Ali Al Arithy was driven to success by a teacher who said he couldn’t succeed.

The daughter of immigrants - Episode 2 Shahad Atiya’s American values conflict with her parent’s cultural traditions. She tells the story of how she made difficult life choices.

Claire Gasamagera, a survivor of the Rwandan Genocide speaks out about the harrowing reality that brought her to America.

Jane Garcia, The American daughter of an illiterate Tejana mother, navigates life through the foster care system with the help of a social worker.

Dreamer Nestor Gomez shares the trials of growing up undocumented in the United States and his journey to get a green card and attain citizenship.

Carlos Nielbock, A war baby raised in Germany by his mother, comes to search for his birth father in Detroit and never leaves.

Hamissi Mamba tries to obtain a visa to join his wife and newborn twins in the United States and after two years arrives to start a new life with his family.

Korean-American Catherine Ryu remembers when her sister’s serious medical condition brought her family closer together.

In episode five Lucia Wylie-Eggert tells a story about a specific moment in elementary school when she was forced to learn about racial identity in the United States.

Maxie Jones is waiting for his sister to arrive at the courthouse when he’s asked by a different couple to stand for their wedding. “I went in there with them. I signed my name,” he says. After the first ceremony, Jones jokes with the judge that he will be back momentarily to witness his sister’s wedding. “And the judge was like, ‘not today,’” he recalls. “The judge said, ‘you can only witness for one couple per day.’”