As a father I have visions for my son.  For the kind of man he will be, nurturing, powerful, with his own image. The best he can be and learning from his father's mistakes.  I want to be there for him and I want him to be proud of me.

I want to be a part of his life journey.  And to share my emotions freely.  To reach out, to embrace without fear. But sometimes I am a man encaged in my past. In two generations of abuse and broken promises. Not free to embrace my son, to say "I love you" to say "let's go play catch."  I am without images to serve as models from my own past. The pictures where I would stand with my father are empty.  And I am learning to do these things. I give myself today to my son and others. I am a loving father.  And a provider -- friend, caring, shoulder, someone he can talk to.

My life from early 1939 when I joined the Marines.

The San Diego Marine Recruit Depot in 1939 didn't have a pool and this changed my life.

The story of how my car keys are now at the bottom of San Diego Bay.

A fateful day of kayaking turned swimming turned rescue operation.

Andrew Bye reflects on his special relationship with Jasper.

Thomas Kurihara talks about his childhood experience of using the bathroom.

A short tribute to my mother.

Gwen Momita shares her gratitude for General Westmoreland's generosity and kindness to her parents who were living in a Japanese Internment camp during WWII.

A heart breaking emotional story.

My goal is to go to San Diego State University to play college football. And by achieving that goal is by going and finishing high school. And by playing high school football. When I was small I used to play football with friends in the neighborhood. I like football because it's a physical contact sport. By playing for the SDSU football team I will prove to others that I achieved my goal. Other kids have goals, too. But many goals are not achieved. By focusing on my goal and making sure that I do every step in a good way then that's how I can be great in life!

Amandine from France talk about her hobby travelling ...

My name is Erik Campos. I'm a native of the San Diego region. I was a student at SD City College from 2002-2005. In 2005 we organized a student walkout against the budget cuts.

Media artist Kara Hayes presents a multimedia collage of field recordings from people she interviewed in the San Diego community, creating remixed poetry from lines in Stevie Wonder's song 'As'.