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We connect with an undocumented migrant who talks about his perilous journey coming to the United States. Reporter | Camera: Arturo Martinez

We meet the instructors at a trapeze school who tell us about the different activities they offer to kids and how they are helping build their confidence. Reporter: Maxim Moskalkov, Camera: David Gogokhia, Adapted by: Zdenko Novacki

We go on a journey with an immigrant from Pakistan, who is driving cargo cross country as he saves up to open his own business. Find out his efforts to maintain work-life balance and his mental health while being on the road for months at a time. Reporter: Imron Jadoon, Camera: Farhan Alam, Adapted by: Deepak Dobha.

Meet an aspiring New York City actor who makes ends meet as a nanny. Learn how she maintains a positive attitude during the ups and downs of trying to break into acting. Reporter/Camera/Editor: Ailin Li, Camera: Laura Luan

We talk to a poet laureate in a Virginia community who inspires young and old with the power of words. Learn about her journey and how her poetry helps people practice self-reflection. Reporter: Faiza Elmasry, Camera | Editor: Mike Burke

Meet a carpenter whose thoughtfulness in design reaches down to the very trees he selects to use. Find out his creative process and why he took the plunge, going from a career in advertising to a woodworker. Reporter/Camera/Editor | Jeff Swicord

Meet Lucille Contreras, an Apache woman reintroducing bison to Texas as a way to revive traditional Native culture. Reporter | Camera | Editor: Dylan Baddour

Get to know first-generation farmer Clipper Goodrich, as he breaks down what it takes to run a financially viable farm. Find out how he got started and the roots behind his love for farming. Reporter/Editor/Producer: Ailin Li, Camera: Wayne Gassmann

Meet mural artist and activist Yehimi Cambron, who uses her painting to support DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals), a much-challenged government program that protects some young, undocumented immigrants from deportation. Learn her personal immigration story uprooting from her homeland and how her community feels about her immigration-themed murals. ReporterCamera/Editor: Gabrielle Weiss

D.J. Stephens is the first African American black belt in the martial art of Krav Maga. His mission is to give his students confidence to defend themselves one punch at a time. Reporter/Producer: Marsha James, Reporter/Camera: Philip Alexiou b. OTT Category: Default