ethnicity

No One Stared At Me

"When you're a minority, it's hard to grow as a person." [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/90490572" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold for conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you...
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Explain Myself Again

"I’m in the right place." [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/96780515" params="" width=" 100%" height="166" iframe="true" /] Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the...
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They Look Down Upon You

"In the twinkling of an eye, the enthusiasm and expectation my friends had of America had gone far, far away." https://youtu.be/E05vg5S4Pz0 Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarifying Questions...
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I Am the Melting Pot

"I don't like being around one culture... How else are you going to learn?" https://youtu.be/rZe8VD1HHe0 Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to...
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A Long Way to Go

"It was hysteria...and fear." https://youtu.be/rbNGtOYO2V0 This story is part of our Flight Paths initiative.   Hold a Conversation In addition to the questions below, please see How to use the questions for reflection. Clarification Questions How has the speaker experienced...
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Here in Gary

"I wouldn't want to live any other place." https://youtu.be/AvQX1E-zhog Hold a Conversation Can you imagine leading a conversation about this story? Where? With whom? What kinds of questions would you pose? (See How to use the questions for reflection for one...
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Just Got the Impression

"All they saw was the violence. They did not see the peace. They did not see the change." https://youtu.be/xJwnnJ7YAmw Transcript for Just Got the Impression I grew up in the Tolleston area of Gary which was, at the time, very...
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Back Then, It Mattered

"So these are things that I kind of learned that I didn’t realize I was learning." https://youtu.be/LNAsOt9SGPA Transcript for Back Then, It Mattered I’m Croatian. And when I was a kid, it mattered. My dad was Croatian, my grandfather, George...
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What Are You? (Radio Edit)

"I would have been so normal if I grew up anywhere else." [iframe width="100%" height="166" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/781621753&color=%23ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true"] Transcript for What Are You? In my high school, we had maybe three African American kids in our classes. And then...
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