Donya, a lonely Afghan refugee and former translator, spends her twenties drifting through a meager existence in Fremont, California. Shuttling between her job writing fortunes for a fortune cookie factory and sessions with her eccentric therapist, Donya suffers from insomnia and survivor's guilt over those still left behind in Kabul as she desperately searches for love.
immigrant
california
post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd)
san francisco, california
afghanistan
fortune cookie
oakland, california
black and white
racial prejudice
translator
us military