeth of his patients.

Describes the life of a teenage dancer and shows how his practice and hard work pay off during a performance at the Kirov Academy in Washington, D.C.

Follows a beekeeper as he raises honeybees in hives in his backyard, uses special care in handling the bees, and jars their sweet honey to share with family and friends.

Provides details about various aspects of the work of an air pilot who sprays the farmers' crops with pesticides.

Introduces the work of a veterinarian.

Describes the activities of a traditional artist who uses many natural items as she creates art in the tradition of her Cherokee ancestors.

Describes the work of a husband and wife who own their own housepainting business.

Describes the work of a Korean American and his wife as they run their neighborhood restaurant in Virginia.