Jessica Greenfield of Torrance, California

For now, Jessica is becoming more and more of a help to her parents. She can help her parents communicate with hearing people on the telephone and in person, and she often asks directions to the correct bus stops and for information from the bus schedule. When asked the best thing about his daughter, Jessica’s dad signs, with a big smile, “Her cooking.” But then he is a little more serious and signs a longer sentence. Jessica watches him and then translates. “He says he’ll always love me.”