About us
Built by people who
live in between.
FirstGen exists for one specific experience: being raised in America by parents who weren't — and belonging to both worlds without fully landing in either.
Why FirstGen exists
One experience.
Finally, one home.
Every other community app sorts people by interest, location or demographic. None of them are built around the thing that actually shapes a first-generation life: translating for your parents, spelling your name twice at the counter, switching between the version of you at family dinner and the version of you at work.
FirstGen is built around that shared psychological experience. Not a feature — an identity. When everyone in the room got here the same way you did, conversations start in the middle instead of at the beginning.
What we believe
Three principles behind every decision
Specific beats general
Built for one experience, on purpose
A space for everyone is a space for no one. FirstGen stays useful by staying specific: first-generation Americans. Every part of the product assumes this shared starting point.
Small rooms, real talk
Not another feed to scroll
Small circles where the setup is already understood, so people can finally say the thing they've never had the right audience for.
Both worlds, honored
No side-picking required
Your parents' journey and your own. The heritage language you don't want to lose and the life you're beginning. FirstGen makes room for both.
What FirstGen is not
- Not immigration or visa advice. FirstGen is a community, not a legal service — for anything about status or paperwork, consult a licensed attorney.
- Not a general multicultural space. Built for one experience, on purpose.
Kept true by verification
You confirm you were raised by parents who immigrated, with a short quiz, a document you choose to share, a call, or a vouch from a member. We use it only to review eligibility, and it never appears on your public profile. How we handle it.
Everyone in the room got here the same way you did.
Belonging is not a compromise
FirstGen is available now on Android, with iOS coming soon.