Valley of the Heart
Season 1
Ep. 5 - Gaman
Ep. 4 - This Is Heart Mountain
Ep. 3 - Mi Casa Es Su Casa
Ep. 2 - Bodhi Day
by El Teatro Campesino
As war takes a devastating toll, Benjamin withdraws from the family he fought to build. Decades later, love, loss, and resilience come full circle.
Incarcerated at Heart Mountain, Thelma raises her newborn amid harsh conditions and rising tensions. Benjamin struggles to hold the ranch together, but family conflict drives him away.
Forced removal looms under Executive Order 9066. Thelma elopes with Benjamin as both families face violence, heartbreak, and an uncertain future.
After Pearl Harbor, fear and suspicion turn on Japanese American families. Ichiro is arrested and tensions rise, Thelma and Benjamin cling to each other while their world begins to unravel.
Old Benjamin recalls a time when immigrant families farmed the Santa Clara Valley. As the Montaños and Yamaguchis struggle through the Depression, Benjamin and Thelma’s secret love is torn apart when she chooses family duty over their future.