Shawn Cheng Chang discusses his relationship with the land in Catawba County, North Carolina as an immigrant from Thailand and Laos and his interest in advocating for the legal protection of Hmong people. He talks about his volunteer work, including his membership in the United Hmong Association and his role as an international chapter director of North Carolina Hmongs for Human Rights Watch. Mr. Chang speaks on his desire to preserve the agricultural resources and environment of the community. He talks about the similarities of weather and land of Thailand and Laos to North Carolina's Piedmont region, and details why the Piedmont region of North Carolina attracts a large Hmong population. Mr. Chang contrasts differences between land and agricultural practices in Thailand and Laos with North Carolina and in other areas in the United States. Other topics discussed are traditional Hmong medicine and religious customs as well as intergenerational tension between older, more traditional Hmong family members and the younger Westernized family members.