My First Day

Fernando Zweifach López Jr. escaped a difficult childhood growing up in the Imperial Valley and discovered a new life a ... Read more

Mo Farazian is an Iranian engineer with a lifelong fear of dogs. After arriving late to a new university, the last resid... Read more

Robert Lopez, later known as El Vez, plays his first punk rock show at age 16, in the early days of the genre.

Ben Betz goes to Coronado Island to become a Navy SEAL.

Omni Hampton grew up in a military family, traveling from place to place. She swore she’d never marry a military member.... Read more

Leaving the Iraq war behind, the Naoom family sought new roots. In the U.S. they face foreign challenges: birthday budge... Read more

Play-by-play announcer Beth Mowins and her journey to be the first woman to call a Monday Night Football game.

Poet Rae Armantrout sees changes in her body, leading her to a life-altering discovery.

Paul Ryu arrives in Kansas from South Korea at age nine and quickly discovers new talents and confidence. When he heads ... Read more

This is Andrew Bracken from My First Day. I just wanted to drop in and quickly say I hope everyone is hanging in there i... Read more

Ron Patterson finds it difficult to be around other people, leading to a life on the streets of Ocean Beach. Later, Ron ... Read more

When Charles McPherson first saw "Bird" Charlie Parker play he said, "I want to be that." Now, he's one of the most reno... Read more

A native New Yorker, Aaron Bianco moves to sunny San Diego for his husband’s work. He soon learns that the little things... Read more

Reggie Robertson arrives on the campus of University of California at Berkeley, and struggles with how to be a football ... Read more

Idzai and Thelma Mubawai adjust to life in the United States and re-connect with their homeland through a familiar pursu... Read more