This series follows the search for the American dream through the eyes of immigrants and refugess from Nigeria, India, the Dominican Republic, the West Bank, Mexico and Vietnam. A diverse group, they have come to America for a myriad of reasons: to achieve athletic glory or high-tech industry riches, to escape poverty and persecution, to marry and to pursue a new life. From before they leave their homelands through their tumultuous first years in America, the series explores the breadth and scope of everyday life for America's newest immigrants.