>> 40, 50? >> wow. >> 40, 50 people. >> i don't even see us as interracial until people point it out. >> it's like a typical texan family at this point. >> yeah. >> ayela cooks tomales from scratch. outside, fresh papusas are made on a hot griddle. nina makes a dish of jellyfish, shrimp and pork tossed with carrots, onion and peanuts dressed with the pungent vietnamese fish sauce and a rice-noodle dish from central vietnam made with pork ribs, shrimp and chilies. very mixed-up meal here. >> yeah. >> awesome. did you speak english when you arrived here? >> oh, not a word. >> not a word. >> i couldn't even say hi. so, i literally learned within a year because i had to. this one teacher, ms. spikes, just made me feel like i was the smartest little thing in the whole world. she built up my confidence that i could do anything. >> we learned how to speak spanish. first we learned how to speak