Set in 1971, against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, STRAWBERRY FIELDS tackles the minefield between cultural history and personal memory. After a visitation from the ghost of her sister, a rebellious 16-year-old Japanese-American girl hits the road with her boyfriend in search of a better life. Joining forces with activist friends along the way, Irene comes to an important realization about her past; her parents were incarcerated in an internment camp during WWII. Detouring the road trip, she ditches her boyfriend and drives off into the Arizona desert determined to find the truth that will set her free.