Emmanuel Ramos misses his mom and dad. They are on the island of Saipan working. He is in Manila, Philippines, with his aunt, cousins and grandparents. Will his parents ever come back for him? Will he ever see them again? Will Emmanuel's big dream to be with his parents on Saipan ever come true?

It's the same thing at breakfast,
and at lunch every day.
It's the same before dinner.
I know just what they'll say:
"Wash your hands," mom will say.
"You've been playing all day "
"Wash your hands," dad will say.
"Be a good boy now, okay?"
"Wash your hands, wash your hands
now before you sit down
For your hands are all dirty
from running around "
Little Eman just doesn't understand why he always has to wash his hands. Then one day at school he learns something cool, and now he's got all sorts of plans What did Eman learn that made him...