Education is a key reason a lot of these families came to America -- they want something better for their kids. The kids really want to be in summer school. You can tell by the way they revere the teachers and staff, before they become Americanized.

The Haitian and Mexican kids are very distant -- they don't know each other's culture. We try to promote harmony.

In America, I get a lot of younger kids, but there's teens and adults too, ... In Europe, for some reason, I see a lot more males in the audience. In Japan, I don't even notice any kids, partially because they're a lot more strict about fan behavior over there.

The Read Across America program is meant to get kids excited about reading. Each year, it's been getting bigger.

Americans have a problem with migrants. They want them to do the menial jobs, but don't want them living in the community.

[Most of the families are from Mexico, others from Haiti; many of the children were born in far-flung American farming towns and thus are U.S. citizens.] The Haitian and Mexican kids are very distant -- they don't know each other's culture, ... We try to promote harmony.