Human being, by nature, regards their place of birth as paradise, Pemba, a Sherpa and the protagonist of Other Side of Paradise, regards Nepal as his paradise. But when he moves to America after a lot of struggles and achieved his "American Dream", he becomes deeply aware of the inevitable cultural shock, and hybridization of food, language, and social circumstances.

Like Pemba, an entire generation of Nepali youths believes that America is the 'other side of paradise' and wants to migrate and live there, Linda, from California, on the other hand, has a strong conviction that Nepal is the 'other side of paradise' after her Mount Everest area trekking.