In the early 1980's, Mayans, driven by government-sponsored violence from their homes in Guatemala, migrated to an unlikely place in the United States-Indiantown, Florida. Integrating first-hand accounts of the mayhem and the ensuing desperate journeys, Ashabranner creates portraits of the refugees as they rebuild their lives with support from the people of Indiantown. Photos of now-healthy Mayan children are threads of hope in an account that obscures the role of the U.S. in the Guatemalan genocide but, nevertheless, makes the painful legacy of violence clear.

Examines the plight of Mayans who have fled the violent political situation in Guatemala and settled in a community in southern Florida.